Author: Carma Henry

The NAACP, the nation’s foremost social justice organization, has launched a campaign entitled #WeAreDoneDying, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at large. From COVID-19 to running while Black in America, the abuse faced by people of color, particularly African Americans is devastating.

Black People and Legal Gun Ownership

“Declaring financial exigency basically acknowledges that a college cannot meet its contractual obligations and allows it to take unusual cost-saving steps, like firing tenured faculty members,” according to a 2011 article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Celebrity chef Maxcel Hardy has joined forces with several other chefs in Detroit to help feed families living in shelters amidst the coronavirus pandemic. They have so far produced over 20,000 meals in a month.

Coronavirus Report: May 11, 2020

We have heard the frustration of senseless killings for years. Our anger seems to taper off following each tragedy, only to ignite again when we hear about a new one. These killings are happening so often that many have become immune to them. We must not accept these egregious senseless acts anymore. PERIOD!!! NO MORE!!!!

Trump got his lapdog with A.G. Barr

Yusef teamed up with 147Calboy from Meek Mills Dream Chasers, who recently released a single, and Vic Mensa of Roc Nation, who has in the past taken a stance on climate change and passed out shoes in his community, for the inaugural show last month, which Yusef said raised more than $10,000.

COVID-19 Is Latest Evidence Political Leaders Lack Vision About Voters

  On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, “The Fight for the Vote 2020: Our March to the Ballot Box. Broadcast over Facebook Live, the presentation featured panelists who agreed that the election process would be severely hindered unless strategies are developed for more robust voter outreach and empowerment.