The reaction to the pandemic is causing growing food insecurity in villages throughout Ghana. With a national lockdown underway transportation is limited and while food is plentiful in some areas it is scarce with exorbitant prices in others. We are appealing to all who were welcomed in Ghana, and all planning to visit in the […]
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Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Was a Drum Major for Environmental Justice
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 […]
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 […]
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Stands Out During Impeachment Hearings
Although Donald J. Trump’s Impeachment Hearings are not being taken seriously by Senate Republicans, the Democratic House Managers have demonstrated that they take their job seriously and they came ready for battle. But I have to admit, one representative stands out among the bunch and that’s New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. Congressman Jeffries has proven […]
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 […]