By Karen Stokes Supermajority is a group of women dedicated to achieving true gender equality and providing information, tools and training for women of all ages, races and backgrounds to help make real change in their communities. The organization was co-founded by Ai-jen Poo, Cecile Richards, Katherine Grainger, Jess Morales Rocketto, Dierdre Schifeling and Alicia […]
New Immigration Law Makes American Dream Difficult
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: For centuries, poor people have come to America. We’re going to discuss the public charge rule and U.S Supreme Court case of Wolf v Cook County, Illinois. With me is Alan Wernick, director of the CUNY Citizenship Now. Alan Wernick: Thank you for having me. It’s an honor […]
Black and Missing Foundation Shines Spotlight on Missing Persons and Their Families
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The case of Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old black woman who went missing from her Spartanburg, South Carolina, home on May 27, 2004, captivated Derrica Wilson and her sister, Natalie. Derrica and Natalie noticed how fiercely Huston’s aunt, Rebkah Howard, fought to find her. Howard went to […]
CDC Removes Data on Number of People Tested for Coronavirus from Website as Infection Numbers Spike
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On March 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly postponed a press briefing on COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. Later in the day it was discovered that the CDC removed the number of people being tested from a page on its website along with other […]
Bloomberg Launches “Mike for Black America” In Houston
Last week, at a rally in Houston at the history Buffalo Soldiers Museum, Democratic primary candidate Mike Bloomberg launched Mike for Black America, a national movement to engage Black voters across the country on the issues that matter most to them and share his vision for addressing systemic bias and promoting economic justice for Black […]
FSIS Announces Food Inspector Recruitment Events in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a recruitment event in Wisconsin in March to hire food safety inspectors. FSIS is the agency responsible for protecting the public’s health by ensuring the safety of the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry and processed egg products. Inspectors account […]
Mike Bloomberg Makes History with the Black Press of America
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Recognizing the importance of the Black vote and the reach of the Black Press of America, Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg has just delivered the largest single advertising buy to the Black Press in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). The NNPA […]
Bloomberg’s Support Amongst Black Voters Surges
Despite entering the race just a few months ago, Mike Bloomberg’s poll numbers are on the rise in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination — including a huge boost among Black voters. In a recent Quinnipiac survey, the former Mayor of New York’s support with Black voters rose to 22%, an increase of 15 […]
Bloomberg to Tackle Housing Crisis
By Milwaukee Courier Staff While incomes have stagnated over the last two decades for low-income Americans, rents have gone up at an unsustainable pace for most renters. According to a recent study by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, Milwaukee County has the highest percentage of renter households in the Midwest, more than half of households in […]
Bloomberg Unveils Plan to Close the Racial Wealth Gap During Speech in Tulsa
By Karen Stokes Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg visited Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday to unveil ‘The Greenwood Initiative’, his plan to close the racial wealth gap. The policy is named in recognition of the city’s district of Greenwood, known as ‘Black Wall Street’, that was once one of the most affluent African American communities in […]
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