CHICAGO DEFENDER – After the meeting, Biden declared that the murder of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer “launched a summer of protest we hadn’t seen since the Civil Rights era in the ’60s—protests that peacefully unified people of every race and generation to collectively say enough of the senseless killings.” The words were valuable, and so was the symbolism of the president hosting loved ones of Floyd on the first anniversary of his death.
COMMENTARY: Biden’s Eloquence About George Floyd Will Ring Hollow If Rahm Emanuel Gets Ambassador Nomination
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Omari Hardwick to star alongside Halle Berry in upcoming sci-fi drama
ROLLING OUT – Berry is executive producing the film, which will also feature John Ortiz and Molly Parker. According to the film’s synopsis released to Deadline, Berry will play Sara Mose, a woman who has to navigate her life following the disappearance of her husband from their farmland the previous year. She soon discovers an extraterrestrial object under her home. Sara and her children race against time to find out just what the link is between this object and the disappearance of the head of their family.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Entertainment, Featured, Jacksonville Free Press, Movies and Film, NNPA, Religion
The Clark Sisters Are Bringing Us Some Sunshine
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS – If gospel music had a Mount Rushmore, The Clark Sisters would be on it. With songs like “You Brought the Sunshine” and “Is My Living in Vain” in their repertoire, they’ve released 17 albums and garnered a collective three Dove, four Grammy and 15 Stellar awards, including an honorary James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. Plus — can we get an amen? — they are the highest-selling female gospel group of all time. Even so, their testimony hasn’t been without some tests.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Business, Community, Featured, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Stacy Brown
NNPA Second Vice Chair Reflects on Success of the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Farrer’s efforts and those of her colleagues on the Executive Committee are primary reasons that the Black Press remains the trusted voice inside and outside the communities they serve. She said it is the transformative vision of NNPA leaders that catapult Black-owned newspapers and media companies in the NNPA family.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Community, Featured, Lauren Victoria Burke, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Politics
COMMENTARY: After Record Turnout in 2020, Texas Set to Pass Most Restrictive Voting Laws in the U.S.
NNPA NEWSWIRE – The new Texas bill, SB7, mandates that you can vote with gun permit but not student ID, no online voter registration, individuals must be deputized to register voters, voters under 65 can’t use fear of COVID to vote by mail. In addition, Texas has closed 750 polling places since the U.S. Supreme Court under John Roberts destroyed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with their Shelby vs. Holder decision in 2013.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Community, Featured, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Stacy Brown
Have You Seen Them? Missing People of Color Continue to Receive Less Priority Than Their White Counterparts
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Specifically, 156,000 African American children under 18 are missing and unaccounted. Most are forgotten, even by law enforcement officials charged with solving the mostly cold cases. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) continues its series on the plight of missing African American girls and boys who have disappeared. Throughout the series, which began in 2019, a common theme emerged: Black children who go missing receive far less media coverage and police priority than White children.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Advice, Commentary, Community, Dallas Weekly, Featured, James Washington, Lifestyle, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Religion
COMMENTARY: Choose Confidence and Discipline Over Arrogance and Ego. It’s on You
NNPA NEWSWIRE – I just happen to believe that without spiritually based confidence and discipline, it is practically impossible to stand up to the daily challenges of life and the temptations that sometimes control our out-of-control behavior. You see, the good news of the gospel is that wherever the Holy Spirit chooses to take up residence, change must occur.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Commentary, Community, Featured, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Politics, Roger Caldwell
COMMENTARY: Black Men Must Talk About Drugs Ravishing Our Community
NNPA NEWSWIRE – It is no mistake that drugs are so prevalent in the Black community, that our children can direct a stranger were to purchase drugs. The most amazing thing about drugs in the Black community is that nothing is done, because everyone is scared, others don’t care, so it is accepted.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Commentary, Economy, Featured, Julianne Malveaux, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Politics
COMMENTARY: 100 Days of Biden-Harris
NNPA NEWSWIRE – I see the $6 trillion price tag on the Biden legislation as more of an investment than simple spending. A better-educated workforce earns more money, pays more taxes. A healthier workforce means less absenteeism, more efficiency, and productivity. Quality childcare means more women in the workforce —millions of women left in the wake of COVID. The investment makes sense to build our labor force back better.
Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Commentary, Community, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Featured, HBCU, Health, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Politics, Roger Caldwell
COMMENTARY: Blacks in Florida Lag Behind Every Community in Getting Vaccinated
NNPA NEWSWIRE – No one in Florida really knows who to trust and believe when it comes to information, about the vaccine numbers. Based on the census in 2020, the total statewide population is 21,477,737. According to the census as of April 28, 2021, 36% of Florida’s White population has been vaccinated; 24.4% of Florida’s Hispanic has been vaccinated, and 17.3% of Florida’s Black population has been vaccinated. The total people vaccinated statewide, as of April 28, 2021 is 8,684,024.
