By Urban Media News During National Public Health Week, County Executive Abele and County Board Vice Chairwoman Nicholson proclaim that racism is a public health crisis in Milwaukee County. Following the lead of the Wisconsin Public Health Association, this important recognition is the first step that will help us deepen our ability to achieve racial […]
Disparate Treatment for Blacks in Liberal San Francisco – #JusticeOrElse
By Charlene Muhammad July 24, 2015 Charlene Muhammad is Special to the NNPA from The Final Call. A recent study of ethnic disparities in San Francisco’s justice system shattered the notion that the racism and economic injustice against Blacks by police, courts, and the officials in St. Louis, Missouri is […]
Tear Down the Walls of Economic Inequality
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist July 17, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist After a spirited debate, the South Carolina House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds at the urging of Gov. Nikki Haley, who quickly signed the measure into law. The flag was lowered for […]
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Church Burnings Should Ignite More Protests
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist It’s possible that lightening may have caused one of the fires. Another may be the result of faulty electricity. Still, in the past couple of weeks, there were fires at churches in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio and […]
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Challenging Economic Racism in America: Part II
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 10, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist This article is a contuation from Attacking Economic Racism. There are many different manifestations of racism in America and throughout the world. But there is not a more insidious form of racism in the United […]
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Attacking Economic Racism
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist July 3, 2015 Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist Despite ill-intended efforts to do it for us, Black Americans have a responsibility to define our own reality. It is a fundamental human right recognized and respected by the United Nations. Despite ill-intended efforts […]
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Emanuel AME and the Buoyancy of Hope
By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist June 26, 2015 Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Rev. Clementa Pinckney and his fellow congregants of Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. gathered as usual in the historic edifice June 17 for their Wednesday evening prayer service. They came, as always, to refresh […]
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Justice is Not Blind
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist June 12, 2015 Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist When racist attitudes, either conscious or subconscious, are combined with the discretionary powers that law enforcement officers have, the result is a differential outcome, with African Americans more likely to be the targets of “blind justice.” Most of our […]
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The Waco Biker Riot and the Lexicon of Racism
By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist June 5, 2015 Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Question: When men (and a few women) belonging to gangs known to law enforcement agencies for criminal behavior explode in a rampage – using guns, knives, clubs, and chains in trying to kill each other, and police officers, […]
Researchers Find Black Mortality Rates Higher in Racist Locales
By Zenitha Prince May 29, 2015 Zenitha Prince is Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper. A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Maryland College Park’s School of Health found Black mortality rates are much higher in areas with greater levels of racism. The study gauged the […]