It was reminiscent of Eric Garner of Staten Island, NY, who was put in a chokehold by a New York police officer. Garner died from injuries suffered from the chokehold and, like Floyd, could be seen on video struggling to breathe and stating, “I can’t breathe.” By Stacy M. BrownNNPA...
New Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case Refutes Conflict of Interest Complaint
The first two DAs assigned the Arbery case recused because of connections to Gregory McMichaels, 64, a retired investigator for the Brunswick police and district attorney’s office, who was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault, along with his son Travis, 34, on May 7. The third DA stepped...
National Urban League and Wells Fargo Partner to Keep People Housed in Response to COVID-19
The National Urban League has received funding to help people stay in their homes as part of the Wells Fargo Foundation’s $175 million commitment to assist people and communities in response to COVID-19. More than 300 grants have already been made since March to help nonprofits provide urgent housing services for vulnerable...
THE BLACK CRISIS IN THE MIDST OF CORONAVIRUS:
Pandemic Brings Years of Healthcare Disparities to the Forefront By Lisa Fitchfrom the NNPA Newswire Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing networks....
U.S. House Passes HEROES Act
The Bill is not expected to be taken up until early June by U.S. Senate, where Republican leaders have described it as "dead on arrival". The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act or HEROES Act late today (Friday, May 15)....
The Fight for the 2020 Vote and the March to the Ballot Box
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Since the onset of COVID-19, voter registration in the United States has decreased by a whopping 90 percent. Additionally, more than 18 million voters have been purged off the rolls since 2016, and, with the all-important 2020 General Election on the horizon,...
Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”
Late on May 7, Greg and Travis McMichael were finally arrested. Months after the U.S. House passed a new lynching law, which has been held up by the Republican led U.S. Senate, and a day after investigative journalist Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize — a lynching...
Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia When former Vice President Joe Biden sat for an exclusive live stream interview with National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. in February, the now presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said it was crucial to secure the Black vote...
Rep. Jim Clyburn Will Lead House Oversight Committee on Coronavirus
The panel will probe the “efficiency, effectiveness, equity and transparency” of taxpayer funds used to respond to the crisis and will investigate reports of waste, fraud, and abuse of funds being spent, according to the establishing resolution. It will also be able to study the economic impact and disparate impacts...
NUL Leader, Former New Orleans Mayor Releases Book
The Gumbo Coalition is Morial's first book since 1998 National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial’s new book The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Leadership Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite, and Achieve was released Tuesday May 5. In the book, Morial highlights 10 leadership lesson that he has shared in...