WASHINGTON, D.C.- Eager to address issues confronting the African American and Hispanic American communities in the United States, former Vice President Joe Biden addressed attendees of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) joint virtual convention in a pre-recorded remote interview session. “We are pleased that former Vice […]
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Auntie Maxine Let Mnuchin Know to Put Respek on Her Chairmanship to Financial Services Committee
Although I abhor people who judge and disrespect people based on race or gender, every now and then I do get a kick out of seeing an arrogant, condescending man who underestimates his opponent, get checked by a strong, intelligent sister. That’s certainly the case here. We have rich white dude who probably believe’s President […]
No Jail Time for Peter Liang, Ex-NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Akai Gurley Because he Startled Him
By Aaron Katersky and Emily Shapiro (ABC.com)A former New York City police officer who shot an unarmed man to death won’t face any jail time after a judge today reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide. Peter Liang was 28 years old and 18 months out of the police academy when he was patrolling […]
Statement by NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William Barber on American Airline’s Decision to Remove Him from Plane
Durham, NC – Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of North Carolina State Conference of NAACP Branches and the architect of the nationally acclaimed Moral Monday Movement, is fine. When short report was published this morning that he had been removed from a plane at the Washington, DC Airport last night, Rev. Barber’s friends […]
#BrownistheNewWhite Book Trailer
We are excited to share the trailer for the forthcoming book, “Brown is the New White”, by PowerPAC+ Chair Steve Phillips. Renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard and the PBS Show “Finding Your Roots” said the following about the book: “Steve Phillips is not only an author writing about the potential of a […]
LZ Granderson: Black Lives Matter ‘Got White People to Pay Attention’
Bill Cosby Strikes Back- Comedian Sues 7 of His Accusers For Defamation
Bill Cosby fires back at seven of more than 50 women who have accused the comedian of rape and destroyed his reputation. I suppose we’ll finally get to hear what Dr. Cosby has to say. Reported by ABC News Linsey Davis
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State of Black Cincinnati: African American leaders demand change over stark disparities
African American leaders in Cincinnati and all over Ohio are demanding change after an Urban League report detailed wide disparities in wealth, health and justice between black and white residents