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Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” tells the story of the “Mangrove Nine, Black defendants put on trial in 1971 after taking part in protests against police raids of the Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill in London, England.

FILM: Black Voices Are Loud and Clear at New York Film Festival

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a...

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COMMENTARY: There’s something more important than Kamala

NNPA NEWSWIRE — If government-endorsed and recognized White militias, White supremacists, White nationalists, Klansmen, neo-Nazis, skinheads, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Brothers, 13 Percenters and other haters conspire...

“Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden points out so many critical issues, or as he put it, ‘pandemics,’ that continue to plague the Black community,” said NNPA Chair and the publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Karen Carter Richards. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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NNPA Publishers Respond to Joe Biden’s Commitment and Plan for Black America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that...

Portrait of Shafqat Khan. Photo courtesy: Brian Cheng

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Daughter of COVID Victim Works to Honor Father’s Memory

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 years ago and I was under no illusions that he would live forever but never, in...

Bill Fletcher, Jr., said white extremist violence is being driven by white men who feel marginalized in the country they regard as their own. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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Domestic Terror Arrests in Michigan Heighten Alarm of Rightwing Violence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My greatest fear is what’s different now than when I was working these cases in 1990s, there was no rhetoric coming from the...

The White House is currently in nothing short of panic, at least according to most media reports. (President Donald J. Trump is introduced on stage Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)

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COMMENTARY: The illness of King Donald, or why progressives cannot concede any ground to a sympathy vote for Trump

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump ridiculed natural science. He encouraged his followers to discount all scientific recommendations regarding how to lessen the impact of the pandemic....

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FOOD: Bangin’ Biscuits

NNPA NEWSWIRE — These buttermilk biscuits with mixed berry jam and honey butter glaze are among the best breakfast options because if you're in a rush,...

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Black Scholars Form Group to Educate and Dismiss Election Myths on Social Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black voters continue to face enormous hurdles in the U.S. electoral process. Voter disenfranchisement and suppression are at an all-time high, and this...

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WIN TV – Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. NNPA

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FOOD: The Bake – S’mores Inspired Cookie

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Making delicious desserts doesn’t have to be hard.

“I put out the CWBA. Both parties contacted me,” Cube stated. “Democrats said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA.” Still, the hip-hop legend received a firestorm of backlash. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee fails to understand Cube’s decision. “I’m sickened. There’s no consistency in this based on Ice Cube’s history,” Lee voiced in a phone interview with Black Press USA. (Photo: Ice Cube at Chicago screening for the film "Ride Along" at AMC River East 21 Theaters, Chicago, IL, USA | Adam Bielawski/Wikimedia Commons

Black History6 years ago

California Congresswoman, South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump Relationship

NNPA NEWSWIRE — California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee fails to understand Cube’s decision. “There’s no consistency in this based on Ice Cube’s history,” Lee voiced in...

“It’s a good time for the United States to really re-look at our housing policies,” Diana Yentel, the nonprofit National Low-Income Housing Coalition president, told Yahoo! News. “And see what changes need to be made post-pandemic or even during the pandemic to help those who were already struggling.”

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CDC Greenlights Evictions Despite Continued Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A study conducted by Harvard University’s Department of Housing Studies revealed that half of Americans who rent are either severely rent-burdened or moderately...

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LIVESTREAM — “WHY WE MARCHED”

WATCH: Join seven of the nation's leading civil rights voices as they discuss history and current events during this three-part series that will be broadcast over...