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Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent; Published: 26 May 2019

Unlike Veterans Day, when we honor all who have served, Memorial Day is when Americans honor persons who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Details: Written by By JAY REEVES Associated Press; Published: 24 May 2019

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Some have suggested raising the ship and putting it in a museum. Others want it to become the centerpiece of a national memorial to the slave trade.

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Details: Written by By MARTIN CRUTSINGER; Published: 23 May 2019

Harriet Tubman (Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday the redesign of the $20 bill to feature 19th century abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman has been delayed

Details: Written by By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press; Published: 23 May 2019

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West Point remains mostly White and mostly male. The 34 women comprise a thin slice of the roughly 1,000 cadets in the Class of 2019. Sometimes, they're the only women of color in a classroom.

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Details: Written by By TERRY TANG Associated Press; Published: 22 May 2019

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Arizona has banned prisoners from reading a book that discusses the impact of the criminal justice system on Black men

Details: Written by Will Weissert, Associated Press; Published: 22 May 2019

Pete Buttigieg speaks during a FOX News Channel town hall moderated by Chris Wallace, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Bernie Sanders drew his largest TV town hall audience of the primary season, nearly 2.6 million, when he appeared on Fox News last month.

Details: Written by By TOM JAMES Associated Press; Published: 21 May 2019

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A small group of inmates, disproportionately Black, are set to stay in Washington state prisons for life — left out of the latest in a multi-year wave of reforms easing tough-on-crime "three strikes" laws

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Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 21 May 2019

The foundation offers national and international support to women, men and youth around the globe

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Details: Written by By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor; Published: 20 May 2019

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist

Sixty-five years ago, the Supreme Court tackled the issue of segregation in our nation’s school systems. The Brown v. Board of education decision changed the law, but not the structure of racial gaps in education.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 20 May 2019

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Unfortunately for most African Americans, even the most sophisticated planning tools lead to the same result: retirement has fast become a pie-in-the-sky dream.