[Reparations Bill (A3080A)]
Assemblyman Barron: “Speaker Heastie bring the Reparations bill (A3080A) to the floor for a vote now! Governor Cuomo make a commitment now to sign this bill into law when it reaches your desk. Justice delayed is justice denied.”
Photo: IBW21.org
COVID-19
COVID-19: European Union Prohibits America Travelers Due to Safety Concerns
[European Union\”Safe List”\COVID-19]
Reuters: “The 27-member bloc gave majority approval on Tuesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries beyond its borders”
Photo: YouTube
Black Businesses Suffering the Most From COVID-19 Crisis
[Black Business\COVID-19]
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 percent of white small business owners said the same.
Photo: YouTube
CUNY Union Joins Growing Call to Defund NYPD
[CUNY\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
NJ Environmental Group Applauds Movement of Environmental Justice Legislation
[New Jersey\Environmental Justice]
“We recently learned through a Harvard study that due to the unjust and disproportionate impact of air pollution on communities of color, residents are more likely to be diagnosed with respiratory illnesses such as asthma and die from COVID-19.”
Photo: EIP
Rep. Norton Praises Passage Of House Bill To Make D.C. 51st State
[D.C. Statehood Bill]
Rep. Norton: “We are buoyed by the priority the House gave D.C. statehood at a time when COVID-19 has meant that only essential bills are coming to the floor this year. We are undaunted by the lack of support in the Republican-controlled Senate.”
Photo: YouTube
Is There A Election Strategy To Trump’s COVID-19 Madness?
[COVID-19\2020Elections]
Glick: “Could this be part of a deranged strategy to sow so much chaos in the country that he will then be able to make a case that elections can’t be held, or that if they are, they’re illegitimate?”
Photo: YouTube
Female African Community Health Workers Battle Covid-19 With Little Recognition
[COVID-19\Africa]
Tens of thousands of ordinary African women who, without fanfare, battle the virus in their communities.
Photo: Facebook
COVID-19 Will Cost Africa Billions In Exports
[COVID-19\Africa Trade & Business]
Dorothy Tembo: “The COVID-19 pandemic has been both a health and an economic crisis and has presented a number of challenges for SMEs and global supply chains.”
Photo: YouTube