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Stacy M Brown
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NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Kristen Welker Set to Become First Black ‘Meet the Press’ Host
Chuck Todd hosted his final episode of “Meet the Press” on NBC, handing the reigns over to White House Correspondent Kristen Welker, who will make history as the first Black…
Formerly Wrongfully Incarcerated, Yusef Salaam Runs for Office, Seeking Redemption in the City’s Power Structure
Yusef Salaam, a man who endured wrongful imprisonment, has launched a campaign for a seat on the New York City Council. Widely recognized for the unjust ordeal that altered the…
FBI Under Fire for Imposing Secrecy Agreements on Local Law Enforcement Regarding Cell-Site Simulators
Records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have shed light on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) persistent enforcement of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) on state and local law…
White House Juneteenth Concert Celebrates Black Music, Denounces Racism
President Joe Biden delivered a powerful speech denouncing racism in the United States during the White House’s first major Juneteenth celebration on Tuesday, June 13. The Biden-Harris administration hosted a…
Joint Center Study Finds that Black Americans Have Widely Varied Views of Financial Situations
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C., think tank, has found that Black Americans are not seeing their finances improve in America’s current recovery. The Joint…
Council Votes to Return Justin Pearson to Tennessee State House
The reinstatement comes two days after a Nashville Metropolitan Council vote to re-seat fellow Democratic State Rep. Justin Jones.
Department of Justice Begins Supreme Court Defense of Student Loan Forgiveness
Lawyers from the Department of Justice said that Congress gave the president “clear permission” to go ahead with his plan. In a filing sent to the U.S. Supreme Court this…
Senate Committee Finds Widespread Employee on Inmate Sex Abuse in Federal Prisons
A bipartisan Senate investigation has revealed how the Federal Bureau of Prisons had failed to address the problem of sexual abuse adequately. In August 2016, a grand jury indicted Carolyn…
St. Louis Elects Tishaura Jones as City’s First Black Woman Mayor
Tishaura Jones began her political career as an appointed Democratic Committeewoman of St. Louis’ 8th Ward in 2002. Most recently, Jones served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives,…
Black Americans Are Being Vaccinated at Far Lower Rates
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether…