September 2020 Archive

‘Cover up’: House Democrats subpoena documents that NLRB refused to share in Ethics investigation
A committee chair is ratcheting up a fight over an investigation ointo potential conflicts of interests in the NLRB's repeated efforts to undo an Obama-era rule that expanded liability for ...
FREDERICK HIBBERT
Reggae and Ska pioneer Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert dies
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Frederick Hibbert, heralded around the world as a hugely talented reggae pioneer, vocalist, guitarist, composer and leader of the Maytals, has, since infancy, been recognized ...
COVID vaccine trials move at warp speed, but recruiting Black volunteers takes time
By Blake Farmer Contributing Writer (Special to khn.org and Nashville Public Radio) — Participation in clinical trials among Black people is low, according to Food and Drug Administration statistics. Still, including them ...
Good reason Trump won’t drink Woodward’s racial kool aid
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist Robert Woodward certainly couldn’t have been shocked at Trump’s answer to his very loaded question. The question was whether he could understand any of the racial ...
Trump leads by division, while Biden leads by multiplication
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As the presidential campaigns heat up, Americans are provided with a stark choice of leaders. The visits to Kenosha, Wis., of Donald Trump and Joe Biden provide ...
Trump the biggest threat to our Democracy since Civil War
By Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) Guest NNPA Columnist The shocking revelations from the last few days that Trump disparaged the military and intentionally downplayed the threat of the coronavirus have confirmed what ...
Trump’s “Red State” Coronavirus Crisis
Conspiracy theorists argue that COVID-19 has been no more damaging in most states than a bad outbreak of influenza. “Co-morbidity” or doctors mislabeling fatalities from other conditions in the elderly, ...
OPSB Stealth Tax hike robs voter rights to refill fund wrongly emptied
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist Last Thursday night, the Orleans Parish School Board unanimously approved an increase in property tax revenue, agreeing to “roll forward” a millage in order to collect ...
Toy guns are a threat to Black children
We should demand that toy manufacturers stop making and selling toy guns and take guns out of video games because Black children are being killed or put in the school ...
N.O. City Council unanimously passes guidelines on no-knock warrants, tear gas ban’
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On September 17, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed resolutions calling on the New Orleans Police Department to create guidelines within 60 days to prevent the ...

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