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More than 1,200 current employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter calling for the federal agency to address “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against Black employees, […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – “In the end, CIUs often ask the question after reviewing all the evidence, ‘if we had known all of this at the time we charged the defendant, would we have arrested him […]

ByCharles Jacobs, JNS –  Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is now the most popular and dangerous anti-Semite in America. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are surely a problem for Jews, but polite society rejects them. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Natalie Jackson, Special to the Houston Forward Times – Most recently, Crump has represented three of the most high-profile cases in America today in his representation of the families of Floyd, […]

By Shamar Walters and Maia Davis – Shannon LaNier, a TV host in Houston, is pictured in a photo in Smithsonian Magazine alongside his direct ancestor, Thomas Jefferson. Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – “We call it the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and I call it historic because this is the first time in many years that Congress has taken up […]

The breakfast brand Aunt Jemima is removing its logo and will be renamed, amid public outcry that the branding perpetuated a racist stereotype, its parent company said . Quaker Oats said in a statement that […]

By Mike Vulpo  – After Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police in Atlanta, Hollywood director Tyler Perry is stepping up to help the family out. One Hollywood director is doing his part to help […]

By Dana Givens– In the conversation about racism, there has been much debate about the how the word should be defined. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, racism is defined as a “a belief that race is the primary […]