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On April 26, President Joe Biden used his pardon powers as President for the first time.

President Biden Issues First Pardons, Including First Black to Serve on a Presidential Detail

NNPA NEWSWIRE The White House announced three pardons and the commuted sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders. The move by President Biden follows calls by justice...

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#4.26.2022 The Headlines

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WIN TV – Rodney A. Brooks

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WIN TV – Keisha Sherman, Debra Moser & Mitch Berliner

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WIN TV – Dr. Shantella Sherman, Isaa W, Airielle Lowe

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Vice President Harris and Husband Test Positive for Covid

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She has exhibited no symptoms, will isolate and continue to work from the Vice President’s residence. She has not been in close contact...

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African American Museum & Cultural Center in the Works

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On June 12, the community is invited out to an AfroNoon celebration at White Park in downtown Riverside at Market and 9th Street....

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Allen-Jones Scholarship Boosts Support For 1st-Generation Students

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From her earliest years at UAA, I admired how Vara brought diverse perspectives together and created a shared vision for supporting students to...

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice in the Africana Studies Department at the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches leadership.

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COMMENTARY: An Extraordinary Life, Linking Past and Present

NNPA NEWSWIRE — I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists...

André De Shields – in “Hadestown” (Courtesy Photo)

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André De Shields Stars in ‘Hadestown’ on Broadway

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites...

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis (R) believes that language, part of a Fair Districts amendment passed in 2010, violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. He vetoed a map approved during Session by the Legislature on those grounds. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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Annette Taddeo Calls for Boycott of Redistricting Special Session

NNPA NEWSWIRE — No Florida Governor in modern times has ever proposed a congressional map. Annette Taddeo considers letting the executive branch take over the process...

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#4.25.22 The Headlines

Fans of Megan and others have taken note of how the entertainer has stood strong in the aftermath of the shooting.

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Megan Thee Stallion Opens up About Tory Lanez and 2020 Shooting

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Megan said an argument allegedly led to producer Tory Lanez shooting her in both...

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Study: Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Pew Research Center conducted an analysis online between Oct. 4, 2021, and Oct. 17, 2021, surveying 3,912 Black U.S. adults and explored...

More than 15.9 million people with incomes meeting the federal poverty definition live in counties that received an F for at least one pollutant. Over 2.6 million people in poverty live in counties failing all three measures.

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Neighborhoods of Color are Breathing Unhealthier Air Than in the Previous Two Decades Combined

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Lung Association recommends that every federal agency, the White House, and Congress must immediately act to dramatically reduce air and climate...

Pamela Moses has declined to speak with reporters but has maintained she believed she had a right to try and register to vote.

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Voting Charges Dropped Against Pamela Moses — Tenn. D.A. Gets ‘Pound of Flesh’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[Pamela Moses] was taken into custody and spent 75 days in jail before Judge Mark Ward granted her motion for a new trial....

Celebrating its 19th year, the Wells Fargo Championship counts among the premier golf events on the PGA TOUR.

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Golf’s Biggest Stars Set to Arrive in D.C. Area for Wells Fargo Championships

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Seven past champions of the Wells Fargo Championship, held annually at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, have announced they’ll play in...