April 12, 2017—The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) has set focus on building “Next Generation Networks” in cities throughout the country to provide much expanded broadband access for…
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February 9, 2017 – After bitter debate and protest, Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL) was confirmed as U.S. Attorney General. Sen. Sessions’ nomination was hotly contested due to incidents in Sen.…
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The president and CEO of a Greater Cincinnati company will be the star of an episodeof the upcoming CNBC show. Hightowers Petroleum Co. president and CEO Stephen Hightower will be…
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September 23, 2016 – Terence Crutcher of Tulsa, OK, and Keith Lamont Scott of Charlotte, NC are two more African American men on the list of victims of excessive police…
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July 7, 2016 -- This week, several different families had their lives turned upside down following the deaths of their loved ones. Alton Sterling, a 37 year old Baton Rouge…
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June 24, 2016 – In a 4-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the affirmative action program at the University of Texas, effectively ending the legal proceedings in Fisher v.…
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(New York, NY) – National Action Network (NAN) along with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League (NUL), National Coalition on Black Civic Participation…
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Julian Bond, former Chairman of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and former Georgia state legislator passed away today.
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July 9, 2015 - The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Confederate Soldiers Memorial and Governor Nikki Haley signed the measure officially removing…
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June 26, 2015 - The United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that all states must recognize same sex marriage as well as cannot prevent same sex marriages.…
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