Laura Victoria Burke
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Voting Rights Battle Ahead in Early 2022
With the clear indication that Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are against changing the filibuster rules in the U.S. Senate, a big battle over the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 is ahead in early 2022. → Read More
Martin Luther King III, activists protest outside Capitol demanding Senate action on voting rights
Activists led by Martin Luther King III are pressing the Senate to act on voting rights legislation amid Republican voter suppression laws. → Read More
Biden Puts Focus on Financially Assisting Parents
After the historic COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 575,000 in the U.S. and damaged the economy widely, President Biden is putting increased focus on policy to assist parents. → Read More
Seven Texas Police Officers Fired After Death of Jailed Black Man Marvin Scott
Seven sheriff’s officers in Collin County, Texas, were fired on April 1, apparently in connection with the death of 26-year-old Marvin D. Scott III. → Read More
Harris Effect on Biden Campaign Evident as Debates Loom
The selection of Sen. Kamala Harris certainly drove excitement for base Democrats. → Read More
Restaurants in America Hit Hard by COVID-19 Face Uphill Battle to Return to Normal
The devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly divesting to the restaurant and service industry. → Read More
Civil Rights Leaders Urge African Americans to Stay Home as COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 60K
With the coronavirus death toll surpassing 60,000 during the last week of April, Black leaders in the U.S. have taken to warning their communities of the danger of opening the country back up too soon. → Read More
Census Must Move Forward During COVID-19 Pandemic
Almost 40 percent of U.S. households have responded online to the census since March 10. → Read More
IN MEMORIAM: African Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19
The inaccurate internet memes and false online conspiracies that “Blacks can’t get coronavirus” are contrary to reality: African Americans are not immune to COVID-19. → Read More
CBC Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus health crisis that hit America in the middle of March has compelled governors to shut down states and request citizens to stay in their homes and moved Congress to pass an unprecedented stimulus of over $2 trillion. → Read More
Black Swim Team Member Sues Police for Wrongful Confrontation
Jaylan Butler, a swimmer at Eastern Illinois University who said he was unlawfully confronted by a police officer who pressed a handgun to his forehead and threatened to shoot him, is suing the police department. → Read More
After Nevada Win, Bernie Sanders Trying to Prove He Can Win Minority Voters
Sen. Bernie Sanders not only won the Nevada caucuses and took a commanding lead in the delegate count, he also verified that he can win over Hispanic voters. → Read More
Jarrett Adams: Falsely Accused Man Reenters Society as Attorney
Jarrett Adams spent 10 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. → Read More
Trump Administration Cuts Food Stamps for at Least 700K Americans
The Trump administration has finalized the implementation of new work requirement rules that would cut food stamp benefits for 700,000 Americans. → Read More
Howard University Receives Record Donation for STEM Scholarships
Howard University has received the largest donation in the university’s history — a $10 million gift from the Karsh Family Foundation. → Read More
Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller
The U.S. Navy is set to name a new aircraft carrier after World War II hero Doris Miller. → Read More
Black Voters the Cornerstone of Democratic Party, Most Reliable Voting Bloc
President Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide among a crowded field. → Read More
Prada Rolls Out Sambo Style Figures and Black Twitter Rolls Over Prada
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The viral social media backlash that followed prompted the company to pull all of the items worldwide as calls for a boycott slowly built during discussions on Twitter. Prada’s first statement in reaction to the criticism on Twitter didn’t help. → Read More
Civil Rights Activists, NFL Players React to New National Anthem Policy
Civil rights activist Tamika Mallory says that the new NFL national anthem policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century.” Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before NFL games to protest police brutality during the 2016 NFL season. → Read More
CBC Chairman Talks HBCUs, Impeachment and #RootOutRacism
During a conference call with reporters, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), pledged to revisit the debate around impeachment when Congress returns after Labor Day and announced a new campaign to #RootOutRacism in the White House. → Read More