PITTSBURG PIRATE PLAYER STEPHEN ALEMAIS AND RAPPER WAVESONGIANNI HOST BRONX BASEBALL CLINIC
Stephen Alemais: “I think it’s important to be here at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club just as something to kind of give back to the kids in…
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“ERASE RACISM” ORGANIZATION CALLS ON POLITICAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ON LONG ISLAND
ERASE Racism's fair housing investigation led to successful litigation resulting in settlements with real estate companies in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Those property owners and management companies…
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ WILL HOST ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE & CULTURE CELEBRATION
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosts his annual Puerto Rican Heritage Month Celebration at the Shanghai Red Restaurant at 127 Westchester Square. Photo: Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday,…
CALIFORNIA SENATOR HARRIS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION AFFIRMING 1866 CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AS SUPREME COURT COMCAST CASE CONTINUES
Senator Harris: “Just one year after the end of the Civil War, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to remove barriers to contracting and Black economic…
AFRICA AGAINST EBOLA FORUM TO BE HELD AT DECEMBER AFRICAN UNION MEETING IN ETHIOPIA
Dr. John Nkengasong observed that while the outbreak is now in a good epidemiological pathway as the number of cases is decreasing, there is still a lot of…
BOOK “RAP ON TRIAL: RACE, LYRICS, AND GUILT IN AMERICA” EXAMINES DOUBLE STANDARD IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
In Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics, and Guilt in America, scholars Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis examine dozens of cases across the country —among the hundreds they…
CONGRESSWOMEN PRESSLEY, WALTERS, AND TLAIB: HUD IGNORING LOW-INCOME TENANTS ATTEMPTS TO SAVE THEIR HOMES
“In its recently published notice to implement the NSPIRE demonstration, HUD states that it is seeking feedback from a ‘diverse, representative group of stakeholders.’ However, according to the…
NYC Earns F-Grade for Dismal Spending With Black-owned Businesses; Also, All MWBEs Got Mere $1 Billion Of $20.5 Billion, Says Comptroller Stringer’s Report
Photo: By Thomas Good-Original work. Wikimedia Commons In fiscal year 2019 the City of New York earn a failing F-grade in the level of business it conducted with…
CONGRESSWOMAN NORTON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION CONDEMNING VOTER SUPPRESSION AROUND NATION AND IN D.C.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act has been immeasurably harmful to our democracy. Following this decision, over a dozen…
OECS DESIGNATES FORMER ST. KITTS AND NEVIS POLICE COMMISSIONER AS AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO MOROCCO
OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules: “Morocco is a long-standing friend of the Caribbean...While the Atlantic divide between our regions may be great, this does not reflect the…