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COMMENTARY: Why Won’t Democrats Fight?

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor NNPA NEWSWIRE — Politics is the art of compromise. Someone needs to send Mitch McConnell the memo. He does not want to raise the debt ceiling, putting a vote […]

CUNY study underscores the enduring vitality of the Black Press

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA The racial awakening after the death of George Floyd didn’t prove as much of an arousal for mainstream media, after all. By contrast, Floyd’s murder and the global protests that […]

ALABAMA SCHOOLS GOT $3 BILLION IN FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY. WHERE DID IT GO?

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain, The Associated Press Alabama school districts in the Black Belt region are due to receive more federal COVID relief money to use over the next three years than they would receive […]

OP-ED: Black America Supports Biden’s Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President […]

Stimulus update: Some child tax credit payments may be lower in October, November and December

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The October round of child tax credit payments was delivered by the Internal Revenue Service last week. Some recipients, however, may have been surprised when the amount of their payment was less than […]

OP-ED: Keeping Our Access to Healthcare

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO NNPA NEWSWIRE — The healthcare system has long been inequitable – low-income individuals, people of color, and those without means, time, or […]

COMMENTARY: It Had Better Be a Hoax

November 5, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Cheryl Smith, Publisher, Texas Metro News/Garland Journal/ I Messenger NNPA NEWSWIRE — It would be an understatement to say I was dismayed upon hearing about a challenge on social media that involved students filming […]

Major Changes Announced to U.S. Department of Education’s Loan Forgiveness Plan

October 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE — In total, the Department estimates that over 550,000 borrowers who have previously consolidated will see an increase in qualifying payments with the average borrower receiving another two years […]

COMMENTARY: When a Child Shoots a Child at School…

October 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Karanja A. Ajanaku | New Tri-State Defender NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — With 100-plus children treated for gunshot wounds at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital alone, according to chief medical officer Barry Gilmore, the scope of the […]

Federal Student Debt Forgiveness Program Receives Massive Makeover

October 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By: Atlanta Daily World | Black Information Network ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — The newly revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will eliminate federal loans for all applicants after borrowers make 10 years of payments. An […]