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COLLECTIVE FUTURE ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION DONATION FROM MIKE BLOOMBERG TO SUPPORT NATIONWIDE BLACK VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORT

March 11, 2020 sonadmin 0

NEWS RELEASE (ABOVE) Mike Bloomberg’s financial gift of $2 million dollars will increase capacity of voter registration initiative, GOTV effort across key battleground states for 2020 election. NEW YORK — Today, The Collective is proud […]

Report: Companies Owned by Women of Color Account for 89 Percent of All New Women-Owned

March 11, 2020 sonadmin 0

Businesses By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Crystal Etienne is a businesswoman, wife, and mother of two children. She’s also the founder of Ruby Love, a $10 million personal care company that she […]

BEN CARSON SAYS CORONAVIRUS COULD BECOME ‘HORRENDOUS SITUATION’ IN AMERICA IF IT IS NOT CONTAINED

March 11, 2020 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: Christian Post, Leonardo Blair Renowned retired neurosurgeon and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson warned Sunday that if the coronavirus is not contained, America could end up in a “horrendous […]

JOHN LEWIS MAKES INSPIRING, PASSIONATE APPEARANCE AT SELMA REMEMBRANCE OF BLOODY SUNDAY

March 4, 2020 sonadmin 0

By Montgomery Advertiser Photo Caption: U.S. Rep. John Lewis speaks on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on Sunday, March 1, 2020. SELMA, Ala. – Rep. John Lewis, who was at-tacked with tear gas […]

Huntsville City School, District 1, Board Representative Michelle L. Watkins: On March 3rd, Vote NO on Amendment One. It’s our Right!

February 26, 2020 sonadmin 0

As we stand at the threshold of the 55th Anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery, we are being challenged to protect our right to vote. Amendment One will take away our right to […]

AAMU Secures Funding, Moving Forward on Event Center

February 26, 2020 sonadmin 0

(PHOTO l-r) Alabama A&M University (AAMU) President Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr.; AAMU General Counsel Angela Debro; AAMU Associate General Counsel Roslyn Crews; AAMU Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration Clayton Gibson) Huntsville, AL – […]

Oakwood University Continues Black History Month Events

February 26, 2020 sonadmin 0

by Maquisha Mullins, Ph.D., Interim Director, Integrated Marketing & Public Relations Oakwood University invited former Municipal Court Judge Lynn Sherrod to address the student body on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., in the […]

The Montgomery County Democratic Conference (MCDC)

February 19, 2020 sonadmin 0

Montgomery, AL⎯ The Montgomery County Democratic Conference (MCDC) and other local units of ADC also endorsed candidates running in the March 3rd Democratic Primary during the ADC’s 60th Anniversary on February 7 -8 in Montgomery, […]

Possible Mass Grave for Hundreds Killed In Tulsa Race Riot

February 19, 2020 sonadmin 0

By Derrick Lane Researchers at the University of Oklahoma believe they’ve uncovered a mass grave site from one of the worst massacres in U.S. history; the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Scott Hammerstedt, a senior researcher […]

Senator Doug Jones On Voting Rights, Impeachment, & Iran

February 12, 2020 sonadmin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent EDITOR’S NOTE: This interview is the follow-up to the Exclusive Fireside Chat between Senator Jones and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO. President Donald […]