NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nearly six decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activists led the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, that helped establish voting rights for millions of Black Americans, African American leaders will again descend on the nation’s capital to demand Congress protect the rights.
NAACP, Black Leaders Demand Congress Act on Voting Rights
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Martin Luther King III and Wife Arndrea King Talk Voting Rights, Abolishing Filibuster
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The oldest son of the late civil rights leader called the more than 400 voter suppression bills in GOP-led states a reaction to the massive voter turnout in Georgia and other places that helped Democrats gain control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. Martin Luther King III and his wife, Arndrea, said part of their mission is to register new voters and fight suppression laws.
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The Most Overlooked Music Venue in America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In this location the slaves were able to revive their music traditions from Africa. The rhythmic style known as Bamboula ruled the day. Eyewitness accounts detail musical movements and accompanying dance that began with a slow tempo and would steadily work its way into a crescendo of high-speed beats and frenetic dancing.
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Enrollment Increases for HBCUs
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Some observers believe the calls for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd and the global awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement have contributed mightily to the rise in enrollment at HBCUs.
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Several Organizations Set to March on Washington
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These laws suppress voting methods that enrich our democracy and lead to high turnout: banning ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting, reducing early voting days and hours, restricting who can get a mail-in ballot, prohibiting officials from promoting the use of mail-in ballots even when voters qualify, even criminalizing the distribution of water to voters waiting in the long lines these laws create,” said the March on Washington organization.
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PRESS ROOM: Poetry Foundation Announces Virtual Lineup and Outdoor Installation this Fall
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are excited to begin reactivating the Poetry Foundation building by illuminating its exterior with a bold, interactive installation,” said Michelle T. Boone, Poetry Foundation president. “While our events remain virtual this fall for our local, national, and international audiences, this installation signals a new way for Chicagoans to engage with us as we look ahead to reintroducing the space, and the Foundation to our communities.”
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OP-ED: To Labor Day and Labor Days Ahead
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This is a time of tremendous evolution in our industries. We are on the cusp of a complete transition in mobility. A transition to clean energy and clean vehicles. At the UAW, we have been heavily involved in the national discussion on how we can successfully navigate this transition.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks About His and Wife’s Covid Diagnosis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive telephone conversation from his hospital bed on Sunday, August 22, the renowned civil rights leader expressed his ongoing support for vaccinations while explaining why his wife, Jacqueline, had not received the vaccine. “I have had both my shots,” Rev. Jackson said in the telephone call from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “My wife did not receive the vaccine because she has pre-existing conditions that were of concern.” Jackson maintained the importance of vaccination, noting that there are more stringent variants of the coronavirus.
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With the Lowest Death Rate, D.C. Ranks Among Safest States During COVID
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As of Thursday, August 19, approximately 51 percent of the American population is vaccinated. The authors spell out that some states are safer than others. The District of Columbia enjoyed the least overall deaths from Covid, followed by Vermont, California, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey had the highest vaccine rate.
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Following Census Data, Republican-Led Gerrymandering Will Commence
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Short of some hail-Mary, Democrats are sure to lose their slim House majority, and Republicans conceivably could stake claim to congressional leadership for years to come. Though interested parties won’t know the full effect of the Census data on redistricting until sometime in September, the U.S. Supreme Court’s previous gutting of the Voting Rights Act certainly provides a blueprint for how racist gerrymandering will occur.
