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Black Brazilian Woman Rescued After Spending 38 Years in Slave Labor for a University Professor’s Family
A Brazilian maid who reportedly spent nearly 40 years in servitude was finally rescued from her captors late last month. […]
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Attorney Ben Crump Wants White Woman Who Attack Black Teen Over Cell Phone Prosecuted
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump said, “enough is enough.” The famed lawyer has demanded that New York prosecutors bring charges against a white woman who viciously attacked a young African American teen in a hotel lobby after she falsely claimed the youth stole her iPhone. […]
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While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily
“There’s a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students to perform better,” he pronounced. “White students perform better too. When Black people do well, everyone does well. The problem is that when others do well without us doing well, they leave us behind,” concluded Biddle, who leads advocacy efforts to ensure that more African American students will be college-ready and better prepared to enroll in and complete college. […]
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Trump Finally Signs COVID-19 Relief Bill Providing $600 Direct Payments to Families
The President, who has spent most of his time since losing the November 3 election pushing false conspiracy theories about his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden and golfing, delayed signing the bill complaining that the $600 in direct payments in the legislation was too small. […]
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Leonard Cure Exonerated After More Than 16 Years: Wrongfully Imprisoned
On December 14, 2020, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Judge John J. Murphy, III vacated the armed robbery conviction and sentence of IPF client Leonard Cure. The State Attorney’s Office immediately dropped the charges, leading to Mr. Cure’s exoneration. The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Michael Satz agreed to overturn Mr. Cure’s conviction and sentence because of his Conviction Review Unit (CRU) concluding its re-investigation of the case. Head of the CRU, Assistant State Attorney Arielle Demby Berger performed this re-investigation and concluded that Mr. Cure was innocent, recommending his immediate exoneration. […]
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OneTen, a Coalition of Major Corporations, Vows to Hire 1 Million African Americans in High-Paying Jobs
In January 2021, the organization will begin working with partner employers to improve workplace inclusivity practices and will connect talent providers to partner employers shortly after that. (iStockphoto / NNPA) […]
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Black Woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Developed the Scientific Approach to the Coronavirus Vaccine
“History books will celebrate the name and achievements of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the Black Woman who was the leader in developing the COVID-19 Vaccine,” Barbara Arnwine, president, and founder of Transformative Justice Coalition, wrote on Twitter. […]
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70 years after their deaths, slain civil rights leaders could get their jobs back
70 years after their deaths, slain civil rights leaders could get their jobs back […]
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Distance Learning, COVID-19 Pose Challenges to Educators, Administrators and Parents
“The biggest challenge with many of the students of color we serve is engagement. Students are faced with inefficient resources, little excitement to learn, and are born without being surrounded by role models and motivations which lead a child to dream, work hard and be successful,” Anderson noted. […]
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Electoral College Seals President-Elect Biden’s Election Victory
Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump, his supporters, and a large swath of Republican officials made this year’s Electoral College College gathering more eventful, if not uncertain. […]