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IN MEMORIAM: World Dignitaries React to Death of Bishop Desmond Tutu

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others,” former U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement. “A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and justice in his own country, but also concerned with injustice everywhere. He never lost his impish sense of humor and willingness to find humanity in his adversaries, and Michelle and I will miss him dearly.”

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Phoenix Suns Embrace NBA’s Strong Stance on Social Justice

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For communities of color who today continue to produce many of the star athletes in the sports industry, the outcries for freedom, justice and equality have had a transformative impact on the commitments of sports’ owners and leaders.

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Congress Passes Measure to Raise Debt Ceiling, Avoiding Government Default

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “At stake were the livelihoods of working families, who would have had to suffer drastically higher borrowing costs for financial obligations such as mortgages, student loans, credit card bills, and car loans,” Congressman Al Green (D-TX) remarked.

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Remains of Former O’Jays Member Identified after 40 Years

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, December 15, Ohio authorities have identified partial human remains found in a garbage bag in 1982 as belonging to Little. The Twinsburg Police Department released a statement noting that a worker discovered a skull inside a bag discarded behind a now-closed business. Investigators said the bones found with the skull showed signs of blunt force trauma and have ruled Little’s death a homicide.

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Keechant Sewell Named First Woman to Lead New York’s Police Department

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nassau County Police Department’s Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell, the first African American in her current role in Nassau County, has earned selection as the first woman Police Commissioner in the NYPD’s 176-year history.

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White House, Dems Furious Over Sen. Manchin’s Build Back Better Betrayal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted – to the President, in person, directly – a written outline for a Build Back Better bill that was the same size and scope as the President’s framework, and covered many of the same priorities,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki wrote in the statement. “While that framework was missing key priorities, we believed it could lead to a compromise acceptable to all.”

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Study Reveals Racial Pay Gap for Social Media Influencers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — MSL U.S., in partnership with The Influencer League, unveiled a first-of-its-kind research study, “Time to Face the Influencer Pay Gap,” uncovering a vast racial divide in influencer compensation. According to the research, the racial pay gap between White and Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC) stands at 29 percent. When explicitly focused on the gap between White and Black influencers, it widens to 35 percent.

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Alabama’s Bryce Young Becomes First Quarterback in Team History to Win the Heisman

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Young, 20, also becomes the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman, and it marks the second consecutive year an Alabama player has won the award. “I’ve always been labeled as someone who’s not the prototype, being an African-American quarterback and being quote-unquote undersized and not being that prototype, I’ve always been ruled out and counted out,” Young stated during his acceptance speech.

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