Southern University graduate buys property in Houston to curb gentrification

(Black Enterprise via Defender News Service) — Gentrification has changed the social and economic demographics of major cities around the United States, causing many low-income

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Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the first-ever bold,

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If you’ve lost your health plan in the COVID crisis, you’ve got options
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — The coronavirus pandemic — and the economic fallout that has come with it — boosted health insurance enrollment counselor Mark Van Arnam’s workload. ... When a doctor no longer accepts Medicare, patients left holding the bag
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Pneumonia. Heart problems. High cholesterol. Betsy Carrier, 71, and her husband, Don Resnikoff, 79, relied on their primary care doctor in Montgomery ... A silver lining to a slap in the face
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The President of the United States hit a new low when he used the military to clear D.C.’s Lafayette Park of citizens. They were exercising their First ... Bring them down
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The aftermath and on going circumstances of the murder of George Floyd have given each of us reasons to give focused thought to the ... Bro. Malcolm’s message to ‘sincere whites’
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Many people, Black and white, are slapping high fives and shouting hallelujah over the sizeable number of whites marching to protest the brutal ... Too many African-American children are born in shackles
By Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist “I can’t breathe,” pled George Floyd in Minneapolis and Erik Garner in New York City and Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, before police killed them. ... Urban League, ACLU call for police, criminal justice reform
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Participants in an online webinar sponsored by the Urban League of Louisiana about police reform on June 16 said that any overhaul of the law enforcement system ... Black veterans want the World Court to investigate human rights violations in the US
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A coalition of Black American veterans has called on the Congressional Black Caucus and other elected minority leaders to request hearings at the World Court investigating human-rights ...
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