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Civil rights group’s president ‘dismayed’ by Walmart decision to cut DEI

By by Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill – One of the nation’s leading civil rights groups is condemning Walmart’s recent decision to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Marc Morial, CEO and president of the National Urban League, told “CBS Mornings” he is “dismayed by this decision.” “I think what they did is succumb to […]

Black Women Unite to Demand Legislative Action: GA Black Women’s Roundtable Presents Bold Agenda at Georgia Capitol

Media Must Stop Distorting the Narrative: Black Women Are Stepping Back Because of America’s Endorsement of Racism and Misogyny, Not Minority Support for Trump

By Edrea Davis – Kenya Hunter of the Associated Press wrote a compelling article about Black women reassessing their role as the backbone of American democracy and their contributions to political and social movements following Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory.  After witnessing Trump secure the popular vote and presidency despite holding rallies with racist insults, […]

Black Women Unite to Demand Legislative Action: GA Black Women’s Roundtable Presents Bold Agenda at Georgia Capitol

GOP Candidate, Nikki Haley, Either Confused About Start of Civil War or She’s Gaslighting Voters

Nikki Haley is running for President of the United States of America and doesn’t know the cause of the civil war or, even worse, is a liar trying to gaslight Americans. How can someone running for POTUS and hailing from South Carolina mess up a question a 5-year-old can answer?5543

Civil rights group’s president ‘dismayed’ by Walmart decision to cut DEI

Melanie Campbell, NCBCP Black Women’s Roundtable Convener, Releases Statement on the Racially Motivated Buffalo Massacre Targeting Black Americans

WASHINGTON D.C. – Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) and Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), issued the following statement regarding the racially-motivated killing of ten innocent people in Buffalo, NY on May 14th: “Our hearts, prayers, and sincere condolences go out to the family […]

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style

Racial Equity Forum Announced For September 9th

SEATTLE – In direct response to social unrest, the virtual 2020 Racial Equity Forum, hosted by Janet M. Harvey and inviteCHANGE, provides a safe space to create solutions and committed action for ongoing equity building. The forum will convene on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 at 1pET. The 2020 Racial Equity Forum will host a diverse […]

Black Women Unite to Demand Legislative Action: GA Black Women’s Roundtable Presents Bold Agenda at Georgia Capitol

Confederate Monuments and Symbols are Advertisements For a Product No One Wants Anymore#TakeEmDown, NOW

By Marc H. Morial (Be Equal #27) – Mississippi’s decision this week to eliminate a Confederate symbol from its state flag is the culmination of more than 40 years of activism, and a single step in the ongoing effort to eliminate white supremacist imagery and monuments from our public spaces. It seems at last that […]

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style

Shackles on your Bankrolls – Commentary By Lucius Gantt

(The Gantt Report) – The ancestors of African Americans were kidnapped from the shores of their Motherland and transported to America on slave ships to make European colonizers filthy rich. From day one of our American existence, the status of Black people in this capitalist society has always been about the money. The history that […]

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style

America’s Elite Colleges Can Lead on Reparations by Partnering with Black Colleges

By Felicia M. Davis – As the list of higher education institutions apologizing for their role in the slave trade grows it is time investing in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) institutions is prioritized. Democratic presidential candidates increasingly acknowledge the need to study the question of reparations. Ta-Nehisi Coates fastidiously establishes “The Case for […]

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style

Juneteenth Virtual Performance of Mzuri Aimbaye’s Award-Winning Play: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story

Joy Reid, Host of MSNBC’s AM Joy, will provide a special introduction and Marypat Hector, nationally recognized youth activist, will moderate a panel discussion after the performance The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have sparked global protests, elicited calls for record voter turnout in the 2020 Elections, and amplified the voices […]

Smooth Jazz / R&B Artist Reggie Braxton Covers Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime” with Motown Inspired Brax-Tone Style