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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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Black women voters seek to shake up midterms
Statistics reveal that Black women face disproportionate barriers to reproductive health care and are more likely to die after childbirth than their White or Latinx counterparts. Also, women of color are disproportionately impacted by bans on insurance coverage for abortion and at risk for criminalization should abortion be made illegal once again.
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Comedian Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault trial
Inside the courtroom NORRISTOWN, Pa.— A Montgomery County jury on Thursday found comedian Bill Cosby guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault in the case involving Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee who said she sought career advice and friendship from the entertainer. The decision came after more than a day of […]
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‘Mother of the Nation’ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
South Africa’s “Mother of the Nation” an anti-Apartheid crusader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died, her family confirmed in a statement on Monday, April 2. The ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela was 81. In a statement, her family said Mandela “died after a long illness, for which she had been in and out of […]
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Arming teachers would put Black and Latino kids in danger
President Trump wants to arm teachers to prevent or reduce the carnage from future school shootings like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida this month. “A teacher would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what had happened,” Trump said last week about the attacker in Florida. […]
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Lerone Bennett, Jr. remembered
Before the Mayflower author, freedom-fighting journalist dies at 89 Perhaps no other voice — or pen — captured the real life of Africans and African Americans like Lerone Bennett, Jr., the former editor of Ebony and Jet magazines who died on Wednesday, February 14 at the age of 89. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Bennett […]
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Black students and public schools fare poorly in New Jim Crow era
Alternative schools chip away at public education After decades of desegregation efforts, federal civil rights laws, and other attempts to close the achievement gap, a high quality education remains an elusive goal for most Black children. In an effort to engage Black parents around reaching that elusive goal, educators and community stakeholders tackled leadership, educational […]
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New Nielsen study reveals growing spending power, influence of Black women
A new report detailing the record-setting spending power of African American women has further buoyed the confidence of Black female entrepreneurs who said the information proves their undeniable value to the United States and the global economy. The report titled, “African American Women: Our Science, Her Magic,” was released by Nielsen during the Congressional Black […]
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After 190 years, the global impact of the Black press is still undeniable
For 190 years, the global impact of the Black Press has been irrefutable; from fighting against colonialism to Africa to advocating for Black soldiers fighting in Europe during the world wars and shining a light on apartheid in South Africa, the Black-owned newspapers have always been a voice for the voiceless. The rich and unvarnished […]