By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Federal housing officials should sanction two appraisal firms in Baltimore over their discriminatory treatment of Black homeowners who participated in a recent […]
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Collette Flanagan, Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, Speaks Out About Racism in Policing
On October 3, 2022, in Geneva, Collette Flanagan, Founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, testified before the United Nations Human Rights Council on “racial justice and equality in law enforcement.” […]
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FILM REVIEW: ‘Nope’ is a Yes! — Peele Delivers with Follow-Up
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Jordan Peele has been compared to horror and psychological thriller giant Alfred Hitchcock and science-fiction legend Steven Spielberg, but […]
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Racist ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric is Deadly and Republicans Must Stop Using It
By Ben Jealous The young man who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York on May 14, was out to kill Black people. He chose a grocery store because he […]
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Soledad O’Brien teams up with JP Morgan Chase for Impactful Health & Wellness Event
JP Morgan Chase is expressing they have a clear eye view of the challenges ahead. This effort is not a two year or five year plan. The plan cannot be that simple when you’re talking about generational injustice.
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Classism, Racism & Black Health
The intersection of classism and racism has created a disparity in Black health. What steps have we made toward healthcare progress and what more can we do to progress how […]
Posted inCulture, Health, Op-Ed
The Black Community and COVID: A Complicated Tale
The Black Community has had a rocky relationship with COVID and misinformation. Have things improved? According to recent data by KFF, only 10% of the African American community is vaccinated. […]
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Biden Signs Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill into Law
Named after Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American savagely murdered by a group of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the legislation received push back from three Republicans – Andrew […]
Posted inEducation, News, This Week
Standardized Testing and Discrimination
Standardized testing in Texas has a history of leaving minorities behind. The Texas Testing System: A History The implication that the standardized testing system may have some discriminatory links is […]
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Twitter Finally Shuts Down Account of Racist Congresswoman from Georgia
Greene has repeatedly been the instigator of derisive rhetoric and blatantly false information. She once referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as a member of the “Jihad Squad.” Before her election to Congress, Greene visited the Washington, D.C. office of New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and harassed her staff who then summoned the U.S. Capitol Police.