Caribbean Athletes Eye Success At USATF NYC Grand Prix
Photos: YouTube Screenshots NEW YORK CITY – Several English-speaking Caribbean athletes are expected to add flavor with a full program of sprints set to wet the appetite at…
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Study: Banks Still Discriminate Against Black Businesses
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Despite all the challenges involved in starting a business, a number of young Black Americans are betting on themselves and putting their energy into entrepreneurship.…
Sudan: Tackle Spiralling Violence In West Darfur
Photos: YouTube Screenshots (Nairobi) – The United Nations Security Council and other international bodies should adopt urgent measures to better protect civilians and provide assistance to affected communities…
Comcast Announces $4.5 Million Grant To Per Scholas For Digital Skills, Tech Training
Photos: Per Scholas\Black PR Wire (Black PR Wire) PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Comcast Corporation Thursday announced a new $4.5 million, three-year grant to Per Scholas, a leading national nonprofit advancing…
A Look At Covering The MTA’s $48 Billion Mountain Of Debt
Photos: WNYC\Wikimedia Commons When you cover mass transit in New York City, you get used to writing about the aspects of the MTA that are most visible to…
Supreme Court Ethics Scandal: It’s Time For Term Limits
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Wednesday, we learned about the latest Supreme Court ethics scandal — this time involving Justice Alito (below middle) failing to disclose gifts from a billionaire…
Fulton County Jail Crisis: “Atlanta Is Becoming The Mecca Of Mass Incarceration”
Photos: YouTube Screenshots ATLANTA— Wednesday, a coalition of advocacy organizations sent a letter to Fulton County and Atlanta officials, Sheriff Patrick “Pat” Labat, and chief judges of superior,…
New York Cannabis: What’s Changed Two Years After Legalization?
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Two years after cannabis legalization in New York, where is the justice for the Black and Latino communities that were, and are still, harmed by…
Soccer: Asamoah Gyan Ghana’s Record Goalscorer Retires
Photos: YouTube Screenshot\Wikimedia Commons Ghana's record goalscorer Asamoah Gyan has announced his retirement from football. The 37-year-old fought back tears as he revealed his decision while on stage…
Daniel Ellsberg’s Legacy: The Pentagon Papers And Vietnam War
Photos: YouTube Screenshot\Wikimedia Commons There’s a crucial, overlooked aspect of Daniel Ellsberg’s legacy that’s very much worth saluting, you might say: his transformation from a believer in the…