The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association of Black-owned newspapers and media companies. Our NNPA member publishers hire employees, but we also hire a large number of independent contractors across America to accomplish the work and success of the Black Press. In the tradition of African American […]
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Corky Kell Classic moves out of The Benz to nine different locations
COVID-19 is having a huge effect on sports, especially high school football. The Corky Kell Classic, a Georgia high school football jamboree held annually usually lasting three days at the beginning of the football season, has decided to operate this year’s kickoff event at nine locations. This comes after several moves were made since Mercedes-Benz […]
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Melania Trump’s night: GOP convention stars first lady
The people closest to President Donald Trump — his family — are starring on the second night of the Republican National Convention as the GOP works to reintroduce the president to American voters in the midst of the campaign and pandemic. First lady Melania Trump is delivering Tuesday evening’s keynote address before a small audience […]
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Attorney Crump: Blake not likely to walk again after shot by police
Jacob Blake, the Black man shot multiple times by police in Wisconsin, is paralyzed, and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again, his family’s attorney said Tuesday, while calling for the officer who opened fire to be arrested and others involved to lose their jobs. The shooting of Blake on Sunday in […]
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#RNCConvention: Trump’s audience doesn’t match Biden’s, president hails CNN
Up is down, down is up. President Donald Trump thanked CNN Tuesday for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn’t showing enough. Trump’s tweet that he was “very appreciative” to CNN for showing the vast majority of the Republicans’ opening night program was also likely a coded […]
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Phillies use long ball, strong bullpen outing to beat Braves
Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Alec Bohm homered, Philadelphia’s bullpen turned in a rare strong performance and the Phillies snapped a five-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night. It wasn’t easy for the Phillies, who watched closer Brandon Workman survive the ninth when Dansby Swanson, the potential tying run, […]
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#AboutThatCar: At $47K, 2020 Mazda CX-9 offers a variety of luxury options
With three rows, new heated captain’s chairs for the second row, and a nicely appointed interior, the 2020 Mazda CX-9 crossover is the automaker’s flagship. The brand’s style fits nicely on the CX-9. Its size provided plenty of room for the flowing lines that are a mainstay of its Kodo design. The interior was chestnut, […]
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Atlanta-area Target stores offering fresh, frozen grocery curbside, in-store services
Atlantans now have access to shop for hundreds of fresh and frozen items – including school lunch basics like fresh fruit, milk, and deli meat – via Target’s Drive Up (curbside) and Order Pickup (in-store) services. That’s in addition to the items they can already pick up across categories in home, apparel, essentials, and more. […]
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Dustin Johnson becomes No. 1 golfer in the world
The FedExCup Playoffs continue this week with the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings advancing to the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields outside Chicago before the top 30 return to East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta for the TOUR Championship, on September 4-7. “I knew I was playing well and I knew the guys […]
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Democratic groups launch $7.5 million campaign to encourage voting by mail
Two Democratic super PACs are launching a $7.5 million advertising campaign on Monday to encourage voters to request mail-in ballots in several states crucial to their party’s hopes of winning the White House and flipping control of the Senate. The new campaign by Priorities USA Action and the Senate Majority PAC, reported first by CNN, […]
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Police shoot, kill Black man outside store in Louisiana
The mother of a man fatally shot by Louisiana police said her son was intelligent, shy and had sought therapy for social anxiety. Her lawyers said they plan to sue over the death of Trayford Pellerin, who police said had a knife and was trying to enter a convenience store. The shooting Friday night was […]
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St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, to defend show of weapons
A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home will make the case in their opening night speech of the Republican National Convention that they had a “God-given right” to defend themselves and their property. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, lawyers in their 60s, both speak […]
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Lab blames 77 false NFL COVID-19 positives on contamination
The lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 tests said Monday that an isolated contamination caused 77 “most likely false positive results.” In a statement, BioReference Laboratories said the test results on Saturday were contaminated during preparation at its lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests were reexamined and found to […]
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‘Risky?’ Plenty of debate about Dolphins allowing spectators
Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says an NFL crowd of 13,000 is enough to be heard. “I played a lot of games in college with less fans than that,” the Harvard alum said Monday. “We’re excited to have fans out there cheering for us.” The Dolphins announced plans to allow up to 13,000 masked, socially […]
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NY AG probes if Trump pumped up value of estate, assets
New York’s attorney general asked a court Monday to compel some of President Donald Trump’s business associates, including his son, Eric, to testify and turn over documents as part of her investigation into whether the president’s company lied about the value of its assets in order to get loans or tax benefits. Attorney General Letitia […]