By by Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill – One of the nation’s leading civil rights groups is condemning Walmart’s recent decision to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Marc Morial, CEO and president of the National Urban League, told “CBS Mornings” he is “dismayed by this decision.” “I think what they did is succumb to […]
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Rep. Nikema Williams, Former Mayor Shirley Franklin, Helen Butler, Mobilize Voters for First Day of Early Voting
Coalition for the People’s Agenda and GA Black Women’s Roundtable Encourage Atlanta Voters to “Overload the Polls” as Part of Mobilization in 25 Georgia Counties Including Fulton, Bibb, Chatham, Muscogee, Bulloch, DeKalb, Henry, and Fayette Various Cities, Georgia – At 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the first day of early voting, the Georgia Coalition for […]
Former Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Sentenced to Home Confinement
Baltimore, MD — Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore City State’s Attorney known for charging six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, has been sentenced for financial crimes committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mosby, whose actions in the Gray case led to significant uprisings throughout Baltimore, was sentenced to 12 months of home […]
Postal Service Honors Congressman John Lewis on New Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the life and legacy of Congressman, John Lewis (1940-2020), a key figure in some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. The first-day-of-issue event for the John Lewis Forever stamp is free and open to the public. News of the stamp is being shared with the […]
Georgia Records Highest Voter Turnout in the South
By Mark Niesse, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Georgia led the South in turnout during last fall’s midterms, when voters were driven by close races, national attention and nonstop campaigns. Both turnout data and a U.S. Census Bureau survey released this month confirmed that more voters participated in Georgia than its neighbors. About 52% of Georgia’s voting-eligible population cast […]
Award-winning Journalist Roland Martin to serve as the Jackson State University 2022 Fall Commencement Speaker
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is pleased to announce award-winning journalist Roland S. Martin as the commencement speaker for the ceremony on Friday, December 9th at 10 a.m. CT in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and […]
Sustainable Africa Future Network’s PRE-COP27 Virtual Climate Change Collection Kicks Off With Poignant Remarks By U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
By Edrea Davis – U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged activists to come together to achieve climate justice during her opening message to nearly 500 people logged on from around the world for today’s kick-off of the PRE-COP27 Virtual Climate Change Collection hosted by the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network. “[the climate crisis] requires […]
U.S. Climate Activist, Illai Kenney, Urged Young Leaders at the Continental Youth Symposium in Uganda to Unite Globally for Climate Justice
By Edrea Davis – Determined to encourage unity across the African Diaspora, expand their global network of youth working to advance climate justice and to promote the upcoming PreCOP27 Africa Virtual Summit, the HBCU Green Fund sent a small delegation to participate in the 3rd African Peer Review Mechanism Continental Youth Symposium in Kampala, Uganda […]
On August 28, Americans Will March on Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Miami, Phoenix and Houston to Demand an End to Voter Disenfranchisement Laws Sweeping the Nation
ATLANTA—On Saturday, August 28, Americans who believe in the power of democracy and free elections will embark on a historic “March On for Voting Rights” to demand that legislatures across the country end their push for restrictive voting laws and that Congress pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Restoration […]