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28/11/2022

The Embarrassment of Herschel Walker

"Herschel Walker is the perfect anti-Black, Black candidate. His candidacy is life imitating art. Walker is the flesh and blood incarnation of the Boondocks Uncle Ruckus and The Chappelle Show’s Clayton Bigsby, the blind Black White Supremacist. He is a buck dancing, nonsensical buffoon who only has entertainment value for racist Whites while posing a real danger to Black life."

Ernie Davis of Syracuse University becomes the first Black college football player to win the coveted Heisman Trophy in 1961.

14/04/2022

We encourage parent-leaders to register for this virtual conference on April 27. Attacks on equity in public schools, in the form of banning books by Black authors, efforts to stop discussions about race and racism in the classroom, and ongoing efforts to criminalize Black and brown children require organizing and a collective response.

28/09/2021

Make sure you are registered to vote!

29/08/2021

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/55-historic-african-american-graves-thrown-into-the-potomac-river-moved-to-national-harmony-memorial-park/

Officials from Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. are working together to transfer historic African American gravestones that were dumped into the Potomac River in the 1960s as erosion control …

28/08/2021

March on Washington for Voting Rights - Washington DC

13/08/2021

A "disgrace to our country." "The tyranny we rejected." "An embarrassment to every American." Judges appointed by both parties are not holding back.

19/05/2021

Stop killing yourself over work. The world continues even if you're not here. Find some purpose in your life that feeds your passion. Our time on this earth is brief.

Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says. People

18/05/2021

Parents in communities must speak out against this whitewashing of US and world history.

Republican lawmakers across the country have proposed bills to ban "critical race theory" in K-12 schools. Here's what that really means.

20/04/2021

https://www.startribune.com/derek-chauvin-convicted-of-murder-manslaughter-in-the-death-of-george-floyd/600047825/

Jurors began weighing the evidence Monday after hearing from 44 witnesses over 14 days of testimony.

11/03/2021

The Black community is fighting conspiracy theories and lies about COVID-19 vaccines on Facebook and Twitter to get more Black Americans vaccinated.

03/03/2021

https://www.ajc.com/news/vernon-jordan-85-rose-from-atlantas-public-housing-to-the-white-house/BNBAHXSICBALXKHE2Y4X67KLPQ/

Vernon Jordan rose from serving tables in Atlanta to counseling presidents. He then used his power to cultivate a who’s who of younger Black leaders.

25/02/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/history-of-black-history-month.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States for close to 100 years but what is it exactly and how did it begin?

25/02/2021

CDC data shows stark racial disparities: In 2019, Black men and boys were 20 times more likely to die in a gun homicide than their white counterparts.

23/02/2021

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, an African American woman and career diplomat, will hold one of the most high-profile jobs in diplomacy.

21/02/2021

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17/02/2021

You can also view today's congressional hearing on H.R. 40, the Reparations Study Commission, live on the NorthStarNews.com homepage.

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When you are up to major tasks or transformations in life, you are more likely to accomplish them with the support of people who love you.

17/02/2021

This morning at 10 am, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties will hold a hearing on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans Act. You can view the hearing on the House Judiciary Committee You Tube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/HouseJudiciaryCommitteeHearings/featured

This is the official channel for the House Judiciary Committee hearings.Established in 1813, the House Judiciary Committee is the second oldest standing comm...

01/02/2021

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2A12HY

U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday.