By Felicia M. Davis – As I say farewell to our beloved leader, spiritual and intellectual guide and personal mentor, reflections upon the many lessons that Dr. Joseph E. Lowery taught informs my perspective on virtually everything. We know that he would admonish us to listen to the experts about COVID19 but he would also […]
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Official Statement from Lowery Institute on Transition of Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights Statement on Peaceful Transition of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, Age 98 October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020 Our beloved, Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, made his transition peacefully at home at 10 p.m., Friday, March 27, at the age of 98. He was […]
Former Mayor Shirley Franklin and United Way of Greater Atlanta to be Honored at Future Foundation’s Keep it 100% Luncheon
Nineteen years ago, the Future Foundation embarked on a mission: Ensuring that students participating in the program graduate from high school and attend post-secondary institutions. With a 100% success rate for the past 13 years—and counting!—the Future Foundation is poised to celebrate the achievements of its students, the commitment of Atlanta’s philanthropic community, and a […]
#BloombergIsARacist Trends the Same Week the Billionaire Spends 3.5 Million With Black Media
By Edrea Davis – Just when I was beginning to consider Mike Bloomberg seriously as an option if Vice President Joe Biden flunks, #BloombergIsRacist began trending on social media linking to very questionable audio of Bloomberg defending his stop and frisk policies. Later in the day I received an article about the presidential candidate doing […]
The Problem Black Voters Have With Mayor Pete Buttigieg
A popular subject on social media is why the black community does not support Mayor Pete Buttigieg for president. The reason’s offered from mostly white people range from the black community being homophobic to the fact that black people just need to get to know the 37-year old Mayor. Clearly, black people have a problem […]
NABJ President Dorothy Tucker Will Call for Action in Fight for Press Freedom at Al Jazeera Press Freedom Symposium in Qatar
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) President Dorothy Tucker will travel to Doha, Qatar in the coming days as part of the organization’s plans to intensify efforts to combat increasing verbal and physical attacks against journalists, including NABJ members, in the United States and abroad. Tucker, who was elected in August, will […]
Susan L. Taylor Becomes 2019 Crystal Stair Award Recipient at NCNW’s Uncommon Height Gala
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) members, corporate partners and Washington D.C. dignitaries came out to the Washington Hilton for the 2019 Uncommon Height Gala. This year’s recipient of the “Crystal Stair” award was presented to none other than media icon Susan L. Taylor. The Crystal […]
In Just Over a Year #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the Innovative Digital News Show Hosted By Roland Martin, Beats Other News Shows in Black Viewership
Washington, D.C.- Roland Martin reaches more African Americans each day with news and information using his streaming platform than anyone else in the U.S. Martin, a veteran broadcast journalist who celebrated the one-year-anniversary of #RolandMartinUnfiltered in September, has over 100.7 million views with almost 435 million minutes viewed across YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in […]
Nine Leading Racial Justice Organizations Release Report and Find Significant Efforts to Destroy the Right to Vote
WASHINGTON – Today, the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, a coalition of national racial justice and civil rights organization, released its groundbreaking voting rights report, “We Vote, We Count.” The report centers on the voices of people of color and describes accounts of voter interference which disproportionately affects communities of color, gathered through “People’s Hearings” in […]