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BLACKS MARCH AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

BLACKS MARCH AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

August 25, 2022
NEW YORK - Scores of black ministers and community leaders marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to New York's City Hall today to raise awareness about mounting gun violence. ... read more
BLM WANTS POLICE $ CUTS

BLM WANTS POLICE $ CUTS

June 25, 2020
NEW YORK - Since the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter campaign has achieved some success, and today BLM protestors demanded that NY cut $1 billion from the $6 billion police budget. At a demonstration at City Hall, some of the participants even went so far as to call for the abolishment of the police department. A number of the BLM protestors stated they will stay at City Hall until their demands are met. ... read more
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

DISMAY OVER BLACK DEATH PROBE

November 08, 2018
NEW YORK - Eric Garner’s family and supporters, including many top local officials, gathered outside City Hall on the fourth anniversary of his police-chokehold death Tuesday to blame NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City’s Police Department for allegedly dragging their feet in the case. ... read more
BLACKS PROTEST POLICE SHOOTING

BLACKS PROTEST POLICE SHOOTING

July 09, 2016
A number of protestors were arrested as hundreds gathered in New York City’s Union Square at a march for a man who was allegedly killed by an off-duty NYPD officer in what is being described as apparent road rage. ... read more
THOUSANDS PROTEST DEATH OF BLACK MAN DURING ARREST BY NYPD

THOUSANDS PROTEST DEATH OF BLACK MAN DURING ARREST BY NYPD

August 23, 2014
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Mourners Protest Black Youths Death By NYPD

Mourners Protest Black Youths Death By NYPD

November 27, 2020
NEW YORK – One year after a white New York police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old black youth, the victim’s friends and family took to the streets of the Bronx, NY over the weekend to protest police bias. Ramarley Graham was killed from a single shot fired by police officer Richard Haste who followed Graham into his home. The cop was part of a narcotics detail. Haste said he fired his weapon believing Graham was reaching for a gun. He had no weapon. ... 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
BLACKS EYE OBAMA'S JOBS SPEECH

BLACKS EYE OBAMA'S JOBS SPEECH

September 08, 2011
Ahead of President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress tonight, Black California Congresswoman Maxine Water's is putting the pressure on the president to make clear just what it is he plans to do to help the communities suffering the most in this bad economy. In a statement issued today, Waters challenged the president to, "spend as much energy working to create jobs in the black community as he is campaigning for votes in one of the whitest states in the nation." ... read more
Fed Report Blasts

Fed Report Blasts "Heavy-Handed" Puerto-Rico Police

September 08, 2011
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) has engaged in a pattern and practice of misconduct that violates the Constitution and federal law. The investigation, launched in July 2008, was conducted in accordance with the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. ... read more
Black Caucus To Host DC Cancer Summit

Black Caucus To Host DC Cancer Summit

September 08, 2011
The Prostate Health Education Network, Inc. (PHEN) announced today that it will host its "Seventh Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit" in Washington from September 22- 23, 2011, at the U.S. Capitol and Washington Convention Center. This year's theme is "Saving Lives: Strategies for Eliminating the African American Prostate Cancer Disparity." The Summit will kick-off on Sept. 22 ... read more
Obama Black Approval Hits New Low

Obama Black Approval Hits New Low

September 08, 2011
President Barack Obama earned the lowest monthly job approval rating of his presidency to date in August, with 41% of U.S. adults approving of his overall job performance, down from 44% in July. He also received term-low monthly job approval ... read more
Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk

Peer Pressure Puts Black Girls At Higher HIV Risk

September 07, 2011
In a recent study involving 64 African American adolescent girls ages 14 to 17, researchers found that up to 59% of the study’s subjects experienced sexual abuse that included threats, verbal coercion, condom coercion and physical violence. Of the 64 interviewed, unwanted sex made up 30% and 9% respectively of the abuse cases. ... read more
Black Contractors To Protest Mississippi Bridge Project

Black Contractors To Protest Mississippi Bridge Project

September 07, 2011
Work on the new $700 million Mississippi River Bridge north of downtown St. Louis could come to a halt next week. East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks and the Metro-East Black Contractors Organization announced their plans ... read more
Black Kids Twice As Likely To Have Food Allergies

Black Kids Twice As Likely To Have Food Allergies

September 07, 2011
In a new study, black kids were twice as likely as white kids to have an immune response to foods such as peanuts, milk, and eggs, and almost four times as likely to have a "sensitization" to three or more foods. The research suggests that race and ancestry may play an important role in food allergies. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, ... 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
BLACK KILLER'S DEATH DATE UPROAR

BLACK KILLER'S DEATH DATE UPROAR

September 07, 2011
Georgia is scheduling the execution later this month of an inmate who has won worldwide support for his claims of innocence in the 1989 slaying of a Savannah police officer, his attorney said Tuesday. A Chatham County judge signed the death warrant for Troy Davis yesterday, marking the fourth time since 2007 ... read more
Few Blacks Wear Seatbelts

