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SHARPTON HAILS NYS POLICE REFORMS

SHARPTON HAILS NYS POLICE REFORMS

June 12, 2020
Rev. Al Sharpton today hailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature to a series of police reforms. He sat alongside Cuomo at the signing ceremony. Sharpton said the move "raised the bar." The executive order requires mayors and police departments to modernize their programs or risk losing state aid. Cuomo said "there is no quick fix to this. There is no stop tear gas, change the uniforms." Also at the signing were the mothers of Eric Garner and Sean Bell. ... read more
CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

June 02, 2020
NEW YORK - Sparked by the violent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Rev. Al Sharpton today led a demonstration in New York calling for legislation to hold police more accountable during protests, violence and looting. ... read more
HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

October 28, 2014
NEW YORK - New York City's Mayor Bill De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray today opened their official residence Gracie Mansion to an invited group of inner city kids and their parents to celebrate Halloween a few days early. ... read more
NY SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG PROTESTERS

NY SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG PROTESTERS

October 01, 2014
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FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY

FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY

September 04, 2014
NEW YORK - Thousands of workers from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and other fast food outlets nationally are striking today to seek better wages ... read more
NYC Minority Housing Project Gets Good $$$ News

NYC Minority Housing Project Gets Good $$$ News

November 27, 2020
NEW YORK - The 4000 mostly minority tenants of the Diego Beekman Houses in New York’s South Bronx are receiving some good news today. That news is taking the form of a new, low interest, 30-year mortgage for $19 million dollars. NYC Comptroller John Liu told reporters the funds came from the NYC Employee Retirement System and the Police Pension Fund. ... read more
MT Senators Seek Congressional Gold Medal For Cobell

MT Senators Seek Congressional Gold Medal For Cobell

September 07, 2011
Montana Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus today introduced legislation to award Montana's Elouise Cobell the Congressional Gold Medal. Cobell, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation, is being recognized for ‘her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.' ... read more
CA Black Community Rallies For LA Sports Complex

CA Black Community Rallies For LA Sports Complex

September 07, 2011
Citing Black unemployment, minority rights groups in the Black community are calling on California Senator Alan Lowenthal and all California legislators to stand up for jobs, especially for those hit hardest by the recession. The protest is co-sponsored ... read more
White Supremacist Sentenced For Hate Crime

White Supremacist Sentenced For Hate Crime

September 06, 2011
In January 2010, Zachary Beck and two other white supremacists attacked a black man in downtown Vancouver, Wash., yelling, "White Power!" "You're dead!" and racist slurs. In U.S. District court, Beck was sentenced to 51 months in prison. According to court documents, Beck and his co-conspirators, Kory Boyd and Lawrence Silk, attacked a Black man in a Vancouver sports bar on Jan. 7, 2010, because of the man’s race. ... read more
Study: Degree Of Obesity A Factor For Minority Diabetics

Study: Degree Of Obesity A Factor For Minority Diabetics

September 06, 2011
According to a new University of Michigan Health System study obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn’t been clear whether the “dose” of obesity—how much excess weight a person has, and for how long—affects the risk of diabetes. The study of about 8,000 adolescents and young adults shows the degree and duration of carrying extra pounds are important risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood. ... read more
Chicago Minority Caucuses Push For Casino

Chicago Minority Caucuses Push For Casino

September 02, 2011
Chicago City Council’s Black and Hispanic Caucuses this week joined the battle between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn over a land-based casino and slot machines at O'Hare and Midway airports. The City Council members said a ... read more
Civil Rights Groups Express 9/11 Solidarity

Civil Rights Groups Express 9/11 Solidarity

September 01, 2011
National civil rights, human rights, civil liberties, Muslim, Jewish, and South Asian groups introduced their statement of shared principles and previewed their activities related to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. More than 70 diverse organizations have signed on to the statement of shared principles in advance of the anniversary ... read more
Latino Youth Not Prepared For Kindergarten

Latino Youth Not Prepared For Kindergarten

September 01, 2011
A new report released today by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) shows that Latino children are at a disadvantage when it comes to elementary school. The report shows that in 2009, only 48 percent of Latino four-year-olds attended preschool, compared to 70 percent of White and 69 percent of Black children of the same age. The report, “Preschool Education: Delivering on the Promise for Latino Children,” provides recommendations to ensure that young Latino children enter school on track for academic success. ... read more
Labor Secretary Solis Says Latino Support For Obama Still Strong

Labor Secretary Solis Says Latino Support For Obama Still Strong

August 31, 2011
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said today the Hispanic community still supports what President Obama is doing on jobs despite the high unemployment rate. “I think there’s still a lot of confidence and support for the work the president is doing,” Solis said of what Hispanic leaders have told her at various town-hall meetings she has held across the country. “It’s not happening fast enough — that’s one of the major concerns ... read more
Former Black Muslim Leader Gets Life Sentences

Former Black Muslim Leader Gets Life Sentences

August 29, 2011
Yusuf Bey IV, The former leader of an Oakland, California, community group received a life sentence for ordering the killing of three men. Bey was the head of Your Black Muslim Bakery, the black empowerment group his father formed in the 1960s. At its height, the group aspired to promote healthful dietary habits in the Black community ... read more
EPA Settles Civil Rights Complaint Over Pesticide Spraying

