Draper also addressed the growing importance of Black women and the continuous necessity for a profitable Black Press, as well as future AFRO enterprises that will expand its reach beyond Baltimore and Washington.
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During a news conference on Aug. 28, Chavis and his partners said the segments will offer a refreshing and timely outlook on positive stories often overshadowed by the headlines dominating the news cycle.
On August 30, the Second Full Supermoon of the month will Shine, and it holds the Distinction of Being a Blue Moon Despite its Lack of a Blue hue.
His life is a testament to the indomitable spirit of a generation that stood up for civil rights and social change
Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a stand for freedom and equality. Black people, women, and poor people had been treated like second-class citizens for too long, and it was time to demand justice.
The racially motivated shooting inside a Dollar General Store on Saturday, Aug. 26, was reminiscent of the Buffalo Tops Supermarket Shooting in May 2022, where a racist white man murdered ten Black shoppers and injured three others.
Both Krasner and Warren have been informally dubbed “progressive prosecutors,” a broad category that conservatives have aggressively targeted in recent months — via impeachments, suspensions, and new state laws and commissions designed to weaken the prosecutors’ authority or kick them out of office. Generally, opponents argue that by choosing not to focus on certain minor crimes and pledging not to pursue particular cases — for example, those tied to marijuana or abortion — these prosecutors are flouting state laws.
The Atlanta Voice was the first to report Trump’s bond agreement.
The report exposes that in 2021, African Americans earn 62 cents to every dollar earned by white families.
Mestre was booked into federal custody on Thursday, Aug. 17.