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Civil Rights Groups Again Ask Government to Block South Carolina Voter ID Law

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Coalition Calls the Law Racially Discriminatory; Asks Justice Department to Intervene CHARLESTON — A coalition of civil rights and advocacy groups has again asked the U. S. Department of Justice to block a South Carolina law that would prevent registered voters from casting ballots at the polls on Election Day unless they have government-approved photo […]
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Cain Was Not Able – Raynard Jackson

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Former presidential candidate, Herman Cain, proved that despite a load of God given talent, he was unable to be a serious contender for the highest office in the land. In the immortal words of former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, “to every man there comes a time when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder […]
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Dr. Joseph Lowery Supports Occupy Atlanta and Calls for Moratorium on Foreclosures – VIDEO

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Clyde Bradley – Civil Rights pioneer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery spoke from the Fulton County Courthouse steps today, calling for a six to nine-month moratorium on foreclosures and for property values to be assessed in order to bring all mortgages above water. Lowery said, “We are here today because […]
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Too Big To Fail – by Brittney N. Gault

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(TBTNewsservice) – In the movie, Too Big to Fail, the top executives from America’s largest banks were loaned American taxpayer dollars to bail out their failing banks. The following year, the top five banks and their executives (below) noted record profits and salary increases, while lending to consumers and small businesses fell to last priority. […]
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NABJ Mourns the Loss of Public Relations Pioneer Ofield Dukes

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College Park, MD (December 7, 2011)-Today, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of public relations pioneer Ofield Dukes, Founder of Ofield Dukes & Associates, a prominent African-American owned public relations firm in Washington, DC. Dukes died early this morning at Henry Ford Hospital in his hometown of Detroit. Born August 8, […]
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BET Networks Talks with Herman Cain About Black America in A Half-hour News Documentary

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New York, NY – BET Networks brings to air a deeper characterization of one the most controversial black political figures in contemporary America in an exclusive one-on-one interview special “The Curious Case of Citizen Cain” premiering on Thursday, December 8 at 9 PM ET/PT. Cain talks in-depth for the first time to the black audience […]
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Did So-called Black Friday Trump Thanksgiving? – by Julianne Malveaux

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First of all, I never understood why they called it “Black” Friday. I never saw any red, black and green adorning the shopping mall sales. Yes, I know that theoretically this is the day that puts stores in the black, out of the red they’ve been managing all year. Nearly 40 percent of jewelry sales […]
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VIDEO: Ambassador Andrew Young Speaks on Herman Cain

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The National Coalition Joins Campaign Stressing Importance of Flu Vaccinations Among African Americans @ncbcp

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National Coalition on Black Civic Participation joined The Assembly of Petworth the D.C. Department of Health, and United Planning Organization to host a press conference marking National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 4-10. The press conference and a mini-free flu vaccination clinic was held at the United Planning Organization “Petey” Greene Community Service Center in […]
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