Editorials section
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. STATEMENT BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. After 400 years of slavery, segregation and discrimination why would anybody be shocked that African Americans are dying disproportionately from the coronavirus? The […]
By Rep. Al Lawson The coronavirus pandemic is a challenge unlike anything we have ever faced. I understand how scary this is and how desperate you are for answers. We have seen staggering evidence that […]
ReNika Moore, ACLU Director To provide meaningful protection and support for all members of the community, a COVID-19 response must address the pervasive racial injustices at the federal, state, and local level. COVID-19 is ravaging […]
Deric Gilliard is former communications for the SCLC and the author of “Living in the Shadows of A Legend: Unsung Heroes and ‘Sheroes’ who Marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” He can be contacted […]
by Walter Harris Garvin “There’s an old saying in some African American communities that is often applied to the broad-stroke disparity of [the] nation’s economy: when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia. […]
By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson The coronavirus has come down on our nation’s economy like a sledgehammer and many small businesses may never recover from the impact. This is particularly true for Black-owned businesses. Earlier […]
By Clarence McKee – The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought out the best in President Donald J. Trump, the worst in both the national media and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Regarding the president, […]
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 […]
By Charles M. Blow Pre-existing health conditions leave one group particularly vulnerable. x Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times Early Monday morning the email arrived. The subject line began, “ALARM AT THE GATE,” […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At present the CDC has noted that those with chronic lung disease, moderate to severe asthma, serious heart conditions, those immunocompromised including cancer treatment, severely obese, diabetic, with renal failure, or liver […]
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