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Eddie Murphy to be Inducted into NAACP Hall of Fame
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this...
IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Dies at 85
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Vernon Jordan, the former National Urban League president and civil rights leader, has died at 85.
Vickee...
Opinion: Biden’s Dep. Sec. of Education Pick Draws Both Praise and Protests
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media
Cindy Marten is the superintendent of San Diego Unified School District and has been nominated by President...
NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers: NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for...
Hazel Trice Edney | TriceEdneyWire.com
A recent NAACP "Black Media Speaks" forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was...
Community Reinvestment Act Changes Expected to Benefit Low- and Moderate-Income Communities
The Community Reinvestment Act was enacted in 1977 as a direct response to redlining, an unethical practice whereby banks and other lending institutions made...