the case for african american reparations, explained
The importance of black, Latino and Asian American voters and leaders reflects the dramatic demographic changes underway in U.S. ..…
The importance of black, Latino and Asian American voters and leaders reflects the dramatic demographic changes underway in U.S. ..…
He placed his announcement in the context of the trend the courts and Republican Party have undertaken to circumscribe enfranchisement through the gutting of Voting Right Act, partisan-inspired redistricting and gerrymandering policies, and intimidation schemes.. ..…
At first glance, Ashton Theodore-Randle seems like the very picture of “diversity”—an African-American, openly gay, Millennial politician. ... Some other noticeable names are Robert Smith, an African-American gay veteran that became conservative after the election..…
Second, even if he doesn’t get former President Obama’s immediate endorsement the fact that he served as Obama’s Vice-President gives him at least somewhat of a chance of building relationships with the all-important African-American community and, potentially, attracting support from..…
Supreme Court—the progress toward equalitarianism and a multicultural society symbolized by the election of America’s first African-American president, Barack Obama. ..…
I grew up Philadelphia with the background of the attacks on MOVE and Rizzo's impact on how, as Black person, you think about yourself and about in this city. American Postal Workers Local Bill Bachmann from New York City called on AFL-CIO, Change to Win and other union formations to..…
King was the ringleader of a group that chained Byrd, 49, who was African American, to the back of a 1992 Ford pickup truck and dragged him to his death over nearly three miles in the woods outside Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. ..…
In 2007, Biden called Barack Obama the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and nice-looking guy when commenting on his candidacy .. ..…
Or Ronald Reagan visiting an African American family in Maryland after a cross was burned on their front lawn. ..…
The U.S. has the highest per capita imprisoned population in the world which is disproportionately African American and Latinx. ... At present Pinkney is assisting the people of Benton Harbor, an overwhelming African American municipality just emerging from emergency..…
The consolidation process, one of the conference's historically African-American congregations, included churches from the area - Penbrook and Rockville United Methodist Churches.. ..…
The effect was dramatic The number of African American members of Congress increased from 25 at the end of the 101st Congress in 1991 to 41 at the beginning of the 103rd Congress in 1993 — increasing the size of Congressional Black Caucus by 65 percent. ..…