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By Alabama House Minority Leader, Anthony Daniels (District 53) VIOLENCE IN AMERICA On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent National Guard troops to accompany the first black students admitted to the University of […]

By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some businesses […]

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson Trump once more proved the hard-political truism that when Presidents speak out on a heinous racial killing or violence, their words have weighty consequences. That happened when Trump digressed from his […]

(USAToday) -Coronavirus school closings are an economic and education disaster for disadvantaged students, both now and over a lifetime of accumulating inequality. “An educational catastrophe.” That’s how Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of […]

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for eligible applicants screened by the U.S. […]

Local business owners share their experiences in applying for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Story by Phyllis Jones, SON Sr. Staff Writer Photo Caption: In the article below, Alabama House Minority […]

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Payments from the $2.3 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package have begun hitting individual bank accounts. In a memo, IRS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the first round […]