Black Businesses Suffering the Most From COVID-19 Crisis
Times: More than 40 percent of Black business owners reported they weren’t working in April, when businesses were feeling the worst of the pandemic’s economic consequences. Only 17…
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International Reggae Day U.K. To Host Annual Event on Zoom
The International Reggae Day (IRD) London, UK hub event mix of talks and music will takes place online on Wednesday July 1, 6-10pm (UK GMT +1) via Zoom…
CUNY Union Joins Growing Call to Defund NYPD
PSC\CUNY: "The Professional Staff Congress Calls for Defunding the NYPD and Redirecting Resources to Education, Public Health and Other Community Needs." Photo: Twitter The Professional Staff Congress, the…
The Reckoning: Why Governor Andrew Cuomo Must Tear Down Columbus’ Statue
Columbus' statue--Hail to an enslaver. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is wrong by insisting that Christopher Columbus' statue remain on 59th street in Manhattan and…
Will U.S. Military Have to Remove Trump After He Loses 2020 Election?
Gurtov: "Former defense department officials recently wrote to urge that military leaders 'get ahead of Trump’s temptations and insinuations and vow publicly they will only support a peaceful,…
‘Tip of the Cap’ Campaign to Salute 100-Year Anniversary of Negro Leagues
On the receiving end of those tributes are many of the Negro Leagues' greatest alumni: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, "Cool Papa" Bell and Jackie Robinson, who began with…
ESSENCE Management: Accusation of Toxic Workplace is False
ESSENCE Management: "Our message is simple – the accusations are false and we fully deny them. We are not succumbing to a cancel culture." Photo: YouTube The management…
ESSENCE Magazine Staffers Decry Toxic Workplace, Demand Management Resignations
The staffers also called on major brands like AT&T, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and others to withhold future sponsorships and advertising buys until Essence Ventures finds new leadership. Photo: YouTube…
Organization Demands Justice for Murdered WW2 African Soldiers
"There has been no justice for the families of the ex-servicemen who were veterans of World War 2...They were murdered by British Colonial Head of Police Superintendent Colin…
George Floyd’s Murder Forcing Some Whites to Consider White Privilege
Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, captured in witness videos showing then-Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck, has led white Americans to call out racism against Black Americans more…