EPA Settles Civil Rights Complaint Over Pesticide Spraying

August 26, 2011
The Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a case against a California pesticide regulator that the agency found discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools. The complaint alleged that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's ... read more
Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke

Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke

September 01, 2011
Blacks and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt” are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds. A stroke occurs every 40 seconds somewhere in the United States, but little has been known about whether stroke mortality disparities exist outside an 11-state region in southeast United States known as the stroke belt. ... read more
Unintended Pregnancies Rise For Poor

Unintended Pregnancies Rise For Poor

August 25, 2011
A new study from the Guttmacher Institute reports that as the rate of unintended pregnancies continues to decrease among wealthy or educated women, the rate among women who fall below the federal poverty line has climbed. A new analysis from the Guttmacher Institute shows that following a considerable decline between ... read more
96% Of Latinos Want College For Children

96% Of Latinos Want College For Children

August 25, 2011
A new impreMedia/Latino Decisions poll reveals when it comes to their children’s education, Latino voters have clear and high aspirations. The poll shows that 96% of Latino parents would like to see their kids earn a college degree, whether it is a bachelor’s, master’s or professional degree. What is not so clear ... read more
Earthquake Forces MLK Gala To Relocate

Earthquake Forces MLK Gala To Relocate

August 24, 2011
A gala dinner that kicks off dedication events for the memorial honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is being moved to a different building after an East Coast earthquake damaged the original banquet site in Washington. Due to damage caused by Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude quake, officials say the dinner will now be held at the Washington Convention Center. The invitation only formal dinner begins five days of Dedication events. The gala will commemorate the men and women who "continue to pursue ... read more

Giving Birth Increases Cancer Risks For Blacks

August 26, 2011
Results from the Black Women's Health Study show two or more full-term births are linked to a higher incidence of certain breast cancers in Black women, but only in those who did not breast-feed The study is being reported online in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. "African-American women are more likely to have had a greater number of full-term births and less likely to have breastfed their babies," said lead author Julie R. Palmer, ScD, professor of epidemiology at the Slone Epidemiology ... read more

ADHD Rates Inch Lower For Latinos

August 23, 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics official report the rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in US children continue to trend upward. However, Mexican children had consistently lower ADHD prevalence than other racial or ethnic groups. According to Lara J. Akinbami, MD, and colleagues, the percentage of American children diagnosed as having ADHD increased from 6.9% in 1998-2000 to 9.0% in 2007 to 2009. From 1998 through 2009, ADHD prevalence was h ... read more

NAACP Rally For Black Man Convicted Of Killing White Trespasser

August 23, 2011
The North Carolina and Georgia State Conferences of the NAACP, in conjunction with the national NAACP, will hold press conference and a rally tomorrow to address the Georgia State Supreme Court’s wrongful conviction of John McNeil, a Black business owner and former resident of Cobb County, Georgia. In 2006, McNeil was sentenced to life in prison in the death of Brian Epp. Mr. McNeil was defending his family at his home from Mr. Epp, a trespasser on McNeil’s property. ... read more

Poll: Civil Rights Advancements Is MLK's Most Important Legacy

August 23, 2011
-Most Americans believe the "most monumental" facet of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, legacy is the advancement of civil rights in the U.S, according to the Northwestern Mutual Foundation's "Monumental Legacy" survey, The survey was presented prior to the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., monument on the National Mall in Washington this weekend. When asked "which aspect of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy is most monumental," half of respondents (47%) chose "his advancements in civil rights ... read more

Southern Schools Partner In $4M STEM Program For Minorities

August 19, 2011
The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $4.9 million grant to the University of Georgia and six partner institutions that aims to bolster the number of students from underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. From the Peach State Louis Stokes ... read more

LATINOS BADLY PREPPED FOR COLLEGE

August 17, 2011
College and career readiness among 2011 Hispanic U.S. high school graduates who took the ACT test shows slow but steady improvement, particularly in the key areas of math and science, according to ACT’s yearly report, The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011, released today. However, ACT results continue to show a high number of students who are graduating without all of the academic skills they need to succeed after high ... read more

NY Lawmakers Push For Urban Jobs Act

August 16, 2011
With more than one-third of the nation's minority youth unemployed, a group of politicians and community activists today stood at Make the Road New York in Jackson Heights today, to continue their push for federal legislation aimed at increasing employment among at-risk youth. The Urban Jobs Act, they say, would provide federal funding to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to carry out programming ... read more

Latinos Get OK To Sue Kraft For Discrimination

August 16, 2011
Kraft Foods must face a race-discrimination trial, even though it pointed out that another worker of the same minority group as the plaintiffs did not face similar discrimination, the 7th Circuit ruled. Discrimination against one member of a minority group violates federal discrimination law no matter how well another member of the same minority may have been treated, said the unanimous ruling. ... read more

Menthol Cigarettes Harder For Blacks To Quit

August 15, 2011
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health concludes that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular smokes. One of the key points of the research findings was that menthol was found to be generally more common among younger smokers and females. ... read more

School Reform Discussed At Black Caucus Confab

August 12, 2011
As Memphis City Schools enacts groundbreaking reforms to turn around the low-income urban district's troubled history, Deputy Superintendent Irving Hamer is sharing the city's story of increasing the effectiveness of its teachers at the Congressional Black Caucus' mid-year conference in Tunica, Miss., on Friday. With the recent announcement by the Obama administration that individual states ... read more

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