BALTIMORE, MD. — This morning, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison announced the first COVID-19 death of a City employee. Mr. Michael Baptist, a contract services specialist in Human Resources at the Baltimore Police Department, passed Friday evening. Mr. Baptist began his career with the Department in 1971, as a sworn-officer, […]
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150,000 Black Churches Are Demanding That The Unidentified Miami Policeman Who Handcuffed Dr.Armen Henderson Be Fired
National Black Church Initiative P.O. Box 65177 Washington, DC 20035 202-744-0184 dcbci2002@gmail.com www.naltblackchurch.com National Black Church Initiative President Rev. Anthony Evans and 150,000 Black Churches Are Demanding That The Unidentified Miami Policeman Who Handcuffed Dr. Armen Henderson Be Fired And Investigated For Violating Dr. Henderson’s Civil Rights What the Hell is going on! Washington, DC […]
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Sheriff Overcomes Bigotry
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent It’s been just over one year that Gregory Tony became the first Black sheriff in the history of Broward County, Fla. And, as one might expect, Tony’s job is made all the more difficult because even in the 21st century, it’s quite the challenge for many to […]
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Op-ed Submission: The Fate of the American Middle Class is in the Hands of Regulators
By Donnell Williams and Antoine M. Thompson Last week, Congress passed phase three of its COVID-19 response, the CARES ACT, a $2 trillion stimulus package that has become most well-known for its direct payments of up to $1,200 for many Americans. These payments are a much-appreciated addition to the already enacted policies like the delayed […]
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Senators Urge Anti-Bias Police Training Over Mask Fears
By Aaron Morrison The Associated Press Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled while wearing masks or other face coverings in public. In a letter sent April 17 to Attorney General William Barr and […]
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Dying to Work — Amazon, Other Frontline Workers Bear Brunt Of COVID-19
Many Forced to Choose Between Safety and Paying the Bills By Mel Reeves, Community Editor, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder “The organizer’s conduct was immoral, unacceptable, and arguably illegal,” is how an Amazon official sought to frame the efforts of one of its workers who was fired by the company. The worker, Christian Smalls, had tried to bring […]
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Uganda Continues COVID-19 Lockdown
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com For the last several weeks the East African nation of Uganda has been under a general lockdown, which included what some would consider draconian consequences for those who violate the restrictions. And this week, the nation’s president announced the lockdown will continue for three more weeks. Ugandan President […]
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HBCU Sports Report: HU Mourns Fallen Bison
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Howard University (HU) Athletics announced the passing of former football player Sean Boynes, who passed away on April 2, from complications of the novel coronavirus. Before becoming a Bison, Boynes fostered his football career in the D.M.V., including about two miles northeast of the University at Gonzaga College […]
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Black Pastors Call On Trump Admin. To Address Impact Of Coronavirus On Minority Communities
By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter A group and black pastors and researchers called on the Trump administration Wednesday to address the disproportionate impact of the new coronavirus on minority communities. “We have gathered as pastors, as faith leaders around this country to simply state that last week’s headlines reminded all of us that racism […]
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Letter From A Funeral Assistant
Dear Rev. Boulware; I just needed to let you know what life in the funeral industry has been like these past weeks. When they said two weeks ago the next two weeks would be rough, they did not lie. It has been relentless, because people did not stop dying and life continued to happen in […]
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Sen. Booker, Rep. Pressley Lead Colleagues in Rebuking Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
Education Department “blatantly disregarding” new law prohibiting wage garnishment during coronavirus WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) today led more than 30 of their congressional colleagues in blasting the Trump Administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress […]
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Unemployed Blacks Should Post Their Resume to This Web Site
By BlackNews.com Nationwide (BlackNews.com) — The global COVID-19 pandemic has all Americans feeling financially burdened, but more African Americans are being affected as there are currently more than 6 million unemployment claims across the country. Experts say that Black unemployment could eventually be as high as 30%, but one web site, BlackJobs.com, is helping to […]
