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Author Archives: Zenitha Prince
Special to the AFRO
Posted inEducation
Federal probe targets diversity efforts at George Mason under first Black president
George Mason University President Greg Washington faces growing pressure as the current White House administration launches a federal investigation into the school’s diversity efforts.
Posted inPOLITICS
First African-American Labor Secretary Alexis Herman dies at 77
Alexis Herman, pioneering civil servant and the first African American U.S. Secretary of Labor, died on April 25 at age 77, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy for workers’ rights, civil rights, women’s rights and diversity in both government and corporate America. Throughout her groundbreaking career under Presidents Carter and Clinton, and in her work with the Democratic Party and major nonprofits, Herman championed economic empowerment, equal opportunity and leadership development for underserved communities.
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, News
Alabama House passes bill targeting school diversity programs
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO Students, civil rights groups and others are decrying the March 7 passage of a controversial bill that would stymie diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in Alabama schools. Senate Bill 129 was passed by the state House of Representatives on March 7, inching it ever closer to the […]
Posted inBaltimore Community, Baltimore Government, Baltimore News, Mayor Brandon Scott, News, NEWS, POLITICS, Politics
Mayor Scott announces HBCU Fellowship initiative
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO For 25 lucky recent HBCU graduates, a major stepping stone to gainful employment may be one application away. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott recently announced a partnership with Baltimore Corps and the city’s two historically Black colleges and universities, Coppin State University and Morgan State University that would […]
Posted inBaltimore News, ENVIRONMENT, Maryland Government, News, NEWS, POLITICS, Politics, Prince George's County News
RENEW Act seeks to make polluters pay for costs of climate change
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO Heat waves. Floods. Surprise blizzards. Wildfires. Such extreme weather conditions have become almost commonplace bulletins on the nightly news. And with their growing frequency and intensity – driven by climate change – taxpayers are laboring under the increasingly heavy burden of “hidden extreme-weather taxes” as states seek to […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Health, Health, NEWS, News
VA announces expanded health services to address cancer among veterans
By Zenitha Prince, Special to the AFRO With an eye toward reducing cancer rates among U.S. veterans, the Department of Veteran Affairs recently announced new steps to expand preventive services, health care, and benefits for the more than 1 million veterans on its cancer care roster. The policies are offshoots of the Biden administration’s Cancer […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Study Shows: Provisional Ballots Can Hurt More than Help
Originally Published October 30, 2014 By Zenitha Prince Provisional ballots are being misused, including as a potential tool to suppress the votes of African Americans and other minorities, concludes a report released by the Center for American Progress (CAP) Oct. 29.Center for American Progress1 After the dismal 2000 presidential elections in which millions of votes […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Federal Court Order Sought to Block N.C. Voter Suppression Law
Originally Published May 22, 2014 By Zenitha Prince Fifth in a series detailing states’ efforts to keep citizens from voting. As hundreds of Moral Monday protesters swarmed the North Carolina capitol building decrying the Legislature’s enactment of a wave of conservative laws May 19, civil rights lawyers were filing a motion in federal court to […]
Posted inNEWS
Study Links Voter ID Support to Racial Ill Will
The AFRO has been diligent in highlighting efforts to prevent citizens from voting throughout the years. This is a sampling of those written by former AFRO Editor Zenitha Prince. Originally Published July 26, 2012 By Zenitha Prince Voting rights activists have been saying it all along: voter ID laws carry the taint of racial discrimination. […]
Posted inNEWS
Supreme Court Decision Reopens Door for Restrictive Voting Laws
The AFRO has been diligent in highlighting efforts to prevent citizens from voting throughout the years. This is a sampling of those written by former AFRO Editor Zenitha Prince. Originally Published June 28, 2013 By Zenitha Prince One predicted consequence the Supreme Court’s invalidation of a central portion of the Voting Rights Act this week […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Texas ID Law ‘Most Restrictive in Country’
Originally Published May 14, 2014 By Zenitha Prince In Texas, everything seems to be bigger—oversized hats and belt-buckles, oversized houses and geography, oversized personalities and now an oversized voter identification law that activists say is one of the worst cases of voter suppression in the United States. “Texas’ voter ID law in many ways is […]