Few Blacks Wear Seatbelts

September 06, 2011
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the No. 1 leading cause of unintentional injury death for all Blacks is motor vehicle crashes. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Blacks ages 1 to 14. Of those killed while passengers in a vehicle, 52 percent of Black children were not restrained at the time of the crash. Though wearing a seat belt is the best way to avoid injury, ... read more
VIOLENCE ROCKS BLACK NYC PARADE

VIOLENCE ROCKS BLACK NYC PARADE

September 06, 2011
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today blamed illegal handguns and lack of courage by federal officials for the shooting that left three people dead Monday night in Brooklyn. The violence took place a few blocks away from the City's annual West Indian Day Parade. Bystander Denise Gay was killed while sitting on a stoop with her daughter. ... read more
Sharpton Aide To Black Journalists: Get On Board

Sharpton Aide To Black Journalists: Get On Board

September 06, 2011
Tamika Mallory, executive director of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, has some words of warning for Black reporters. In a column for NewsOne.com titled, “Time For Black Journalists To Stop Criticizing Rev. Sharpton,” Mallory addresses her open letter style column “to all the Black journalists out there.” "Whenever I hear people question Reverend Sharpton’s new show, ‘Politics Nation’ on MSNBC, I find myself thinking ... read more
Report: Black Males Unable To Hold On To Middle Class

Report: Black Males Unable To Hold On To Middle Class

September 06, 2011
According to a new report by Pew’s Economic Mobility Project, a middle-class upbringing does not guarantee the same status as an adult, The report, Downward Mobility from the Middle Class: Waking Up from the American Dream, considers potential factors that cause a third of Americans who grow up in the middle – defined ... read more
BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS

BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS

September 02, 2011
The Labor Department released the August jobs report today showing that while unemployment figures remained unchanged from July's 9.1 percent. Black unemployment climbed to 16.7 percent. This is the highest its been since 1984. The unemployment rate for Black males rose a whole percentage point to 18.0 percent and the rate for Black youths aged 16–19 jumped from 39.2 to 46.5 percent. ... read more
Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

September 02, 2011
Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called “The Farm” because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row. The prison is located 90 minutes ... read more
Judge Reviewing Black Farmer Settlement

Judge Reviewing Black Farmer Settlement

September 02, 2011
U.S. Federal District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington is reviewing the $1.25 billion settlement in a class action stemming from allegations the government discriminated against black farmers in loan processing. Friedman met for about eight hours with the plaintiffs' team, government lawyers and farmers, some of whom traveled ... read more
UNREST BETWEEN BLACK LAWMAKERS

UNREST BETWEEN BLACK LAWMAKERS

September 01, 2011
Black Florida Rep. Allen West, the only Republican member of the Congressional Black Caucus, is threatening to quit the CBC over what he calls “racially motivated rhetoric” by fellow caucus members aimed at the tea party. While speaking at a Black Caucus-sponsored event in Miami, fellow CBC member Congressman Andre Carson of Indiana made the assertion that ... read more
Study To Investigate Causes Of Breast Cancer In Blacks

Study To Investigate Causes Of Breast Cancer In Blacks

August 31, 2011
UNC scientist Robert Millikan will partner with Christine Ambrosone, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and Julie R. Palmer, of Boston University, in the most ambitious study to date of breast cancer among younger Black women. Data from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Carolina Breast Cancer Study demonstrated that Black women under the age of 45 are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive types ... read more
Study Looks At Mental Health Of Gay Black Men

Study Looks At Mental Health Of Gay Black Men

August 31, 2011
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that Black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a new study finds. “Racism, homo-negativity and the experience of violence and discrimination contribute significantly to mental disorder burden and morbidity in this community,” said Louis F. Graham ... read more
OBAMA REACTS TO BLACK CRITICS

OBAMA REACTS TO BLACK CRITICS

August 30, 2011
Under fire from Black lawmakers for allegedly ignoring rising unemployment in their communities, President Obama took to the radiowaves saying he understands their concerns. Obama appeared on the popular Black-oriented Tom Joyner show today as part of an effort by his administration to remind Black voters that the country’s first Black president is fighting for them. The president reminded the show's primarily Black audience that Martin Luther King's efforts regarding unemployment took time ... read more
Study Gives Clues To High Rate Of Hypertension In Blacks

Study Gives Clues To High Rate Of Hypertension In Blacks

August 30, 2011
A study published this month in Vascular Health and Risk Management examined a key difference in the way that cells from Blacks respond to inflammation. Tis discovery could provide an answer to why this group is disproportionately affected by hypertension, something that has eluded scientists for many years. Lead author Michael Brown ... read more

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