Reintroduction of Bill to Criminalize Chokehold Announced by Rep. Jeffries, NAN, Gwen Carr
Photo: YouTube Monday, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), the National Action Network and Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner,…
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Sanders, Top Democrats Introduce Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $15 by 2025
Photos: YouTube In a press conference today, incoming Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) joined incoming Senate HELP Committee…
Velázquez, Gillibrand Probe NYCHA on Recent Lead Reports, and COVID-19 Response
[NYCHA\COVID-19] Sen. Gillibrand: “The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated NYCHA’s financial and managerial problems, and has put already vulnerable families with…
Democrats Introduce Legislation to Close Racial Employment, Wage Gaps
[Racial Employment\Wage Gaps] Senator Warren: “The Fed can use its existing authorities to reverse the serious racial gaps in our…
Gillibrand To Congress: Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding for NY Hospitals
[COVID-19\New York Hospitals] Se. Gillibrand: “New York’s hospitals have been on the frontlines of the coronavirus response and the financial…
SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN: PRISON PROFITEERS COERCING IMMIGRANT DETAINEES INTO “VOLUNTARY” WORK PROGRAMS
[Immigration\Mass Incarceration News] Senator Warren: “GEO’s private claim that ICE policies require, recommend, or allow the use of solitary confinement…
SENATORS SCHUMER AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE “FULL COURT PRESS” TO FORCE GUN CONTROL VOTE
[Gun Control News] Sen. Schumer: “It really is a shame that despite the recent shootings, the human tragedies and the…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Legislation To Promote Employee-Owned Companies
[Business & Employment Policy News] Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders introduces initiative to help employee-owned companies… Photo: Wikimedia screenshot
Support for Obama From Dems And Anti-Gun Violence Groups While RNC Denounces Executive Orders
Hillary Clinton, Anti-gun violence organizations and elected Democratic leaders have praised President Obama’s new executive orders to control gun…
Immigration: Temporary Protected Status Extended For Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson [Immigration Matters] The following press release was sent to The Black Star News by the…