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Russell Simmons Brings Back Def Comedy Jam to Raise Money for Coronavirus Ravaged Areas

April 6, 2020 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown — Simmons is leading a group of producers who, on Sunday, April 5, will premiere “Def Comedy Jam Presents: Healing Through Laughter,” a marathon fundraiser hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. The program will […]

Editorials

COMMENTARY: COVID-19, the View Across Black America

April 6, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the city’s bus service have made it difficult for its darker and poorer customers—many of whom […]

Book Reviews

American Poison’ Aims To Show How Race Is At The Root Of U.S. Problems

April 2, 2020 admin 0

How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise by Eduardo Porter When journalist Eduardo Porter moved to Los Angeles in the 90s and started writing about the city, he realized race was everywhere — and that it determined […]

National

Over 6.6 Million People Filed For Unemployment: Experts Predict 20 Million More Jobs Will Soon Be Lost

April 2, 2020 admin 0

By Jack Kelly  On Thursday, the Department of Labor reported that a staggering and record-setting 6,648,000 initial unemployment claims were filed for the week ending March 28. This is an aggressive increase in the numbers from the […]

International

South Africans Complain of Vicious Attacks From Law Enforcement Officers Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

April 2, 2020 admin 0

By Nefeteria Brewster South African law enforcement officers are under scrutiny after videos of them assaulting citizens went viral following a call for the country to lock down due to the coronavirus. Since South Africa […]

Book Reviews

The Great Migration’s Complicated Legacy

April 2, 2020 admin 0

By Theodore R. Johnson Marcia Chatelain, Kenisha Grant, Ted Johnson, and Mark Whitaker discuss the history of the Great Migration and how it reverberates in mass incarceration and voter suppression today. MICHAEL WALDMAN: Throughout the […]

Political

Stacey Abrams, Come Get This Man: Georgia Governor ‘Didn’t Know’ Crucial Details About COVID-19

April 2, 2020 admin 0

This man needs a leader. Written By Royce Dunmore People are completely fed up with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp after witnessing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Georgia. Stacey Abrams naturally came up in the conversation, considering she […]

Entertainment

Television Academy Honors: ‘Watchmen’, ‘Queen Sugar’ & ‘Patriot Act’ Among Winners

April 2, 2020 admin 0

By Erik Pedersen   HBO and Netflix each have a pair of programs among those receiving the 13th annual Television Academy Honors, which were announced today. The prizes recognize six exceptional television programs that are impacting society through […]

Sports

Women’s Basketball Programs Beat the Men’s By a Long Shot in Graduating Black Athletes

April 2, 2020 admin 0

BY DERRICK Z. JACKSON UConn, for example, graduates 100% of its basketball athletes Ellen Tripp, director of the University of Connecticut’s Student-Athlete Success Program, gets angry when she hears stale, patronizing reasons that the university and […]

Lifestyle

Empty Pews and Couples Coping: Black Americans Adjust, Slowly, to Working From Home

April 2, 2020 admin 0

By Curtis Bunn – Less than 1 in 5 African American workers are able to work from home, despite the pandemic, according to a new study.  For the Rev. Henry P. Davis III, the effortless […]

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