New York, NY – National Urban League President Marc H. Morial today called the U.S. Treasury’s move to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill a milestone for racial reconciliation. “For generations, America has struggled to confront its greatest sin and acknowledge the dark cloud it cast over much of our history,” […]
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The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Most Visible on Twitter. Its True Home Is Elsewhere
This article by Dani McClain, The Nation addresses an issue I hear so many old-school civil rights activists talk about: the fact that a movement takes more than 140 characters. In The Nation’s article, The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Most Visible on Twitter. Its True Home Is Elsewhere,” chronicles the journey of Umi Selah […]
No Jail Time for Peter Liang, Ex-NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Akai Gurley Because he Startled Him
By Aaron Katersky and Emily Shapiro (ABC.com)A former New York City police officer who shot an unarmed man to death won’t face any jail time after a judge today reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide. Peter Liang was 28 years old and 18 months out of the police academy when he was patrolling […]
Statement by NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber on American Airline’s Decision to Remove Him from Plane
Durham, NC – Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches and the architect of the nationally acclaimed Moral Monday Movement, is fine. When short report was published this morning that he had been removed from a plane at the Washington, DC Airport last night, Rev. Barber’s friends […]
Democracy Awakening Brings Thousands of Activists and Advocates to Rally in Washington, DC
Black Gang Members in 38 Cities Have Signed Up with Local Organizing Committees to Clean Up Black Communities
Chicago, Illinois – Black gang members across America are being asked to lay down their weapons and their illegal activities for at least one day and to help clean up Black America. In many Black communities, street gangs are one of the strongest institutions in the community. On April 16, 2016, thousands of Black Americans […]
The74million.org Article Reveals Data Showing 3 of the 5 Biggest School Districts Hire More Security Officers Than Counselors
School security officers outnumber counselors in four out of the 10 largest public school districts in the country — including three of the top five — according to data obtained by The 74. New York City, Chicago, Miami-Dade County, and Houston schools all employ more security staff than counselors. New York City, Chicago and Miami-Dade […]
President Obama Grants Clemency To 61 Inmates
By Zenitha Prince, AFRO.com, President Obama has commuted the sentences of 61 drug offenders, the White House announced March 30, underscoring his administration’s commitment to reforming unfair and overly-harsh sentencing laws. More than one-third of the 61 individuals who were granted clemency were serving life sentences, according to White House Counsel Neil Eggleston. To highlight […]
Award-Winning Journalist Charlene Muhammad Highlights Achievements of Black Women in “Sisters On The Rise”
By Edrea Davis – Award-winning journalist and radio host, Sister Charlene Muhammad, closed out Women’s History Month with a compelling cover story in the Final Call Newspaper highlighting the beauty, power and achievements of Black women. “Sisters on the rise” (www.finalcall.com) examines the strength and resilience of black women dating back to warriors like Yaa […]