Black Lives Matter Movement Driving Customers to Black Businesses
Of the 5.7 million US firms with paid employees, about 124,000 -- or a little more than 2% -- were Black-owned in 2017, according to a Brookings Institution…
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Musician Marcus Miller Presents “Math, Music, and the Moral Imagination” Tonight
Marcus Miller: “Humility toward the ancestors (of your craft or otherwise), creative passion, and freedom of being are often markers of a spiritually healthy person or a functioning…
Post-George Floyd Protests–A Moment or a Movement? The Blowback Will Tell
Columnist Dr. Leon. On June 4, the Rev. Al Sharpton said, “George Floyd should not be among the deceased. He did not die of common health conditions. He…
Sen. Schumer on Justice in Policing Act: “We Can’t Wait”
Schumer: "This is a moment that demands we confront the poison of racism, which pervades every aspect of our society – from the jury box to the ballot…
Tipping Point: George Floyd’s Anguished Death Plea Signals Start of Second American Revolution
From frontpage of Daily News when Glover was killed. Nine months after I arrived in New York City in the summer of 1972 to do my medical residency…
Book Excerpt #1: “The Roots of Racism in American Policing”
Benjamin: "Police represent a domestic terrorist organization that is sanctioned by America’s white political structure to control Black people." Photo: YouTube George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor:…
Caribbean Congress of Labour: We Stand with Black America and BLM
"The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) extends its solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters fighting for Justice and fighting against racism in the United States of America (USA).…
Empowering Black Broadcast Media in Wake of George Floyd Murder
Winston: "Blacks make up 13% of the American population, yet we own fewer than 180 of the more than 11,000 commercial radio stations in the U.S., 1.6%, and…
REFLECTIONS ON RACE AND REPRESSION IN AMERICA
The killer four in Minneapolis: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao. Screen capture CNN. There is no such thing as "police brutality," and when you…
AFT Passes Resolution To Fight Systemic Racism in Schools
AFT President Randi Weingarten: "We must also do all we can to create safe and welcoming environments. That requires us to rethink school security starting with separating police…