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#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

How a Caring Community, Including Head Start, Propelled My Life

NNPA NEWSWIRE — I remember Head Start as one of the few safe havens in my community. The teachers formed a protective cocoon, shielding us kids...
#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the year 2023, a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it. At a time of massive income...
#NNPA BlackPress7 years ago

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s Statement on the Raise the Wage Act Markup

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although the United States is inarguably the richest nation in the world, there are millions of full-time workers earning $7.25 an hour who...

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