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Details: Written by Bill Fletcher, Jr.; Published: 11 October 2018

Maybe rich and powerful men who believe they are the masters of women's bodies should be worried

Details: Written by Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP; Published: 11 October 2018

For the Black community, November is a watershed moment

Julianne Malveaux

Details: Written by Julianne Malveaux; Published: 04 October 2018

As he ran for President, 45 constantly scolded that our country was the “laughingstock” of the world, then he stood in front of other world leaders and proved them correct

Details: Written by Bill Fletcher, Jr.; Published: 03 October 2018

Bill Fletcher on how Boots Riley handles the destruction of our humanity

Details: Written by Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Columbia Northwest; Published: 01 October 2018

The new brand look emphasizes the potential inherent in all children

about-Julianne-Malveaux

Details: Written by Julianne Malveaux; Published: 26 September 2018

Privileged white male culture allows a man who should not have been elected President to denigrate women on a regular basis

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 25 September 2018

A new report analyzes how for-profit students who sought educational training to improve their lives wound up in worse financial circumstances after enrollment

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell, Center for Responsible Lending; Published: 19 September 2018

Just as President Johnson stated 50 years ago, “We have come some of the way, not near all of it. There is much yet to do"

jeffrey-boney

Details: Written by Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Political Analyst; Published: 19 September 2018

Jeffrey Boney says Black voting rights are under attack in America

Details: Written by Roger Caldwell, NNPA Contributer; Published: 13 September 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, a Black man, saw the Florida primary election from a different lens

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