UAW President Ray Curry Seeks Re-Election, Best Candidate for the Job

Wakanda News Details

UAW President Ray Curry Seeks Re-Election, Best Candidate for the Job

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hiram Jackson, Michigan Chronicle publisher and Real Times Media CEO, said that Curry (a 2022 Michigan Chronicle Man of the Year Award winner) is a tireless supporter of civil and human rights, and the military veteran is known for his servant leadership skills and for being instrumental in implementing broad financial ethics reforms. “Curry’s dynamic work and talents in his position at the UAW never fail to inspire others to be tenacious in their journey. His passion and experience are why I also back him as being re-elected as president,” Jackson said. “He will continue to go above and beyond to get the job done.”

Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

You may also like

While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily - Voice and Viewpoint

“There’s a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students to perform better,” says Sekou Biddle, the Vice President of Advocacy and Student Professional Development Programs at the United Negro College Fund. “White students

fave

Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Black Americans reflect on a brutal week: ‘We are sick and tired of being sick and tired’ - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… roller coaster of emotions many Black Americans felt over the past week …

fave

Source: Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post

Alcohol ban 'loopholes': Here's the list of exemptions for new Level 3 laws

South Africans are waking up to yet another alcohol ban on Tuesday. But there are some (very convoluted) legal ways around these Level 3 restrictions.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Birmingham’s Newest Mural Honors Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis

By Pat Byington bhamnow.org Four months later, Lee Pantazis’s secret is out. Last August, Pantazis, Gus’s Hot Dogs owner, let me in on a secret. He told me that once his business secured the appropriate permits, he was going to have a mural painted on his establishment’s blank eastern wall

fave

Source: The Birmingham Times

Saudi court hands prison sentence to women’s rights activist

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, her family and local media said, in a trial that has drawn international condemnation as Riyadh faces renewed U.S. scrutiny. Hathloul, 31, has been

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Over 1.5 billion face masks now believed to be polluting world's oceans

The masks could become yet another major contributor to the ongoing crisis of plastic pollution in our oceans, with disposable face masks taking as long as 450 years to break down.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Reverse 40 years: Aston Martin Bulldog to take another bite at 200mph [watch]

Aston Martin, like the legendary English Bulldog, just simply won't let go - even decades after taking the first bite.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Lehlohonolo Seema finds new employment at Black Leopards

Black Leopards have roped in Lehlohonolo Seema to their technical team after his recent sacking as Chippa United coach.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

'You must be in bed by 21:00 on New Year's Eve' - Bheki Cele

We've officially reached the stage of the pandemic where Bheki Cele gives us all a bed-time - as the police minister warned against New Year's Eve parties.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Pandemic Relief and the Georgia Elections | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

Pandemic Relief and the Georgia Elections By Ben Jealous Fair warning: this isn’t a traditional Christmas-week column. If we think of clarity as a kind of gift, though, we can be grateful that the effort to pass a much-needed COVID-19 relief bill in the waning days of this Congress makes one thing

fave

Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Police fire rubber bullets to disperse worshippers defying lockdown rules in Sebokeng

The church groups are complaining that they were not part of government's decision to limit the number of people attending services.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Central African Republic: Observer group notes possible election irregularities | Africanews

It comes as an opposition coalition in the Central African Republic called for an annulment of the presidential and legislative elections last Sunday, as they say a third of voters were unable to cast their ballot due to insecurity.

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

San Francisco mayor says Harris’s Senate seat replacement is ‘unfortunate’

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla‘s appointment to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris‘s former Senate seat will make Padilla the state’s first Latino senator. San Francisco Mayor London Breed spoke out against the replacement, calling it a real blow to the African American community

fave

Source: Yahoo

Trump Finally Signs COVID Relief Bill Providing $600 Direct Payments to Families

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The President, who has spent most of his time since losing the November 3 election pushing false conspiracy theories about his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden and golfing, delayed signing the bill complaining that the $600 in direct payments in the legislation was too small.

fave

Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Your ID card is not just for collecting cash from Western Union

Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 December 2020: A video clip has been making the rounds on social media, in which Mr Sinneh Kamara, Head of Burial Team, Ministry of Health and Sanitation depicts a very sorry state in our country. Watching the clip, there is a temptation to heap an

fave

Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Super-spreader Sinterklaas? 18 dead at Belgium nursing home after visit by corona-infected Santa

Belgium's 19,158 recorded Covid19-related deaths ranks among the world’s worst in terms of fatalities per capita.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Orlando Pirates vs Swallows FC: Soweto Derby LIVE updates

Follow all of the live action from this afternoon's DStv Premiership Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Swallows FC below

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Moroccan opponent Maati Monjib arrested for money laundering | Africanews

Moroccan opponent Maati Monjib arrested for money laundering

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Cheetahs take a bite out of the Sharks with dominant win

The Cheetahs scored four tries on their way to a 37-10 Currie Cup victory over the Sharks in Bloemfontein on Sunday 27 December.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Gauteng liquor heist: Truck full of alcohol looted by armed robbers

Has liquor now become the most valuable commodity in South Africa? A gang of armed robbers have mocked the alcohol ban to steal their own supply.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM — DR. JAMES HILDRETH — “Should I take the COVID-19 Vaccine?”

