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Black Households Earned 61 Cents for Every Dollar of White Median Incomes

September 17, 2020 Carma Henry 0

t “Racial residential segregation is a significant predictor of the magnitude of the Black-White disparity in fatal police shootings at the city level. Efforts to ameliorate the problem of fatal police violence must move beyond the individual level and consider the interaction between law enforcement officers and the neighborhoods that they police.”The Relationship between Racial Residential Segregation and Black-White Disparities in Fatal Police Shootings at the City Level, 2013–2017.  […]

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5 Pressing Issues Affecting Black Men Heading into Election

September 16, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     According to Pew Research Center, women lead men in voter turnout across all races. Still, the reported 10 percent gap between Black female and male voters (64% vs. 54%) in the 2016 presidential election marks the largest gender disparity in any racial group. It also means the Black male ballot holds significant value this fall. With just less than 60 days until the election, and so much at stake, #TheBlackBallot rounded up five political issues Black men can effectively address at the polls on Election Day. […]

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The Westside Gazette Hosts 2-Minute Warning

September 16, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     On last week, the Westside Gazette hosted the 2-Minute Warning, 4-night series dedicated to educating voters about election protection and election integrity. The livestream event, which was simulcast on Facebook and YouTube, equipped listeners with information and tools to help safeguard their ballots and ensure integrity in election results. […]

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Black Women Answer Trump’s ‘What Do You Have To Lose?’ Question In Scathing Open Letter

September 9, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     If it wasn’t already apparent all the things that Americans have lost under Donald Trump‘s administration — lives and jobs, for starters — thousands of Black women of all ages who are leaders in their respective industries took it upon themselves to pen a scathing open letter to the president emphasizing his shortcomings when it comes to Black people in particular. The letter served as a response to Trump’s infamous question he asked Black voters when he was a candidate four years ago: “What do you have to lose?” […]

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Black Church Assaults Continue

September 8, 2020 Carma Henry 0

R.H. Boyd, since 1896, has published Sunday School books, church hymnals, Vacation Bible School marketing materials and study guides for the nation’s 8.5 million African American Baptists. Boyd Publishing is one of two independently Black-owned publishing companies that produces and prints Christian inspirational resources for African American churches and communities across the country. […]

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IN MEMORIAM:  Chadwick Boseman

September 2, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     Boseman was no stranger to playing iconic characters, bursting onto the big screen in 2013’s 42 as baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in major league baseball. Boseman went on to star as Soul legend James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall in 2017. Boseman brought a quiet dignity and powerful presence to these characters, with performances reflective of the weight they hold in world culture. […]