NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to working on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown, Crump has fought for justice for the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by poisoned water; Black women with ovarian cancer targeted by Johnson & Johnson to use talc products; and people who experienced discriminatory practices – “banking while Black” – by some of the nation’s largest banks.
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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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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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OP-ED: Time to Lower Telephone Rates to Call Prisoners in America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — They’ve brought in a number of outside advisors, including attorney and entrepreneur Yusef Jackson, who earlier this year joined the executive team of Aventiv, Securus’ parent company. Aventiv announced in April 2021 that Jackson, the son of Rainbow/PUSH founder The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, would be helping with the lowering of the price of calls and other services for the incarcerated as Aventiv worked to change some of its business practices and respond to criticism of the industry.
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Mack Major Makes a Difference in Real Estate and Economic Development
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Major said the mission of House Tur Investments, LLC, is to alleviate investors’ concerns with the loan process so they can focus efforts on real estate investment properties. The company leads its investors through the acquisitions process to the sale of the property.
