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Image of Thomas Jefferson Alongside Black Descendant Holds ‘A Mirror’ to America

July 6, 2020 admin 0

By Shamar Walters and Maia Davis – Shannon LaNier, a TV host in Houston, is pictured in a photo in Smithsonian Magazine alongside his direct ancestor, Thomas Jefferson. Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas […]

Trump To African Americans: ‘If You Don’t Understand Your History, You Will Go Back To It’

July 2, 2020 admin 0

by Derek Major – President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends co-host, Brian Kilmeade, during a Sunday night special, his message to African Americans is “you have to learn” about “your historyAccording to Salon, Trump made […]

Morehouse School of Medicine Awarded $40 Million Federal Grant to Fight COVID-19

June 25, 2020 admin 0

by Dana Givens – The spread of COVID-19 has severely impacted marginalized and underserved communities. In numerous cities like New Orleans and Milwaukee, Black neighborhoods saw increasingly high rates of cases due to pre-existing conditions […]

Rep. Lawson Participates in #SayHerName Social Media Campaign to Highlight Victims of Police Brutality and Gun Violence

June 23, 2020 admin 0

WASHINGTON, DC. – U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05), members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other community advocates took to Twitter to highlight violence against Black women. Earlier this week, for 12 hours, from 9 a.m. […]

Florida Supreme Court Rejects Appeal for Man Convicted of Killing Jacksonville Teen Jordan Davis

June 23, 2020 admin 0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal by a man convicted in the high-profile shooting death of a teen in a Jacksonville convenience-store parking lot in 2012. […]

Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding

June 23, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacey brown- — In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the senators reveal […]

Great-Grandson Of ‘Aunt Jemina’ Calls Attempt To Abandon Brand A Great ‘Injustice’

June 22, 2020 admin 0

By Derek Major- Several descendants of women who played “Aunt Jemima” are speaking out against the Quaker Oats food company’s decision to rebrand its Aunt Jemima breakfast line. According to The Blaze, Larnell Evans Sr. believes […]

June 22, 1924: Augusta Native And Georgia’s First Black Lawyer Dies

June 22, 2020 admin 0

This day in regional history. JUNE 22, 1924 Judson Lyons, a courtroom and political pioneer, died this day after a lifetime of achievement. Born in the Augusta area before the outbreak of the Civil War, […]

Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us

June 22, 2020 admin 0

As conversations around social justice equity, racial parity and building financial stability in the Black community remain at the forefront, the plight of African American college students should remain a topic of conversation. Tuition has […]

2 Lawyers Of Color Face 45-Year Sentences — For Vandalism

June 22, 2020 admin 0

By Samantha Storey- In a high school English assignment in which students were asked to describe themselves as a metaphor, Colinford King Mattis had a lot of fun with his essay. Mattis described himself as […]