Just days after a media blitz in which he criticized meetings with presidents and the details of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in support of historically black colleges and universities, Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson has been officially ousted from the position three months ahead of the expiration of his contract. […]
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Wells Fargo Commits $60 Billion to Increase African American Homeownership
Wells Fargo has announced a $60 billion lending commitment, to create at least 250,000 new African American homeowners, in an effort to address the lower homeownership rates in the black community. The banking and financial services holding company seeks to lend $60 billion to qualified African American consumers for home purchases by 2027, as well […]
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Dru Hill Has Lost Their Royalties
According to Billboard, Dru Hill has picked up the short end of their lawsuit stick with Sony/ATV and EMI for royalty payments after a New York federal judge dismissed their case on Friday (Feb. 24). R&B singing group “Dru Hill” Sisqo, Woody and Jazz, the ‘90s R&B male group veterans, filed the lawsuit in 2015 […]
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Why You Can’t Ever Call an Enslaved Woman a “Mistress”
In the black community, many different opinions abound regarding the usefulness of Black History Month. For some, it is viewed as a necessary and critical tool for cultural celebration and propagating the importance of our collective historical achievements, which otherwise would go unnoticed. For others, it feels like a reductive display of forced lip service […]
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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Responds to Tragic Shooting in Olathe, Kansas
Washington, DC – The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA) is deeply saddened and disturbed by the shooting of two South Asian men in Olathe, Kansas, which left one man dead. Our hearts go out to families of Alok Madasani and Srinivas Kuchibhotla and the communities impacted by the hateful rhetoric and violence that […]
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Maryland #8 in U.S. News & World Report “Best States” Rankings
For immediate release: February 28, 2017 Contact: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Maryland #8 in U.S. News & World Report “Best States” Rankings ANNAPOLIS, MD – Maryland has been recognized as one of the best states in the nation to live in by U.S. News & World Report in their inaugural “Best States” […]
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Van Hollen Statement on Trump Budget Blueprint
For Immediate Release February 27, 2017 CONTACT: Bridgett Frey – (202) 228-0668 Van Hollen Statement on Trump Budget Blueprint Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees, released the following statement on President Trump’s FY 2018 budget guidance to federal agencies: “President Trump’s first budget blueprint puts our […]
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There’s a New Push to Make Obama President Again. This Time, of France.
In just a couple of months, French voters will go to the polls to elect their next president. It’s already turning into a divisive campaign, with the onetime conservative front-runner François Fillon deeply wounded by a corruption scandal and facing stiff competition from both the far right Marine Le Pen and the upstart “radical centrist” Emmanuel […]
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Baltimore Police are Called to Help a 16-year-old Black Male Being Attacked with a Knife. Police Show Up and Promptly Beat,Then Arrest the Victim.
Cops in Baltimore, Maryland have beaten up and arrested 16 year old Alonzo Cox on Wednesday night. Cox was being threatened by 14 year old female with a knife when police arrived. Police officers involved didn’t even try to deescalate when they arrived and immediately started to attack the victim. (Screengrab from video) In a […]
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SUNDAY: Cardin, Van Hollen, Sarbanes, Delaney, Brown, Raskin to Participate in Town Hall Forum
For Planning Purposes February 24, 2017 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky/Tim Zink (Cardin) 202-224-4524 Ian Jannetta (Van Hollen) 202-228-0672 Dan Jacobs (Sarbanes) 202-225-4016 Will McDonald (Delaney) 202-225-2721 Matt Verghese (Brown) 202-225-8699 Lauren Doney (Raskin) 202-225-5341 SUNDAY: Cardin, Van Hollen, Sarbanes, Delaney, Brown, Raskin to Participate in Town Hall Forum Washington, DC – On Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 6:30 […]
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Statement by President Barack Obama
Congratulations to my friend Tom Perez on his election to lead the Democratic Party, and on his choice of Keith Ellison to help him lead it. I’m proud of all the candidates who ran, and who make this great party what it is. What unites our party is a belief in opportunity – the idea […]
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Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained by Immigration Officials at Fla. Airport
FILE – In this April 15, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and Little Muhammad Ali, his 2 1/2 year old son, arrive at Miami Beach, Fla. Muhammad Ali’s son, who bears the boxing great’s name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in […]