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Dominican Republic’s ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

July 10, 2015

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent July 10, 2015       WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes in an effort that many human rights watchers have called modern-day ethnic cleansing.    Just days after the Rachel Dolezal episode captivated […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dominican Ethnic Cleansing, Dominican Republic, DR Immigration, Ethnic Cleansing, Freddie Allen, Haiti, Haitian Immigrants, Human Rights, JULY 10 2015, VOL. 25 NO. 26

Summit Leaders Honor ‘Accomplished African Women’

July 3, 2015

July 3, 2015       This article is Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News.     This year’s focus on accomplished women was not totally overlooked at the African Union Summit, despite its preoccupation with the president of Sudan, migration, xenophobia and other pressing issues.   An awards banquet was […]

Popular Interests In This Article: African Union Diaspora African Forum, African Union Summit, Graca Machel, JULY 3 2015, Living Legends Award, VOL. 25 NO. 25, Women of Excellence Award

Lynch’s Installation as Attorney General Overshadowed by Charleston Tragedy

July 3, 2015

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent July 3, 2015       WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – On the same day that Loretta Lynch was sworn-in as the 83rd attorney general of the United States using a Bible that belonged to Frederick Douglass, nine church members were shot to death as they studied the Bible […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Attorney General, Charleston, Church Shooting, Dylann Roof, Emanuel AME Church, Freddie Allen, Hate Crimes, JULY 3 2015, Loretta Lynch, VOL. 25 NO. 25

US-Senegalese Singer Unveils New Solar Campaign for Africa

June 26, 2015

June 26, 2015     This article is Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News.     Senegalese-American R&B singer, Akon, has been lighting up Africa with solar energy even while the solar industry in the U.S. struggles to catch fire. The Missouri-born artist has become a rising star in the movement […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Energy Solution, Africa, Akon, Akon Lighting Africa, Clean Energy Solution, JUNE 26 2015, Micro-Lending, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy for All, VOL. 25 NO. 24

Special Find in South Africa for African-American Museum

June 26, 2015

By Sadijah Wallace June 26, 2015     Sadijah Wallace is Special to the NNPA from Howard University News Service.     WASHINGTON, D.C. – It was the find that Lonnie Bunch III and the new National Museum of African American History and Culture had searched for so desperately – the remains of one of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: JUNE 26 2015, LGBTQ Rights, Smithsonian Institute, South Africa, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, VOL. 25 NO. 24

Journalist Discovers 4th Rail of Politics: The LGBT Debate

June 19, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent June 19, 2015   Sophia A. Nelson     WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – It was a typical Friday night when journalist, author, and political analyst, Sophia A. Nelson did what she typically does: She posted a photo on her Twitter account. It wasn’t a typical photo and it did […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Jazelle Hunt, JUNE 19 2015, LGBT, Social Media, Sophia Nelson, Transgender People, Twitter Politics, VOL. 25 NO. 23

Closing Achievement Gaps Requires More than Education Reform

June 19, 2015

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent June 19, 2015     WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Education reform alone isn’t enough to close achievement gaps between Blacks and Whites, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).    The study by EPI, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focused on the needs of low- […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Achievement Gap, Education Reform, Freddie Allen, Higher Education, JUNE 19 2015, Secondary Education, VOL. 25 NO. 23

Waters Calls for Increased Transparency in HUD’s Reverse Mortgage Program

June 19, 2015

June 19, 2015   Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)   This article is Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly.     Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, is calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide meaningful relief and increased transparency for seniors participating in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD, Home Equity Conversion Mortgage HECM, JUNE 19 2015, Maxine Waters, Reverse Mortgage Program, VOL. 25 NO. 23

Senate Renews Africa Growth and Opportunity Act for More Years

June 12, 2015

By Barrington M. Salmon June 12, 2015   Nigerian fashion designer Alphadi calls for development of textile industry and fashion in Africa. (Courtesy of Afrikan Spot)   Barrington M. Salmon is Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer.     Supporters of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are elated that the U.S. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Africa Growth and Opportunity Act AGOA, Alphadi, Bill Clinton, Duty-free Trade, Economic Development, JUNE 12 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa, Trade, US Senate, VOL. 25 NO. 22

First Black Nursing Grad Receives Honorary Degree

June 12, 2015

By Stacy M. Brown June 12, 2015   Civil rights pioneer Esther McCready receives an honorary degree from the University of Maryland. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland)   Stacy M. Brown is Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer.     Small in stature and soft in voice, Esther McCready proved to […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Nurses, Civil Rights Leader, Esther McCready, Honorary Degree, JUNE 12 2015, Thurgood Marshall, University of Maryland, VOL. 25 NO. 22

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