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Trump's Syria Air Strike A Warning For Wall Street Too

President Trump didn't just fire off a loud warning shot to the Assad regime in Syria. The military strike on Syria should also serve as a reminder to Wall Street about how suddenly conflict of global proportions can occur in the unpredictable Trump era.

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What Happened Last Time Congress Tried To Pass A War Authorization

President Barack Obama went to Congress several years ago to pass an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) for US military campaign against ISIS, but the effort failed to gain traction amid weariness from lawmakers to vote on the war and disagreements over the details of the authorization.

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Rate Rigging Scandal Returns To Haunt Bank Of England

Bankers at Barclays claimed they were pressured by the central bank to rig the benchmark interest rate during the global financial crisis, according to a recording of a conversation in 2008 published by the BBC on Monday.

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Bill Bellamy is “Married But Single”

Entertainer Bill Bellamy is a man that is constantly evolving. We grew to know him first as a funnyman with the boyish good looks on HBO’s Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam coining the “booty call.” He became a regular on shows on MTV before he branched out into movies. Mastering being in front of the camera, Bellamy flipped the script to go behind the camera to produce. Now Bellamy is expanding his resume, even more, another first, a stage play.

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How Trump And Ryan Are Working With GOP Moderates On Health Care

Mast got to discuss his concerns about how the bill would impact the large senior population in his district directly with President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on the flight down to West Palm Beach.

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Joey Badass Gets Political: There's A Silver lining to the Trump presidency

For Joey Badass, there are three K's and two A's in America and in the land of the free, not everyone is liberated.

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Donald Trump Wants 4% GDP Growth. 3% Will Do

Even if the economy grows at a more modest 3% clip over the next few years, Trump will likely be able to take a victory lap.

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Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting: One Killed, 15 Injured

They came for a night of music and dancing. They left by fleeing past wounded clubgoers lying on a bloody floor.

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Obamacare Survived: What All This Means For You

Republicans have shelved their plans to repeal Obamacare, so the sweeping health reform act remains the law of the land.

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NNPA Press Release including PPP link for expedited application processing via Magic Johnson and MBE

NNPA’S DR. BENJAMIN F. CHAVIS JR. is excited to assist and ensure that our nation’s minority businesses are aware of the lending opportunities through the efforts of MBE Capital’s partnership with EARVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON’S EQUITRUST TO FUND OVER $100 MILLION IN PPP LOANS FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN LIGHT OF THE UPCOMING LOAN EXTENTION DATE OF AUGUST 8, 2020

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The Growing Racial Wage Gap

President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African-Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment rate as whites do.

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The Rose Hosts 4th Annual Ensemble Theatre Fundraiser to Change High Death Rate in African American Women

The Rose @ The Ensemble will once again fill theatre seats with Houstonians passionate about saving the lives of African American women.

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We Must Continually Fight to Carry On King's Work

The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination comes amid a fierce struggle for the soul of America.

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Immigrants Living In the Country Without Authorization at Risk for Anxiety and Depression

Nearly a quarter of Mexican immigrants who live near the California-Mexico border without legal authorization have a mental disorder, particularly depression or anxiety, according to a new study by Rice University.

Don’t Let Diabetes Take the Sweetness From Your Holidays!

If you have diabetes, the holiday season can be a time of great trepidation. If I eat cake, what will happen to my blood sugar? Will I gain weight? Can I eat just one piece of sweet potato pie and stop? Totally exacerbated, you throw your hands up and decide, “I just won’t eat anything!”

Lawsuit Against ICE to Release Medically Vulnerable People from Texas Detention Facility

The ACLU of Texas, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and the national ACLU today sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS officials on behalf of four immigrants detained in Conroe, Texas at the Montgomery Processing Center (MPC). The lawsuit demands that ICE comply with the Fifth Amendment and release the plaintiffs, all of whom are highly vulnerable to serious illness and death from the COVID-19 global pandemic. The suit follows news of an employee at the center who tested positive for the virus on March 23.

Houston Ranks Among the Best Large Metros for Millennial Home Buyers

Over the past few years, homeownership rates for millennials have been slowly on the rise. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the homeownership rate for Americans under 35 grew to roughly 37 percent in 2019. However, homeownership among today’s millennials is still below its peak of 43 percent in 2004 and woefully below the national rate of 65 percent across all major regions of the U.S.

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The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Robert F. Smith Announce New Effort To Address Health Disparities for A/A Men

Expanded Research Program and Revolutionary, Inexpensive, Non-invasive Test To Assess Genetic Risk Of Prostate Cancer

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, announce a new effort to reduce deaths from prostate cancer, one of the largest health disparities facing African American men today.

Report Shows 7.9% of Female Workers in Houston Are Entrepreneurs

Nationwide 7.7 percent of female workers own their own business, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For many of these women, entrepreneurship offers more flexibility than traditional jobs, which is appealing. But starting a business is also risky. New business owners often take a pay cut, as it can take years for new businesses to turn a profit.

SPLC Announces up to $30 Million Investment in Voter Registration and Mobilization in Deep South States

The Vote Your Voice campaign seeks to: empower communities of color by aiding them in their fight against voter suppression; support Black- and brown-led voter outreach organizations often ignored by traditional funders; support and prototype effective voter engagement strategies; and re-enfranchise returning citizens despite intentional bureaucratic challenges