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NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Lawmakers are seeking to honor Officer Goodman for his actions that may have saved the lives of many people, including […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent  – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) Jacob Blake Sr., son Jacob Jr. was shot seven times in the back in a residential area of Kenosha by […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Professional sports team, including the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians announced they would drop the names that many said were offensive to Native Americans. Despite incremental progress, many still argue that unless […]

By Stacy M. Brown  – Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 16, 1995, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. helped to spearhead perhaps the most significant call for freedom, justice, and equality since Dr. King’s 1963 March […]

Written By Jason Delgado -Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is pleading with Floridians to mask up. On Thursday, she proclaimed Oct. 16 to 23 as “Mask Up Florida Week” in the Sunshine State. The weeklong proclamation aims to […]

By Niara Savage | October 8, 2020 – Georgia prosecutors say racist posts and text messages written by the white men charged with murder in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man fatally shot while jogging near his neighborhood earlier […]

By WI Web Staff – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey offered a “sincere, heartfelt apology” to one of the survivors of the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that claimed the lives of four Black girls. […]

By The Associated Press undefined – How do I politely ask someone to wear a mask? Experts say you should make the request discreetly because shaming the person could put them on the defensive. If […]

By Camille Caldera – A viral meme purports to list homicide statistics by race in the United States, as follows: Whites killing Blacks — 2% Police killing whites — 3% Whites killing whites — 16% Blacks killing whites […]

By WI Web Staff – John Deere, the world’s leading manufacturer of farm equipment, takes pride in its corporate values of “integrity, quality, commitment, innovation,” but apparently cares little for equality and inclusiveness when it […]