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‘F’ GRADES INCREASED BY 83% DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

December 4, 2020 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent New research on student grades conducted in one of the United States’ largest school districts shows that the number of students getting “F” marks has increased […]

RIFLE SHELL CASINGS FOUND AT BREONNA TAYLOR SCENE

November 6, 2020 Bouldin 0

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two long-rifle shell casings were found in and near Breonna Taylor‘s Louisville apartment after a botched police drug raid that ended in Taylor’s death, Kentucky’s attorney general said. It’s […]

Experts Say Police Brutality and Corona- virus Have Increased Anxiety Levels Among Black Americans

November 6, 2020 Bouldin 0

Associated Press WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The events of 2020 already had Eddie Hall on edge. Then, the troubles of a nation in turmoil landed on Hall’s doorstep in suburban Detroit in September when racist […]

Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters

October 30, 2020 Bouldin 0

Associated Press The lines are long, but Black voters are demonstrating their will to vote. In Texas, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana, African Americans’ resiliency and resolve have never been as severely tested. They […]

Black Americans rush to polls in surge of emotion

October 23, 2020 Bouldin 0

Black Press USA A 72-year-old voter in Dayton, Ohio, said, “I’m angry about everything.” A retired veterinary technician in Detroit said she voted for one reason only: “Donald Trump. To make sure he’s not reelected.” […]

Police Officer in George Floyd Killing Released on $1 Million Bail

October 16, 2020 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer facing murder charges in the killing of George Floyd, was released from custody after posting $1 million bond. The Hennepin County Department of […]

New Poll Shows Increasing Public Approval for Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

October 16, 2020 Bouldin 0

BY JANENNE IRENE PUNG As Judge Amy Coney Barrett faces the Senate Judiciary Committee today, new polling shows that nearly half of voters said she should be confirmed, according to Morning Consult/Politico. In the poll, […]

Republican Connected Tech Firm Targeted Black Voters on Facebook for “Deterrence”

October 9, 2020 Bouldin 0

by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA A database built by Cambridge Analytica, the Republican-aligned firm that shut down over allegations of improper use of Facebook data, targeted Black voters for “Deterrence” in profiles prepared for Donald […]

‘Racist Bigot’ Trump Supporter Who Killed BLM Protester Dies By Suicide

October 2, 2020 Bouldin 0

Jake Gardner was indicted last week for killing James Scurlock after a grand jury ruled out self defense. By Sandra Faye Beckard,Speakin’ Out News staff writer The white, Trumpsupporting bar owner who killed a Black […]

“Prime Time” prospects at Jackson State

October 2, 2020 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor The news of the hiring of “Prime Time” Deion Sanders as the new head football coach at Jackson State has been reverberating throughout the sports world. Newspaper articles, television interviews and […]