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SEN. BERNIE SANDERS DELIVERS KEYNOTE AT BLACK PRESS EVENT,
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CINCINNATI
‘READY TO LABELS TRUMP “RACIST AND WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY” EXPLODE’ By Stacy M. Brown “People aren’t able to go to the doctor because they can’t afford to and if you go to a hospital, you’re afraid to get hit with a $50,000 medical bill,” said Sanders, before promising that a Sanders Administration would work to provide medical coverage for all.
NNPA Newswire Correspondent
One night after many pundits said he acquitted himself well in the debate in Miami between himself and other 2020 Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders arrived in Cincinnati to deliver the keynote address at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Legacy Awards Dinner.
IF JUDGE GOES TO JAIL
Former Judge Fears “Being another Sandra Bland”
Sanders addressed a large local and national media contingent, which also included
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POST OFFICE
RENAMED IN HONOR OF MARVIN GAYE Newswire Voice & Viewpoint
A local Los Angeles post office has been rededicated in honor of the late Grammy-winning soul singer Marvin Gaye. “Marvin Gaye’s music has transcended generations and gave the ‘70s and ‘80s a sound,” said U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, who introduced House Resolution 1496 to name the post office at 3585 S. Vermont Ave., adjacent to USC, as the Marvin Gaye Post Office.
After serving just 18 months, her enemies found a way to silence her and end her career. Hunter was charged with theft for using her judicial credit card to appeal the lawsuits filed against her by Deters, the prosecutor. Photo Credit: NNPA
“His music was cathartic,” biographer David Ritz said. “His songs were prayers, meditations, strategies for survival.”
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in honor of Gaye on April 2, which would have been Gaye’s 80th birthday, as part See POST OFFICE page 2
BEING BLACK AND REPUBLICAN IN THE ERA OF TRUMP PRESENTS REAL CHALLENGES
The impending jailing of Judge Tracie Hunter, the first African American Juvenile Court Judge in Hamilton County’s long history, has the city of Cincinnati on edge, according to her supporters and a former state senator. “I think it’s going to be a problem,” said former Cincinnati State Sen. Eric Kearney, who is revered as “The Connector in Chief” throughout the state and neighboring Kentucky.
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
It’s likely that identifying as a Republican today isn’t as easy as it once was, particularly with President Donald Trump’s policies that have included separating children from parents; the administration’s escalating racial rhetoric; and a special counsel report that strongly suggests the nation’s commander-in-chief committed crimes that may not just end with obstruction of justice.
An attorney by trade, Kearney currently serves as president and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati and See JUDGE page 2
And, as tough as it is for White GOP members to identify with the party (See: Michigan Rep. Justin Amash’s declaring his independence this month and leaving the
Some believe that African Americans as a whole will ever be convinced that the Republican party has the community’s best interest in mind.
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