“This lawsuit is about the lives of our grandmothers, our mothers, our wives, sisters and daughters – all of whom were cynically targeted by Johnson and Johnson,” Crump said.
“All the while, company executives knew the risk of ovarian cancer from talc.”
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John E. Harmon, Sr., Founder, President and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) remembered Kay by saying, “words, although spoken softly, were at times, penetrating, yet nurturing and impactful.” “Her commitment to attaining the best for Blacks was the cornerstone of her advocacy. I am grateful for the moments we shared together and her investment in my development as a Chamber Executive which has led to huge dividends for many and will never be forgotten.”
Indiana State Police are investigating the death of 23-year-old Ta’neasha Chappel, a Black woman who died after being transported from a Jackson County jail to a local hospital on Friday, July 16.
“I hope that with the christening of the USNS John Lewis, Americans from every walk of life will join us in honoring his legacy and commit to doing everything in their power to protect the right to vote for all Americans.”
“I am doing this because I have fought against this all my life, against chattel slavery, which has dehumanized human life.”
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA) Charter School, an all-girls high school in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrating its first graduating class in the school’s history. Even more, all of the graduates have been accepted into college!
Viola Fletcher — affectionately known as Mother Fletcher – will appear on the National Newspaper Publisher Association’s morning breaking news program, “Let It Be Known,” on Monday, July 19, 2021.
All of which has made the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act‘s passage an increasingly urgent part of Democrats’ collective agenda on Capitol Hill ahead of the 2022 midterm and 2024 general elections. It could be one of the few ways for Democrats to try to even the voting field that has been upended by the growing number of states placing increased restrictions on access to the ballot.
“What we said is we’re not gonna let the commonwealth, the state through the district attorneys to engage in that kind of reprehensible bait and switch,” Justice Baer asserted.
“It’s not just me, but the countless other women and even girls who have suffered at the hands of my rapist. Unfortunately, Oklahoma’s whole system and government agencies have let down countless abused women and swept their cries under the rug. I have to keep fighting so that they can have a voice.”