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Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Amidst escalating turmoil in Haiti, a recent exodus of U.S. citizens fleeing the violence underscores broader concerns about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Caribbean nation. As […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Joe Biden delivered a resounding State of the Union Address, resonating with historical echoes and impassioned calls for unity and action. In a stark departure from […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The National Urban League has unveiled its highly anticipated 2024 State of Black America Report, a comprehensive benchmark and thought leadership document offering profound insights into racial […]

Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Tyler Perry was planning an $800 million expansion of his studio in Atlanta. Now the plans are on hold. Why? Because of a new text-to-video Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model. […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Longtime South Carolina Democratic Rep. James Clyburn has announced his resignation from his House leadership position, effective immediately, while simultaneously committing to run for reelection. Clyburn, a […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The “White lady walks into the police station, and then shoots it up and still is alive.” Also, “she called for help and ended up dead. My […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Taraji P. Henson’s powerful statement that highlighted the glaring wage disparities faced by Black women in Hollywood perhaps pales in comparison to the meager salaries those in […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Recent research conducted by Scientific American Online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found that law enforcement agencies […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, particularly for African Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, one in three […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter […]