Editorial credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com By David Lawder | Reuters BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China on Monday that Washington will not accept new industries being decimated by Chinese imports, as she wrapped up four days of meetings to press her case for Beijing to rein in excess […]
By Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Douglas Rice, Jesse Rhodes, and Justin H. Gross | The Conversation Right-wing activists who have long criticized liberalism and “wokeness” in higher education and helped force the resignation of Claudine Gay, Harvard University’s first African American president, have now set their sights on ending the diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs that these activists claim helped place […]
Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com By Ateqah Khaki and Vinita Srivastava | The Conversation The release of Beyoncé’s latest album, Cowboy Carter, was a much awaited event for a lot of us. There was much anticipation about this being a country album — and a lot of talk about the resistance some radio stations had and still […]
Editorial credit: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com By Amir Khafagy | Documented The claim process for Uber and Lyft drivers to receive their portion of the back pay settlement began on March 7. Following the New York State Attorney General’s investigation on wage theft, on November 2, Uber and Lyft agreed to a $328 million settlement on wage […]
Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com By Michael Waldman | Brennan Center for Justice “We are in danger of creating a situation in which our candidates must be chosen from among the rich, the famous, or those willing to be beholden to others.” So warned Robert F. Kennedy — the senator, not his son who is running […]
Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com While the Biden Administration Delays the Rule on Menthol, Death Toll Rises Daily WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 2, 2024 – The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed […]
Governor Kathy Hochul. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Jake Pearson, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was originally published by ProPublica. As New York lawmakers hammer out a more than $200 billion budget this week, they […]
Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com By Chris Tobias, Exclusive to New Black Voices Louis Gossett Jr. stands as a titan in acting, with a career spanning over six decades, marked by versatility, depth, and a commitment to his craft. Born on May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr., a porter, and […]