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COVID-19: HEROES ACT INCLUDES $25 BILLION FOR U.S. POSTAL SERVICES

May 16, 2020 by Special To The Black Star News

[Congressional Black Caucus]
CBC: “We want to commend leadership for prioritizing the inclusion of funding for USPS, and urge our colleagues in the House and Senate to support the HEROES Act to ensure the Postal Service receives the funding they need.”
Photo: YouTube

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COVID-19: NEW YORK’S PRISONS STILL LACK SOCIAL DISTANCING

May 14, 2020 by Special To The Black Star News

[Alliance of Families for Justice]
AFJ’s Soffiyah Elijah: “Alliance of Families for Justice is calling on the Governor to immediately share his plan of action to care for incarcerated New Yorkers during the pandemic.”
Photo: YouTube

Screenshot_2020-05-13 Comptroller Stringer Millions in Unclaimed Wages Available for Workers Cheated Out of Pay

NYC COMPTROLLER LAUNCHES PHONE BANK TO CONNECT WORKERS WITH $2.5 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED WAGES

May 13, 2020 by Special To The Black Star News

[Stolen Wages\NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer]
32BJ SEIU’s Kyle Bragg: “We strongly support the Comptroller’s proactive efforts to get $2.5 million in stolen wages back in the hands of families that need them, and urge our members to respond to calls from the Comptroller’s office.”
Photo: Susan Watts/Office of the NYC Comptroller

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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT ISSUES REPORT ON HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS DURING COVID-19

May 12, 2020 by Ruben Diaz Jr

[Bronx Borough President Housing Report]
The report, titled “Bronx Housing Organizations Adapting and Recovering Amid COVID-19,” aims to identify key issues that are imperative in reaching out to The Bronx’s most vulnerable communities in order to continue to flatten the curve.
Photo: Bronx Borough President

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BLACK STAR NEWS RADIO WILL INTERVIEW “RIGHT TO HEALTH” FOUNDER LESLIE GREGORY

May 12, 2020 by Special To The Black Star News

[Black Star New Show\Leslie Gregory]
Today’s Guest is Leslie Gregory…She is Founder and Executive Director of Portland, Oregon-based “Right To Health” a non-profit organization that has been working for many years to have the CDC declare Racism as a “Threat to Public Health.”
Photo: Facebook

Screenshot_2020-05-11 Governor Cuomo Announces Moratorium on COVID-Related Evictions Will Be Extended Until August 20th(1)

NY’S ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES LAW ENFORCEMENT DIRECTION ON UNLAWFUL EVICTIONS DURING COVID-19

May 11, 2020 by By Letitia James

[COVID-19\Unlawful Evictions]
Attorney General James. “I will continue to work with law enforcement to ensure that no New Yorker is illegally removed from their home during this pandemic.”
Photo: YouTube

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GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EXTENSION FOR VICTIMS TO FILE CASES UNDER CHILD VICTIMS ACT

May 9, 2020 by Andrew Cuomo

[CHILD VICTIMS ACT EXTENSION]
Governor Cuomo: “Last year we passed the Child Victims Act in New York…Because of the reduction in court services due to the virus, we are extending that window for an additional five months until January 14th.”
Photo: YouTube

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DE BLASIO DESPICABLY DEFENDS NYPD POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST BLACKS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

May 9, 2020 by COLIN C.C. BENJAMIN

[“Speaking Truth To Empower”]
Benjamin: “Memo to the mayor, since he may be suffering from clinical amnesia: police abuse and murder Black people, not the other way around. Black people endure levels of abuse and violence from police that no other group is subjected too.”
Photo: YouTube

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SANDERS AND SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE $2,000 PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

May 8, 2020 by Bernie Sanders

[Economic Crisis Support Act]
Senator Sanders. “The one-time $1,200 check that many Americans recently received is not nearly enough to pay the rent, put food on the table and make ends meet.”
Photo: YouTube

Anette

“Uganda’s Constitution Is Dead,” Annet Nyakecho, Member of Parliament Who Was Abused, Says

May 7, 2020 by By Norman Kay
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