Record Number of Black Women Running for Congress in 2020
World Economic Forum: "122 Black, or multi-racial Black women have run in this year's congressional elections, in America... Black women voters also had the highest participation rate of…
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House Passes Bill to Study Racial Disparities facing Black Men, Boys
Rep. Wilson: "The commission will review police brutality, gun violence, fatherhood, recruiting and training black male teachers, and even sneakers, which play an important role in the lives…
Black Theatre United Will Host “Our Voices” Virtual Town Hall
Davis will host the town hall with Leader Stacey Abrams, Founder of Fair Fight and Fair Count and Dr. Jeanine Abrams McLean, Vice President of Fair Count, in…
“AfroResistance” Organization Announces Black Latina Girls and Women Fund
The Black Latina Girls and Women Fund was created by AfroResistance, a Black Latina women-led organization in the service of Black Latinx women in the Americas. Photo: AfroResistance…
NBA Restart Approaches Amid COVID-19 and Racial Policing Crises
CBS: "The NBA and the players have been outspoken in advocating for the movement toward social justice and the end of police brutality." Photo: YouTube The NBA players…
Preston Wilson: MLB Late in Speaking Out on Social Justice
Sports Illustrated: "Nine days after police officers in Minneapolis killed George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement overtook the headlines, Major League Baseball became the last major…
Law Company Proposes Legal Services During Interactions with Police
BYSLS: "When BYSLS clients see the blue lights in their rear view mirror or they are stopped by a police officer on the street, they will activate the…
Florida Officers Report Cop After He Pulls Gun on Unarmed Black Man
“Sgt. Amin’s actions, the violation of public trust and the dishonoring of his oath to serve and protect, is despicable,” the sheriff said at a Friday news conference…
NAN Announces “Get You Knee Off Our Necks” March on Washington
Martin Luther King, III: "We are in the midst of the largest civil and human rights movement in history. Now is the time and this is the generation…
Officers Who Murdered Breonna Taylor Thought She Was Alone
AP: Mattingly said ahead of the raid officers were told Taylor’s ground floor apartment was a “soft target” and Taylor “should be there alone." Photo: YouTube The Louisville…