You may also like
Bolton: Trumps denial of Russian bounty intelligence briefing shows his fundamental focus is not on US security | The Atlanta Voice
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that President Donald Trump denying in a tweet he was briefed on intelligence that Russians had tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops shows Trumps fundamental focus is not on the United States national security. The
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
[ANALYSIS] The racial and genocidal underpinnings of the American Way of War
by the slave labor of African Americans in the genesis and consolidation and the slave labor of African Americans under plantation capitalism that played
Read more
Source: News | Multimedia | Citizen Journalism | Social Media - RAPPLER
Achievable Foundation provides unique health care -
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Carmen Ibarra, the chief executive officer of the Achievable Foundation joined the company because she believed in its mission to provide high quality, integrated health care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families and other vulnerable
Read more
Source: Homepage -
Not Hiring: Georgia Mayor Allegedly Says Her City Isnt Ready For Black Employees
If you’re Black and applying for a job in the mostly all-white town of Hoschton, Georgia, you may want to reconsider: The Mayor doesn’t want you. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mayor Theresa Kenerly told a member of the City Council she yanked the resume of Keith Henry from a group
Read more
Source: Black America Web
The former special counsel writes in a Washington Post op-ed that President Trump's friend is still a convicted felon, and 'rightly so' - L.A. Focus Newspaper
"Congress also investigated and sought information from Stone. A jury later determined he lied repeatedly to members of Congress. He lied about the identity of his intermediary to WikiLeaks. He lied about the existence of written communications with his intermediary. He lied by denying he had
Read more
Source: La Focus Newspaper
Sponsored by Pride Academy
Dutch Government to take Russia to court over shooting down of MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch Government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six years ago, the foreign minister announced yesterday.
Read more
Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Remove those Confederate portraits | New Pittsburgh Courier
by E. Faye Williams (TriceEdneyWire.com)—While listening to the Republican presentation of its so-called Justice Act, I was disappointed. It was my hope their bill would come close to an acceptable resolution. One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican
Read more
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
(AP): South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India, today, saw its biggest daily spike, as its infections surpassed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent In a significant legal victory for Bill Cosby, the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of his 2018 conviction on charges of indecent aggravated assault. In a stunning ruling handed down on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the court noted
Read more
Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
Sponsored by BARBinc
Faithfull Utterances: Unimaginable Love
Read more
Source: Delivering News You Can Use
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Nigerian Instagram influencer, Hushpuppi, was ‘kidnapped’ by the FBI, said his lawyer - TheGrio
Gal Pissetzky, the lawyer for Instagram influencer Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, better known as Ray Hushpuppi, is claiming his client was “kidnapped” by the FBI.... View Article The post Nigerian Instagram influencer, Hushpuppi, was ‘kidnapped’ by the FBI, said his lawyer appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
After record COVID week, some California counties to reverse reopening plans - Black Voice News
In summary As Gov. Gavin Newsom demands Imperial County return to sheltering-in-place, 14 other counties are on the state’s watchlist. As COVID-19 cases in California surged past 200,000 and statewide hospitalizations continued to set all-time highs every day this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom started to
Read more
Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didnt happen this week | The Atlanta Voice
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ CLAIM: Wearing face masks can cause fungal and bacterial
Read more
Source: The Atlanta Voice
Mississippi Gov: Id Sign Bill to Remove Flags Rebel Emblem | Afro
By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press Mississippi lawmakers could vote in the next few days to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. Republican Gov. Tate
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Jewel Scott breaks legal and racial barriers in Georgia
Former Jamaican honorary consul to Atlanta, Jewel Scott, recently created history by becoming the first Caribbean national to be elected to the Superior Court of Clayton County in the southern US state of Georgia. Scott defeated incumbent Katherine...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Hardin: Finding and Sharing Your Gift | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
I truly believe each one of us was born with a purpose or a gift that is intended to make this world a little better during the brief time we’re here. Some of us understand our purpose and work to make it a reality while others resist that purpose and spend a lifetime being held hostage by the
Read more
Source: The Florida Star
Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote - Los Angeles Sentinel
The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. The post Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
Read more
Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News
Sponsored by Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies
Bunting wants greater investment in early childhood education
WESTERN BUREAU: Peter Bunting, the Opposition spokesman on education, wants more emphasis to be placed on improving the quality of education in the early-childhood sector instead of seeking to play catch-up in later years. “Roughly three to four...
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Teen Raises $160K for Atlanta Black-Owned Businesses Destroyed by Rioters | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
CJ Pearson, a 17-year old teen from Atlanta, who is helping local Black-owned businesses that were damaged by violent protesters and rioters. With the help of the Georgia Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, he raised $160,000 in just one week to help stores rebuild. CJ, who is the founder of an
Read more
Source: The Florida Star
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Faithfull Utterances: Unimaginable Love
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Lately, I find myself staying up later than I should. I’m by nature a night owl. When I was a little girl, my mother worked late,
