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Soulful Songstress Cheryl Pepsii Riley Celebrates Ten Years of Touring Success with Tyler Perry

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New York – Madea may have a job – as evidenced by the success of the latest play, “Madea Gets A Job” in Tyler Perry’s popular stage play franchise – but Cheryl Pepsii Riley has a career. That’s because Riley’s role as Carla Montgomery in the latest Madea escapade marks almost ten years that the […]
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The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Honors Exceptional Men Serving the Community at 2012 Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala

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Washington, DC – The powerful and positive visual of over 200 strong black men standing to represent as mentors, community organizers and leaders will be deeply embedded into the mind of nearly 300 people who attended The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (The National Coalition) 15th annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala in Washington, […]
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Open Letter From Rev. Al Sharpton, Julian Bond, Rev. Joseph Lowery & Melanie Campbell

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May 11, 2012 (New York, NY) – Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition for Black Civic Engagement, joined Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus of NAACP, and Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Icon and President Emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to release this […]
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Radio Personality and Author Michael Baisden Explodes on the Literary Landscape with Political/Action Thriller Skillfully Mixing Modern-Day Issues Including Corporate Greed, Voter Suppression, and Political Corruption, with Murder and Suspense @baisdenlive

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Miami, FL- As one of the most influential and engaging personalities in radio history, Michael Baisden is an iconic figure. The social activist, filmmaker, television host, and speaker commands a daily audience of over seven million listeners with his top rated afternoon drive radio program heard in 22 of the top 25 urban markets. But […]
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Historic Capital Press Club Elects New President, Leadership Team

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Washington, D.C. – Award-winning journalist Hazel Trice Edney, editor-in-chief of the Trice Edney News Wire and President/CEO of Trice Edney Communications LLC, has been elected president of the historic Capital Press Club. Edney, a veteran reporter, who is also former editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUSA.com, was elected by the […]
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BET Television Executive Lea Walker Takes Career to New Heights Opening an Aerial Yoga and Pole Dance Studio

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North Hollywood, CA – As a busy television executive, Lea Walker knows the demands of a grueling career. A current Director of Production for Original Programming at BET, Walker can boast not only having worked on a roster of hit shows including “Sunday Best,” “Tiny & Toya,” and “American Gangster,” but also having interacted with […]
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Actress and Singer Demetria McKinney to Perform at Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala “Celebrating Our Brothers”

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Washington, DC – Determined to honor their commitment to produce an intergenerational affair, The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) has tapped award-winning actress, singer and songwriter, Demetria McKinney (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne), to perform at the 15th annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala on Thursday May 17, 2012 at the […]
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George Curry returns as editor of NNPA News Service

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Washington, DC (NNPA) — Award-winning journalist George E. Curry has been named editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service, a position he held from 2001-2007, it has been announced by Karl B. Rodney, chairman of the NNPA Foundation, which oversees the wire service “We are pleased that George Curry, a nationally known journalist, […]
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Supreme Court weighs whether law reducing crack cocaine sentences is retroactive

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By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post – It was in a rare burst of bipartisanship that Congress in 2010 passed the Fair Sentencing Act, which attempted to close the sentencing gap between those convicted of crack cocaine offenses, who tend to be black, and those with powdered cocaine offenses, who tend to be white. But […]
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