by News Headlines | Nov 18, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Former President Barack Obama raises hands with Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at a Oct. 28, 2022, campaign event in Georgia.Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesIn the U.S., all elections are administered by the states. But not all states use the same...
by News Headlines | Nov 18, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines
Under pressure from the federal government to act, the Marin Housing Authority is moving forward with its plan to rehabilitate Golden Gate Village.The plan — approved on a 5-2 vote by commissioners on Tuesday — calls for a limited partnership to be formed to purchase...
by News Headlines | Nov 18, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Current News Headlines
In the summer of 2020, when the murder of George Floyd was igniting protests in Minneapolis and around the country, it occurred to Margaret A. Burnham that “George Floyd” was a common-sounding name. Burnham is the founder and director of the Civil Rights and...
by News Headlines | Nov 15, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Current News Headlines
A 40-year study on syphilis was officially concluded 50 years ago this month.On Nov. 16, 1972, Assistant Secretary for Health Merlin K. Duval instructed the Director of the Center for Disease Control to terminate the “Tuskegee Study.”The study began in the post-World...
by News Headlines | Nov 15, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black History (Through Reconstruction), Black New-US, Current News Headlines
People For the American Way’s recent report, All Safe: Transforming Public Safety, provides concrete policy proposals for the transformation and implementation of public safety programs specifically at the local level. Eliminating police violence and improving public...
by News Headlines | Nov 15, 2022 | Black History (Reconstruction to Present), Black New-US, Current News Headlines
BY WALTER OPINDE On 14th June, 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton proclaimed “One America” in the 21st Century, which was the President’s Initiative on Race. The initiative was a fundamental factor in President Clinton’s intentions to transform the United...
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