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The ‘bad guy’ narrative is back again – this time it’s Jacob Blake
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist You could have mailed this one in. The “this” is the cynical, calculated, cold hearted, factually challenged assertion that
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The US’ Dual System of Justice
By C. C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Columnist When white ranchers in Nevada launched a standoff with the Bureau of Land Management in 2014, the images on
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By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — On the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, tens of thousands of protestors gathered again at the Lincoln Memorial to protest the ... US Black Chambers names September 19 ‘Buy MBE Day’
(Defender News Service) — In honor of the 2020 National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week), the U.S. Black Chambers (USBC) will join the national network of Minority Business Development ... Vigilantism, again in the news, is an American tradition
By Jonathan Obert TheConversation.com Columnist It’s a contentious time in the U.S., with a pandemic, racial equality, police violence and a presidential election all occupying people’s attention. Given all that stress, it ... Why Black aging matters, too
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19 than any other group in the country. ... Federal court rules school’s dreadlocks ban is discriminatory
(Texas Tribune via Defender News Service) — A federal judge has prevented a Houston-area school district from enforcing a dress code policy that states that male students must keep their ... COVID-19 vaccine trials slow to recruit Black, Latino people causing delay
(Special from CNN via Defender News Service) — The multi-billion-dollar effort to get a coronavirus vaccine on the market could see delays because researchers haven’t recruited sufficient numbers of minorities ... EBONY and Jet magazines forced into bankruptcy
(Special from The Chicago Crusader) — EBONY and Jet magazines were forced into involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week after multiple creditors filed petitions in a Texas court, demanding ... One hundred years ago, the National Negro Baseball League took to the diamonds
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Every season, Major League Baseball and its teams, players, managers and administrators celebrate and honor the history and legacy of the Negro Leagues, the all-Black baseball community ...
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