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ONE WOMAN’S OPINION
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IF YOU CAN NAME IT, YOU CAN TAME IT
By Dr. Linda McNair Anger is an emotion and should not be ignored. Teaching children how to handle anger is better than telling them they are not angry and ignoring their hurts. Here is an […]
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Huntsville Native Honored as a Southern University Top 40 Alumni
Special to Speakin’ Out News Latoyia Clemons has been selected as Southern University Alumni 40 Under Forty Cohort Deux. Latoyia will join 39 other graduates for an Awards Gala on October 31st in Baton Rouge, […]
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Cummings’ Widow Expected to Run for His House Seat: Report
By Washington Informer, Web Staff Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Rep. Elijah Cummings, is expected to run for her husband’s House seat, according to a Fox News report. Cummings, who was up for reelection in […]
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Are Black Women the New Police Target?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Atatiana Koquice Jefferson (pictured), 28, was fatally shot by an unidentified white police officer inside her home on Saturday morning, October 12, 2019. The Fort Worth Police slaying of name Atatiana […]
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Opinion Polls vs. Debates — Democrats in Battle Over Voter Influence
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The symbiotic nature of debates and public opinion polls was on full display this week in Ohio, stated Krista Jenkins, a political science professor at Farleigh Dickinson […]
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Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students
By Ron Rice, Senior Director, Government Relations at the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools Ron Rice Jr. is a former two term Newark, NJ city councilman, chief advisor to the New Jersey Department of […]
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On Juneteenth we must remember our fight for freedom continues
By Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson On June 19, 1865, Texan slaves found out they were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, two and a half years after it was issued by President […]
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The Original Hot Dog Factory Announces Franchising Initiative
By Reggie McKenzie The Original Hot Dog Factory announced that they are currently offering franchise opportunities to qualified candidates in the U.S., effective today. Qualified applicants who are awarded the opportunity to own and operate […]
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Here We Go Again, The Never-Ending Sex Smear of Dr. King
By Earl Hutchinson political analyst Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered more than a half century ago in Memphis. Then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has been dead almost a half century. Yet, one […]