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Andrea Stewart-Cousins Unanimously Re-elected as Senate President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader

(ALBANY, NY) -- December 7, 2022 -- Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was unanimously re-elected by her Democratic...

Rep. Jones, Colleagues Demand Transparency and Higher Ethical Standards for Supreme Court Justices

Washington, DC — Last week, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY), along with his colleagues, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and...

What Must Be Done with White Reconstruction

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unlike one hundred years ago, we know what’s coming and what we can do to stop such actions. We know that from the...

Ben Crump Brings TheGrio Awards Crowd to Its Feet in Dr. King-Inspired Acceptance Speech

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Byron Allen’s inaugural TheGrio Awards honored comedian...

Federal Judge Dismisses Bribery and Fraud Charges Against Former Lt. Gov Benjamin

According to an article published on December 5, 2022 in the NYStatePolitics.com by Nick Reisman, “A federal judge on Monday dismissed...

An Interview: Flavored Tobacco Ban Legislation with County Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson

With the passing of the flavored tobacco ban legislation by the Westchester County Board of Legislators on Monday, November 28th, The...

The Ascension of Hakeem Jeffries Signals Democrats’ Willingness to Move on from the Old Guard

New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D) might be precisely what Democrats need in America’s increasingly contentious political civil war, where...

WE NEED NOT FORGIVE

We need not forgive racial injustices in America’s past, and we must never forget them. But as a nation, we can reconcile. It is...