Read more
Source: Serving Northeast Texas
2 Brothers Change Minds, Will Cooperate in Smollett Case
CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done cooperating with prosecutors, their attorney said Thursday. In yet another strange twist in
Read more
Source: Black America Web
Milwaukee Will Still Host Democratic National Convention
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Would it continue or would it be canceled? Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, those were the questions on Milwaukeeans minds regarding the Democratic National Convention. Earlier this week, Milwaukee got a response. On Wednesday, June 24, the Democratic National
Read more
Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
Sponsored by Prospanica Boston Professional Chapter
BET Awards 2020: DaBaby And Roddy Ricch Tackle Police Brutality With ‘Rockstar’ Performance
Their powerful set honored those lost to police brutality.
Read more
Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET
Never-ending wars in “Da 5 Bloods” - Stabroek News
Every interaction of our lives is affected by the weight and history of things that came before – our politics, our forefathers, exigencies of power, the meeting points of class, race and gender. The article Never-ending wars in “Da 5 Bloods” appeared first on Stabroek News.
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Sponsored by New York University
Representatives, Senators, Governors Who Else Is On The November Ballot?
Here are the other elected positions up for grabs this November that we need to be vested in as a community to move the anti-racism agenda forward.
Read more
Source: NewsOne
Sponsored by APEX Museum
OP-ED: Rep. Maxine Waters, ‘Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus’ | Afro
By BlackPressUSA Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ (CA-43) statement on Donald Trump’s negligence in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and his threats to protestors calling for the removal of statues of Confederate generals and slaveholders:   “One would hope that the president of the United
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Pro-Softball Players Quit Over General Manager's Politicized Tweet : NPR
By choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem from Flag | Afro
By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press Mississippi lawmakers voted June 28 to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War. Spectators in the Capitol
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
‘You won’t say Black Lives Matter’: CBS host grills Mike Pence after he says ‘unborn’ lives matter - African American News Today - EIN News
of people in our African-American community, which I enforcement and supporting our African-American neighbors,” he added. ,” he continued, “for African-Americans throughout our history. And I’ve literally met with African-American leaders,” Pence pushed on
Read more
Source: Raw Story - Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism
SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration | Afro
By NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote. The
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
More from Post News Group | PNG-0
California Highway Patrol Shoot, Kill Man in East Oakland in Latest Local Incidence of Police Brutality
Hall of Fame Baseball Great Claudell Washington, 65
50 Years of SF Pride, Pride 2020 At Home
Angela Davis Guest Speaker at Brown Folx for Black Lives Event
Celebration of Life for George Floyd Held on Steps of S.F. City Hall
Call to Defund the Police Gains Momentum in Oakland
Community Mobilizes to Halt State Bill Requiring Oakland to Close Public Schools and Sell Public Property
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Announces Victim Compensation to Victims and Witnesses of Police Violence
Oakland Youth Lead Exhibit of Art by Attitudinal Healing Connection
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against City of Oakland for Police Violence During Recent Protests
Opinion – We Want Your Recyclables – Not Your Trash!
June 19 is Juneteenth – and Cities Around the Country Have Now Declared It An Official Holiday
Racial Justice And Police Reform In San Francisco
Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle DACA
Michael Jordan’s Big GIVE
City Attorney Issues Guidance of Civil Rights Protection During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Opinion: We Want Your Recyclables – Not Your Trash!
Opinion: Too Many African American Children Are Born in Shackles
As U.S. Reckons With Racial Justice, Name Changes Planned for Uncle Ben’s Rice, Aunt Jemima Pancakes
St. John Missionary Baptist Church Distributes Free Groceries to the Needy
Seven Locations for Free COVID-19 Testing in Oakland
Oakland Frontline Healers ‘Deep East Oakland Rising’ Rally June 27
Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept. Oakland School Board Votes Unanimously to Disband the OUSD Police Dept.
Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform
S.F. Foundation Supports First AME Church Feeding Ministry During COVID-19 Crisis S.F. Foundation Supports First AME Church Feeding Ministry During COVID-19 Crisis
Oakland Equity Caucus Budget Approved, $26.9M in COVID-19 Funding for Most Impacted Communities, Redirects Police Funding
Homeless ‘Streets Team’ Starts Trash Clean-up in North Richmond
California Capitol Dome Lit Up in Red, Black and Green on Juneteenth
S. F. Supervisor Proposes Legislation on Police Calls, Redirecting Police Funding
Opinion – College Football Amid a Pandemic is Not Worth the Risk to Young Men’s Lives
California Reaches Grim Milestone in COVID-19 Deaths as State Reopens
Michael Jordan’s Big GIVE
Men’s Health Month – Q & A With Dr. Kenneth Green
California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote
Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word ‘Negro’
‘Stand Up:’ California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes
Lady Liberty: Emancipation or Immigration? Learning Black History Year-Round
Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
Learning Black History Year-Round - Jesse B. Blayton Sr. - The Voice of Black Atlanta
‘Stop Killing Us’ Activists Bring Their Pain to State Capitol
School Leaders Share Scenarios for Reopening Schools in Fall
Cal AG, City Attorneys Go After Uber and Lyft
App-Based Workers Take Their Fight Against Misclassification to Uber CEO’s Doorstep
Opinion - I Can’t Breathe COVID-19 in Prison
Opinion: Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts
Reimagining Black Educational Communities With Big Picture Learning
OPINION: The Demise of Mary Cobbs Under Conservatorship of Court Appointed Conservator Michelle Tiernan
$28.2 Million Grant for Oakland’s Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors and District 6 Matters
As Numbers Spike, California to Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19
Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles

Education Facts

Business Facts

Spirituality Facts

Sports Facts