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After Nov. 3, Americans will wish for Camelot campaigns

by J. Pharoah Doss The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden was declared the worst televised presidential debate in...

One huge lie crystallized

by Roger Caldwell (NNPA)—You may have decided not to look at the recent Republican National Convention on television, and many Americans think President Trump broke...

1965 Immigration Act, presented as symbolic, changed nation

By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ It was considered a symbolic move _ President Lyndon Johnson going to the Statue of Liberty and signing an...

In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black enough’

SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was...

Selma civil rights milestone marked by first Black president

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us," President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity...

Selma's 50th anniversary brings comparisons to Ferguson

WASHINGTON (AP) — They only lasted minutes, but the beatings of civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, permanently seared the inhumanity of Southern segregation...

LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in 'Selma' speech

Fifty-years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by...

Selma: White Savior Not Required

  The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon...

GOP struggles to recruit Black voters, candidates

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Like an eager date, Leo Smith showed up at Mount Zion First Baptist Church with a bouquet of flowers in...

Are Republicans serious about courting Blacks?

The biggest complaints I get from Black journalists when it comes to Republican officeholders and Party leaders is that they can’t get their calls...

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