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“Exploring the Legacy of a Civil Rights Pioneer”

The report identifies regions with the highest and lowest disparities, noting that Hawaii has the smallest median annual income gap, while the District of Columbia has the largest.

       Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fourth and final book was published in 1967 after a decade of activism that led to the enactment of federal laws on civil rights (1964), and voting rights (1965).  Despite notable and significant victories, he wrote of the unfinished journey that America still faced, and was morally-bound to pursue.

       Two Black men were falsely accused of looting after video circulated of them carrying items out of a home amid the Los Angeles wildfires, an act by social media users rooted in apparent racism.

       Anytime a natural disaster occurs, it is normal for those of us outside of the zone of impact to be moved with compassion for those who are coping with the devastating effects of the latest fire or storm, and while I joined the chorus of millions by using my Facebook platform to check on my family members and friends living in Southern California yesterday, while most noted that they were “safe” from harm, several close friends that I met during our collegiate years—each hailing from the Pasadena/Altadena areas in California—indicated via social media that their homes and hometowns were being razed in real time .

HBCU band unfairly scorned for accepting Trump inauguration invite

       NAACP President Derrick Johnson is urging President Joe Biden to deliver on “critical promises” before the end of his administration.

Recently, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) and Florida Congressional Democrats released the following statement after Governor Ron DeSantis opted out of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT, or “Sun Bucks”) summer grocery benefit program for the second consecutive year. The program provides parents of school-aged children assistance buying groceries during the summer, when school-provided and reduced-cost meals are less available.

       Both actresses graduated from what is now Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts and say Howard inspired the positive representation of Black women they bring to their roles. The NAACP Image Awards’ mission to honor outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in arts, entertainment, and culture.

Following a rigorous investigation, the Special Counsel’s office found “substantial federal interests in prosecuting Mr. Trump, citing the paramount importance of protecting electoral integrity and the peaceful transfer
of power.”