Direct Engagement with President Trump and the GOP is paying off for the HBCU community By Dr. Harry L. Williams (President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) A few months ago, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) was proud to welcome the presidents and chancellors from 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly […]
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We Must Never Forget Hattie Carroll
Remembering Hattie Carroll, King’s Legacy and Women of the Movement Hattie Carroll (1911-1963) was a 51-year-old restaurant server who was murdered by a White aristocrat, 24-year-old William Devereux Zantzinger (1939-2009) who struck her with a cane, because she took too long to serve him a drink, during The Spinsters’ Ball, an event at the old […]
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Hold fast against the assault on Dr. King’s legacy
By Jesse Jackson The 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination comes amid a fierce struggle for the soul of America. We will celebrate the progress that has been made since Dr. King was taken from us in 1968, and decry the agenda that is still unfinished. But we cannot ignore the systematic effort – […]
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Seeds Planted at the Base of the Mountaintop
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Over the last two years there’s been a lot of discussion about what makes our country great, and more importantly, what doesn’t. We each have our own vision, dream or reality about what it means to live in America. That vision is why we run for office, volunteer, […]
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Trump’s New Blame Game
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Donald Trump is up to his old, played out tricks: Blaming Democrats and the Mexican government for an increasingly “dangerous” flow of illegal immigrants. Trump unleashed his latest scurrilous attack in a series of fiery tweets last Sunday, in which he vowed “NO MORE DACA DEAL” and […]
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We need to revive King’s campaign against poverty
By Jesse Jackson April 4 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, shot down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, we had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers seeking a living wage and a union. Dr. King was focused on organizing a […]
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Extraordinary Session
Legislatively Speaking By Senator, Lena C. Taylor Walker and GOP: Don’t Like a Judge’s Order, Just Change the Law You can’t make this stuff up! A Wisconsin judge issues an order that Governor Scott Walker and Republicans in the legislature didn’t like. Their response; change the law, make it retroactive, and get around the court […]
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When Is Deadly Force Really Justified?
Capitol Report By State Representative, Leon D. Young Just last Sunday night, Sacramento police officers shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark, a father of two who was unarmed, in the backyard of his grandparents’ home. According to a police department statement: Prior to the shooting, the involved officers saw the suspect facing them, advance forward […]
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Senate Lawmakers Seek to Gut Fair Housing
Senate Lawmakers’ Housing Reform Plan Threatens Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In just a few weeks, civil rights and housing advocates will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Just six days after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Congress passed the law on April […]
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Black Women Need Better Access to Reproductive Healthcare
OTC Birth Control Pills, Better Access to Reproductive Healthcare Could Be Game Changer for Black Women By Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley (Chief Medical Officer, Planned Parenthood of Maryland) I’ve been a practicing OB/GYN for nearly 15 years, long enough to see patient after patient struggle through the web of systemic barriers that make accessing healthcare needlessly […]
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