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Florida Rep. Corrine Brown Files New Challenge to Congressional District Changes

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Tallahassee, FL BY Brandon Larrabee, (News Service of Florida) – Arguing that an east-west configuration for her district “combines far-flung communities worlds apart culturally and geographically,” lawyers for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown asked a federal judge Tuesday to void Florida’s latest congressional redistricting plan. The complaint marks the next phase of a legal battle over […]
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Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Statement on Grand Jury Decision in Sandra Bland Case

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Sioux City, Iowa – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Monday after a grand jury in Texas decided no felony was committed by the sheriff’s office or jailers in the death of Sandra Bland: “Sandra Bland should not have died while in police custody. There’s no doubt in my mind that she, like […]
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Business

NABJ Congratulates Member Jeff Ballou on His Election as Vice President of The National Press Club

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Washington, DC – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates member Jeff Ballou on his election as Vice President of The National Press Club. The Press Club is a private club of more than 3,000 journalists and communications professionals, and has been a Washington institution for more than a century. As one of the […]
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Celebrity DJ and Philanthropist Beverly Bond Announces the 2016 Launch of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! AFRICA™ During The Inaugural BET Experience Africa

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Johannesburg, South Africa – Following the successful model of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! platform in the United States, Beverly Bond, founder, CEO and executive producer of BLACK GIRLS ROCK! announced that she will soon bring her dynamic visionary women’s empowerment movement to the African continent. Bond joined BET Experience Africa (#BETXAfrica) — the ultimate urban music […]
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Business

Dr. Takeisha Davis Named CEO of New Orleans East Hospital

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New Orleans, LA – Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Orleans Parish Hospital Service District A (HSD) and LCMC Health recently announced that Takeisha Davis, MD, MPH, will serve as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Orleans East Hospital (NOEH) beginning on Jan. 11, 2016. Dr. Davis has spent the last ten years at the […]
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Bill Cosby Strikes Back- Comedian Sues 7 of His Accusers For Defamation

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Bill Cosby fires back at seven of more than 50 women who have accused the comedian of rape and destroyed his reputation.  I suppose we’ll finally get to hear what Dr. Cosby has to say. Reported by ABC News Linsey Davis
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Politics

Democracy Initiative Adopts Bold Action Plan for 2016

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Washington, DC – Last Wednesday, December 9th, 45 endorsing organizations of the Democracy Initiative (DI) adopted a four-part strategic action plan for 2016, calling for joint action in states; a major grassroots mobilization; a national education, communications, and outreach strategy; and continued efforts to strengthen the growing DI network. Collectively, we strive to build a […]
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Business News

FAMU Names Two-Time Emmy Award Winner Elise Durham as Assistant Vice President of Communications

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Vice President of Communications and External Relations Jimmy Miller today named Elise Durham as the assistant vice president of Communications, Media Relations, and Marketing. Durham, who is a FAMU alumna and accomplished brand manager and television producer, comes to FAMU with more than 20 years of media and public […]
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Politics

Al Jazeera America Opinion Piece Says Hillary Clinton Should Stop Taking African American Voters for Granted

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I’m not sure what motivated Raina Lipsitz, the author of the Al Jazeera America column below, to conclude this early in the 2016 Election Cycle that Hillary Clinton is taking the black community for granted. Nevertheless, she makes a few good arguments about Clinton’s record on policy issues that are important to African American’s and […]
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