When Mitchell joined the Redskins in 1962, they became the last NFL team to integrate. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins’ first black player, has died. […]
By Saskia Kercy One of the more insidious bits of misinformation in the early days of the pandemic was the idea that black people were somehow, as if by magic, immune to COVID-19, the disease […]
by Lydia Blanco– Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (Image: National Institutes of Health) Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, viral […]
By Hassan Isilow – South Africa steps up testing to contain spread and manage COVID-19 cases Johannesburg – South Africa’s top doctor announced Friday two more people have died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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