After 294 days in Russian custody, including the past several weeks in a dreaded and dangerous penal colony, WNBA star Brittney Griner is free.
Stacy M. Brown
Stacy M. Brown is the NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. I'm the co-author of Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway and her son, Stevie Wonder (Simon & Schuster) and Michael Jackson: The Man Behind The Mask, An Insider's Account of the King of Pop (Select Books Publishing, Inc.) My work can often be found in the Washington Informer, Baltimore Times, Philadelphia Tribune, Pocono Record, the New York Post, and Black Press USA.
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Small Arkansas city elects youngest Black mayor in U.S. history
Following his Dec. 6 victory, Jaylen Smith, 18, becomes the youngest Black mayor in America.
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ election as minority speaker signals Democrats’ willingness to move on from old guard
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries becomes the first Black leader of a party in Congress.
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Rep. Karen Bass proclaimed first Black female mayor of Los Angeles
With her victory, Bass will become the first Black woman to lead the city during a time when Los Angeles faces an ever-growing homeless crisis and a myriad of other issues…
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Buffalo mass shooter gets life in prison
‘The constant repetition of White supremacist conspiracy theories on social media and even mainstream media outlets has led to horrific violence.’
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Has Black Friday lost its luster?
According to a survey conducted in October, nearly 70% of consumers plan to skip Black Friday and holiday shopping altogether this year.
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Texas judge halts President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
A federal judge in Texas bent to the will of a few and struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program that offered relief to at least 40 million borrowers.
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Russia transfers Brittney Griner to dreaded penal colony
Attorneys for Brittney Griner said they don’t expect to know her exact location for a couple of weeks.
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Migos tapper Takeoff shot dead in Houston
The continued spate of violence against hip hop artists has claimed its latest victim and one of the genre’s biggest names Takeoff of the trio Migos.
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Black votes decisive across the nation
‘Black voters 50-plus are going to be decisive in key elections across the country.’
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U.S. government has failed Black farmers
The lawsuit comes amid findings that Black farmers lost about $326 billion of land in America because of discrimination during the 20th century.
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Inside the high—and low—mental illness statistics in America
MHA found that 55% of the over 50 million Americans experiencing a mental illness received no treatment, with access and cost as the primary reasons.
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President Biden announces fix to family glitch in Obamacare subsidies
‘It builds on our progress so far, which has brought the rate of uninsured Americans to a record-low eight percent.’
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Biden issues full pardons for federal marijuana possession convictions
President Joe Biden has issued a pardon to all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, fulfilling a campaign promise.
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Vice President Harris announces slate of actions to help Black and minority-owned small businesses
“Small businesses are the engines of our economy and the path to economic prosperity for countless Americans in underserved communities,” the vice president asserted.
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Rihanna to headline Super Bowl halftime show
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Apple music made the announcement on September 25, and Rihanna took to Instagram displaying an NFL football, signaling her appearance.
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40 million will receive student loan forgiveness under Biden’s plan
State-by-state data released on Tuesday, estimates that more than 40 million borrowers nationwide could benefit from the student debt relief plan.
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Report reveals ‘hidden key to combating racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice’
Black youth are far more likely to be arrested than their white peers and far less likely to be diverted from court following arrest.
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The Bail Project helps people get out of jail and reunite families
‘There is no way to do the work of advancing pretrial reform without addressing the harmful effects of cash bail in the South.’