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Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in Amherst, Massachusetts Photo credit: Jessica Hill, The Associated Press

2023 BNV Black Pearls

BNV BLACK PEARLS: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown committed to NBA success, social justice

December 29, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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Former New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, stepped down in June after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff, Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

2023 BNV Black Pearls

BNV BLACK PEARLS: Keechant Sewell runs world’s largest police force

December 29, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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Then-Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, recognizes a visitor in the gallery as she presides over the Senate at the Virginia State Capitol, Monday Jan 27, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Lucas was elected Virginia senate majority leader in November, 2023. Photo credit: Steve Helber, The Associated Press

Politics

ANALYSIS: Black Democrats assume leadership roles in purple Virginia; could inch 2024 White House race toward blue

December 1, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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Robert Samuels, left, and Toluse Olorunnipa attend the 73rd National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in New York. Both were among Black Pulitzer winners this year. They were recognized in the General Nonfiction category for their book, “His Name is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.” Photo credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/The Associated Press

Arts & culture

OPINION: Black journalists and Pulitzers are strangers no more

May 16, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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Late Howard University librarian Dorothy B. Porter, probably at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Library of Congress

Arts & culture

OPINION: Let’s address the epidemic of erasing Black existence

April 14, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams in 2014. Photo credit: John Roling

National

OPINION: ‘Dilbert’ racism fiasco illustrates need for Black history education

March 2, 2023
By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

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