Beloved Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. CT Vivian passed away at his home in Atlanta Friday, July 17, just a few hours before his friend and fellow civil rights leader, John Lewis, passed on. Rev. Vivian, 95, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was arrested and suffered brutal beatings by police in his […]
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Pasadena Police Officers Association Denounce Actions by Police Officers in George Floyd Case
PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena Police Officers Association (PPOA) express their condolences to the family of Mr. George Floyd and send their strong condemnation on how he was killed while in Police Custody for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The PPOA is grateful and thankful to all in the Pasadena community for their outpouring of […]
Statement by President George W. Bush on the Suffocation of George Floyd
Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country. Yet we have resisted the urge to speak out, because this is not the time for us to lecture. It is time for us to listen. It is time for America to […]
President Barack Obama’s Statement on the Killing of George Floyd
In a statement about four police killing another unarmed man, George Floyd, former President Barack Obama said “This shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America. It can’t be ‘normal.’ If we want our children to grow up in a nation that lives up to its highest ideals, we can and must be better.”
Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan For Black America
Following is former Vice President Joe Biden’s plan to empower Black Americans: Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally […]
New MeidasTouch Political Video, #CommenceChange, Inspired by President Obama’s Commencement Speeches
Edrea Davis – One of the biggest problems Hillary Clinton encountered in 2016 – aside from Russian Hacking – was the lack of messaging that appeals to a diverse population, especially young people. MeidasTouch is a next generation political organization, reimagining progressive ideals for the rapidly changing digital age. Their newest MeidasTouch video, #CommenceChange, was […]
Amid Covid-19 Pandemic The Two Hundred Targets Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson with Change.org Petition for Affordable Housing Legislation
Sacramento, CA – In May 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson has introduced a bill that will prove detrimental to affordable homeownership in the state of California. SB 950, authored by Senator Jackson, will strengthen the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a law that has been dangerously used as a tool to deny […]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to Host All Digital Annual Legislative Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced today it will deliver its Annual Legislative Conference completely online later this year. The new format, Virtual ALC, will allow “attendees” to experience the programming they have become accustomed to from the comfort and safely of their homes. Attracting more than 30,000 people to […]
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings Endorsed by Black Women for Positive Change
BALTIMORE – Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives representing Maryland’s 7th Congressional District, is honored to announce an endorsement for her candidacy by Black Women for Positive Change. Black Women for Positive Change is a national policy-focused network of predominately African American women and “Good Brothers” from States including: California, […]