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U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s ‘Racist’ Remarks
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The U. S. House of Representatives, this week, voted to condemn as racist, remarks made by President Donald Trump after he tweeted Sunday morning that four women of color in the House of Representatives should “go back” to “the crime infested places from which they came.” He was speaking…
Read MoreTrump Levels Racist Attack on Congresswomen of Color in Latest Social Media Screed
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor President Donald Trump went on a racist screed on Twitter and attacked Democratic congresswomen of color and their ancestry. The 45th President, who succeeded the first African American President of the United States, Barack Obama, has often attacked Black female elected officials, such as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA),…
Read MoreBeing Black and Republican in the Era of Trump Presents Real Challenges
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It’s likely that identifying as a Republican today isn’t as easy as it once was, particularly with President Donald Trump’s policies that have included separating children from parents; the administration’s escalating racial rhetoric; and a special counsel report that strongly suggests the nation’s commander-in-chief committed crimes that…
Read MoreKamala Harris Addresses Healthcare, Education, and the Black Press During Latest South Carolina Trip
Chronicle Staff Report 2020 Presidential Candidate Senator Kamala Harris made her ninth campaign trip to South Carolina July 7-8 as she visited the Pee Dee area. The California Democrat held a Darlington County Meet & Greet in Hartsville and town halls in Florence and Myrtle Beach. At the Florence town hall, Sen. Harris granted South…
Read MoreDemocrats Hold Hearing on White Supremacy
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia House Democrats June 4 grilled officials from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security during a hearing focusing on how the Trump administration is addressing the growing threat of violent white supremacist groups. The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing, titled “Confronting White…
Read MoreNorton’s Congressional Bill Ensures U.S. Government Includes Black and Women-Owned Media in Advertising Contracts
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia BREAKING NEWS — Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) formally introduces a bill that she and others hope will help to stop federal agencies from overlooking Black-, other minority-, and women-owned businesses when establishing advertising contracts. The bill requires all federal agencies to include…
Read More‘The Lord has held my hand this whole time’ — Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia At long last, one of the greatest injustices in recent history has been corrected. The Associated Press reports that Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam granted clemency on Monday to a woman serving a life sentence for murder who says she was a victim of sex trafficking. The outgoing…
Read MoreMichelle Obama Co-Chairs ‘When We All Vote’
By Lauren Victoria Burke When We All Vote, a non-partisan organization inspiring voter turnout in the run up to Election Day in November, is working on a National Week of Action. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is serving as a co-chair. “When We All Vote, we get new ideas and new energy. We get leaders…
Read MoreAmerica at a Crossroads: The Dangers of Trump’s Personalized Presidency
By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “We must never underestimate the blindness that attends arrogance. We don’t see with our eyes; we see with a combination of the heart and the mind. Arrogance poisons our ability to assess properly reality…Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Minister Louis Farrakhan,…
Read MorePresident Barack Obama Announces First Wave of Midterm Endorsements
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were recently caught on video dancing at a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert in Landover, Md. Now, the Obamas are back to business, announcing that they’ve endorsed dozens of candidates in advance of November’s all-important mid-term elections. This large, diverse…
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