NAACP: We Support the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”
NAACP: "While the enactment of the 'George Floyd Justice in Policing Act' is not going to solve all of our problems, it is a necessary first step to…
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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…
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…
Atlanta Killer-Cop Fired for Murdering Fleeing Black Man, Police Chief Resigns
Marquavian Odom: "We've been protesting about George Floyd and I thought there was going to be a change, but there wasn't a change, it was still the same…
CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, TO CALL FOR FEDERAL REFORM OF POLICE
The leaders of the nation’s top civil rights and social justice organizations and several members of Congress have scheduled a media briefing to demand federal action to reform…
NAACP CONDEMNS MINNEAPOLIS POLICE FOR “STATE-SANCTIONED MURDER” OF GEORGE FLOYD
Minneapolis NAACP's Leslie Remond: “The cruel display of the state-sanctioned murder that took place in Minneapolis is yet another repugnant show of violence by the police." Photo: YouTube…
NNPA’s Ben Chavis Believes Reports of Death of Black Print Media are Premature
NAACP President/CEO Johnson. Photo: Wikipedia. A recent NAACP "Black Media Speaks" forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced…
NEW POLL REVEALS COVID-19’S IMPACTS ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
Henry Fernandez: “This poll is both sad and empowering. It demonstrates how devastating economically and personally the pandemic has been on African-American families and how little trust they…
WHY HOLDING BIDEN HOSTAGE TO BLACK FEMALE VP PICK COULD BACKFIRE
Alston: "I do agree that a Black woman would serve us well as Vice President, I'm not sure if the public challenge in this instance was the best…
COVID-19: NATIONAL BLACK LEADERS URGE PEOPLE TO IGNORE CRAZY GOVERNORS AND STAY HOME
"We, the undersigned, have joined together to state our unequivocal and firm opposition to the premature effort of governors to willfully re-open their states. The actions of these…