“A range of structural inequities and systemic barriers make it much more likely that Hispanic and Black families will experience not just a single, temporary stressor, but an accumulation of multiple hardships—particularly during a period of economic instability like the COVID-19 pandemic,” the report said in part.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The announcement came hours after it was reported Thursday that Biden tapped former South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison to lead the DNC.
Professional sports teams, including the Washington Football Team (formerly the Redskins) and Cleveland Indians announced they would change the monikers that many said are offensive to Native Americans. Despite incremental progress, many still argue that unless much more is done to show that Black lives matter, removing racist monuments and changing racially insensitive team names and logos are just mere distractions.
2021 is the year to start planning for your future and diversify your assets. We have compiled a list of a few of our favorite Black-owned, high growth companies that are gaining traction. Minimum investment amounts for these companies range from $250 – $20,000 so regardless of your income level, you too can be an early stage start-up investor.
Nearly seven years after water provided to the residents of the majority Black city of Flint, Michigan, several officials, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, reportedly will face criminal charges.
The Black community at large can trust Joe Biden to fulfill his campaign commitments of ensuring that African Americans would be better positioned to prosper, says the man chosen to give the benediction at Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
No pillar of the African American community has been more central to its history, identity, and social justice vision than the Black church. THE BLACK CHURCH: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (on sale February 16) is a tender and magisterial history from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New York Times bestselling author and one of our most important voices on the African American experience.
The Black vote, and the young vote has turned out for a run-off, not just for the November 2020 presidential vote, but further votes for the state and senate. History has been made, and much of it has been done from Georgia’s hard work to lead the charge, especially from Black women.
Wholly embracing the print, social, and digital worlds, the NNPA finished 2020, having broadcast hundreds of livestreams over its many social media channels and on its primary news site, www.BlackPressUSA.com. The NNPA’s latest initiative into live broadcasts in 2021 is the new daily morning breaking news program, “Let it Be Known,” hosted by NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Stacy Brown.
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