July 4th for Black America: 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short'

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"It's a time when we are very real with ourselves in understanding the freedom that America allows us to enjoy when compared to other countries," says Sonny Messiah Jiles, publisher of the Houston Defender. "But, it's also a time to grasp the realities of discrimination, whether it's in the housing discrimination, predatory lending and the list goes on and on."

"It's an opportunity in a sense to be able to bridge the gap between the idea of America and what most people think of it," he says. "We've got to understand the idea of the American republic and how it's related to wealth generation."

"When you obviously look at Martin Luther King's birthday," says Chris B. Bennett, co-publisher and editor of the Seattle' Medium Newspaper group, "In the overall context of things, I think there are more important dates and times in American history as it relates to African-Americans and the Black Press."

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July 4th for Black America: 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short'

WASHINGTON (NNPA)-As flags flew in special commemoration and fireworks boomed in the skies last week, many people across the nation-including Black newspaper publishers-not only reflected on the freedoms that have been gained since the July 4, 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence-but also on the promises that are yet unfulfilled.

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