For African Americans, the vaccination question goes beyond availability and risk to focus on trust. In a year that has further unearthed America's long and festering history of racism and inequity, including "Karen's" police calls, killing innocent unarmed Black civilians and voter

fave

Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Increasing number of airlines now require COVID-19 PCR tests

Border closures, travel bans and airlines requiring PCR test certificates from passengers are making travelling outside South Africa ever more challenging and costly.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

NNPA Hosts Series of Interviews on Closing Education Achievement Gap | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This month, NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., conducted videotaped interviews with education experts, community activists, and college students to help determine whether students in underserved communities are having their needs met during the pandemic. Dr. Chavis

fave

Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Latest | Pitso Mosimane responds to Egypt legend's criticism

Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has responded to the criticism levelled against him by former Egypt legend Ibrahim Hassan.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Return to lockdown Level 3 won't impact Proteas v Sri Lanka Test - CSA

CSA says SA's return to Covid-19 lockdown Level 3 won't impact the ongoing Test between the Proteas and Sri Lanka.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Percy Tau helps Belgium side Anderlecht to victory

A key assist from Percy Tau helped his Anderlecht side to a 2-0 victory over Beerschot in the Belgian Pro League on Sunday.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Beyoncé to donate $500,000 to people impacted by the eviction crisis

(CNN) - Beyoncé will offer $5,000 grants to help people facing foreclosures or evictions due to the housing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. People can apply for the grants beginning January 7, 2021, the singer announced on her website Tuesday. Grants will be sent out to the 100 people

fave

Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

SA testing vaccines on local variant - Report

The new variant has driven a resurgence in infections in South Africa, taking total cases to more than 1.17 million – the most in Africa.

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

A boxing champion is missing, feared abducted by Uganda's security | Africanews

Justin Juuko went missing on December 12. On Sunday, Bobi Wine suspected his presidential election campaigns following the death of his aide who was run over by an army truck

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Bongani Zungu update: Ben 10's struggles in Scotland continue

Bafana Bafana midfielder Bongani Zungu's struggles at Rangers continued after yet another substitute performance under Steven Gerrard

fave

Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

More from Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

IN MEMORIAM: David Dinkins, New York’s First and Only Black Mayor, Dies at 93

Jehovah’s Witnesses Initiate Global Campaign Reaching Elected Officials, Businesses

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Continues to Reach New Milestones

President-Elect Biden Names All-Women Senior Communications Staff | BlackP

COMMENTARY: Israel, Settler Colonialism and Religion

LL Cool J, Chuck D, Founders Talk Universal Hip Hop Museum in Black Press Livestream

OP-ED: All Eyes on Georgia

PRESS ROOM: Wells Fargo Launches ‘Many hearts. One community.’ Holiday Campaign

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

President-Elect Joe Biden Makes Cabinet Appointments

IN MEMORIAM: Olympic Champion, Humanitarian Rafer Johnson Dies at 86

Isiah Thomas Talks Basketball and Champagne with the Black Press

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hear Bill Cosby Case

THE BLERDBINDER: AfroComicCon 2020

Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid XSE AWD

Higher Cost of New Vehicles – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports

Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Mazda3 AWD HB

2020 Mercedes Benz G550 Luxury SUV Interior 360 Video

Best Detailed Walkaround 2020 Mercedes Benz G550 SUV

Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Hyundai Veloster N

2021 Hyundai Veloster N Interior 360 Video

Porsche EV (Electric) Strategy – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports – Taycan

Bill Cosby's Attorney Appears to Score Points in Supreme Court Argument | BlackPressUSA

Quick Look 2021 Hyundai Veloster N | BlackPressUSA

The Challenges Black America Face with Distant and Virtual Learning During COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA

Will the Black Community Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination? | BlackPressUSA

Zillow Finds Remote Work Could Help Black Renters Become Homeowners | BlackPressUSA

Somewhere, Snoop Dogg, Mike Tyson and JR Smith are Celebrating Federal Bill to Legalize Marijuana

Former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Discusses the Importance of Home Safety and Health During Live Interview with NNPA | BlackPressUSA

PRESS ROOM: NJPAC’S Annual Kwanzaa Festival & Marketplace Free and Virtual

Prince's 'Sign o' The Times': A Timeless Masterpiece | BlackPressUSA

Congressional Black Caucus Elects Executive Committee for the 117th Congress | BlackPressUSA

OP-ED: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions

Waters Remembers Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings on Eve of Country’s Election

Tina Turner Reflects on her Life in New Picture Book | BlackPressUSA

PRESS ROOM: Why AARP Cares

Trump Plans to Execute Four Black Death Row Inmates Before He Leaves Office

Health Officials Sound Alarm on Rising COVID Cases

Alabama Innovation Commission announces partnership with Stanford’s Hoover Institution

OP-ED: Black Lives Matter responds to President Obama with the launch of the Snappy Slogan campaign

2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab Denali Interior 360 Video

Quick Look 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab Denali

Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab Denali

Road Worthy Drive Host and F-150 Marketing Manager – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports

2021 Mercedes Benz E450 4-Matic Cabriolet Interior 360 Video | BlackPressUSA

Quick Look 2021 Mercedes Benz E450 4Matic Cabriolet | BlackPressUSA

Best Detailed Walkaround 2021 Mercedes Benz E450 4Matic Cabriolet | BlackPressUSA

If Our Most Secure Agencies Are Hacked…What About Cars – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports

OP-ED: A Kind Gesture Can Change the World or Better Angels and How They Travel

Jennifer Farmer, Spotlight PR Founder, Honors Uniqueness of Black Women in New Book

Science Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)