By Linda Nwoke The effect of a pandemic such as COVID 19 often goes beyond medical and physiological changes. It leaves individuals and society with consequences beyond physical illness—resulting in mental and social repercussions. Psychological reactions such as increased anxiety, heightened stress level, outbursts, disruptive behavior, and stigma, to mention a few, can often go […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan / United States – June 9 2020: We Want Justice protest George Floyd protest downtown Ann Arbor Michigan police brutality thousands of protesters holding black lives matter sign. (Shutterstock) By Mike Householder and Ed White, AP DETROIT (AP) — An independent autopsy confirms that Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, was shot in […]
Brooklyn, NY USA April 10, 2022. Police investigate the vehicle of a suspect who was involved in a police shooting on the corner of Bay 25 and Crosby Avenue. (Shutterstock) By Emma Colton, FOX NEWS Support of Black Lives Matter and calls to defund the police reverberated across America in 2020 following the death of […]
Program Will Provide Summer Learning and Enrichment for 25,000 Charter School Students
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a press conference on maternal health outside Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced the launch of ‘Summer Boost NYC’ — a new […]
Photo by Wikicago “I had the pleasure of speaking with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson earlier this month and it became immediately clear why President Biden chose her. Her words, actions, and readiness clearly demonstrate that she has been preparing for this moment her entire life. From her work on the United States Court of Appeals for […]
By DeMicia Inman, VIBE Leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation national organization have come under criticism for purchasing a million-dollar property using donated funds and allegedly attempting to hide the transaction. New York Magazine reporter Sean Campbell linked a $6 million California home to the organization after Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and […]
By Emma Specter, Vogue In what feels like an increasingly rare win for progressive values in the U.S., the House of Representatives voted 235-189 on Friday to pass the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, a bill that seeks to ban race-based hair discrimination in employment and against those participating […]
New York, NY – November 8, 2020: Members of Haitian women for Haitian refugees organization rally for restoration of TPS and permanent status for refugees from Haiti on Ocean Avenue. (Shutterstock) By Civil Rights Last month, a crowd rallied outside the White House. Their chants and signs directed a powerful message toward the Biden administration: […]
New York, NY – September 22, 2020: Census 2020 employees seen at Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem during Census Drive. (Shutterstock) By Hansi Lo Wang, NPR The 2020 census continued a longstanding trend of undercounting Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, while overcounting people who identified as white and not Latino, according to estimates from a […]
NYC Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley speaks at a press conference outside a polling location at Campos Plaza Community Center on June 12, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Civil Rights WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights announced today that it and its sister organization, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, have […]