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Woman Fighting for Equality in the Workplace
A local woman is working hard to get more equality in federal jobs as she believes the government is closing doors on opportunities for minorities.   “I felt that Black federal employees that were brave enough to take on the injustices that were happening to us needed to have an advocacy group to actually expose what’s going on in the federal government,” said Tanya Ward Jordan, founder of the Coalition for Change (C4C).

Footsteps to Freedom Continues to Recreate American History on the Underground Railroad
Special to the NNPA from the Blackvoicenews.com - As the sun came up on the beautiful Ohio River in Maysville, KY, the Footsteps to Freedom group awoke in the French Quarters Hotel for breakfast on the river.  They listened to Griot Jerry Gore, the descendant of Addison White, one freedom seeker who made it to freedom.

Lonise Bias Builds on Sons' Legacies
Most people would not blame Lonise Bias if she climbed into a shell and never emerged after experiencing every parent's nightmare – not once, but twice – with the untimely deaths of her sons.