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New Kwanzaa Stamp Available

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service continues to celebrate Kwanzaa, which honors the values and beliefs around African American...

2020 Census Update: Early Voting and Response Rates

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. With early voting occurring in more than 40 states across the U.S.A, more than 20 million...

The Perfect Storm for Disaster – COVID, Winter, and Economic Slowdown

On October 2, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the last unemployment report we will see until after the election. Based on this...

Confirmation of Barrett will Mark the Point of No Return for Independence of Federal Courts

“The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army, and it has no power of the purse. Its power comes from the fact that the public accepts its...

Civil Rights Groups Oppose Fasttracked U. S. Supreme Court Nominee

October 16, 2020) -- One of the most consequential decisions that presidents make are lifetime federal judicial appointments at every...

DEADLY SERIOUS

Black folks’ struggle to exist in America is no game. It is deadly serious. The bloody opposition to our survival in this white dominated...

The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester Welcomes Bakari Sellers as Keynote Speaker

MOUNT VERNON, NY -- The Youth Shelter Program of Westchester is proud to announce An Evening with Bakari Sellers. Bakari T. Sellers is an...

Monsters Are Scary, So Are Brilliant Black Women.

I was frightened of monsters when I was a child. Not so sure why, but my brother, who loved to plague me, used to tell me they were...

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