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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Civil Rights Leaders 2024 Insights on Martin Luther King’s Courage

NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA President and CEO Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., also an SCLC youth coordinator alum back in the 1960s, concurred. “Dr. King...

Trump’s consistent reliance on controversy, fear and race baiting is likely to get worse in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election.

Black History6 years ago

COMMENTARY: Trump Brands Black U.S. Senator to Crime and Avoids Denouncing Violence

NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the week of the Republican convention fear was a reoccurring theme that never left the stage. Trump has steadfastly avoiding being critical...

A Fox News poll from July 23 showed Biden was ahead of Trump in Michigan 49% - 40%, in Pennsylvania 50% to 39% and in Minnesota 51% to 38%. On July 26, with 100 days until the election, President Trump was behind in CNN’s polls conducted in Arizona, Florida and Michigan. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

With 150,000 Dead and Polls in Free Fall, Trump Seeks a Culture War

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s poll numbers indicate he will have an uphill battle defeating Joe Biden. In 2016, Hillary Clinton lost the electoral college but won...

On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with other civil rights lions like Reverend Hosea Williams (SCLC) continued on their march despite then Governor Wallace’s threats and were attacked by the police, sending 58 people to the hospital.

Black History6 years ago

FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with...

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Black History6 years ago

OP-ED: Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over...

National10 years ago

Obama, Out: The Commander-In-Chief Proves Once Again that He’s the Best to Ever Do It

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) President Barack Obama dropped his microphone at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acknowledging what everyone had...

Entertainment12 years ago

Jury Awards George Wallace $1.3M in Vegas Lawsuit

KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury on Tuesday awarded $1.3 million in damages to comedian George Wallace for a leg injury...

Entertainment12 years ago

Comic George Wallace Testifies in Casino Lawsuit

KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Comedian George Wallace wasn’t laughing Thursday when he told a Nevada jury that he’s been permanently hobbled by...

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Civil Rights Leaders 2024 Insights on Martin Luther King’s Courage

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With 150,000 Dead and Polls in Free Fall, Trump Seeks a Culture War

FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

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Civil Rights Leaders 2024 Insights on Martin Luther King’s Courage

COMMENTARY: Trump Brands Black U.S. Senator to Crime and Avoids Denouncing Violence

With 150,000 Dead and Polls in Free Fall, Trump Seeks a Culture War

FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

OP-ED: Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century

Obama, Out: The Commander-In-Chief Proves Once Again that He’s the Best to Ever Do It

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