California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….
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Why the Biden campaign should invest in the Black Press NNPA NEWSWIRE — Advertising in the Black Press provides deeper visibility beyond the mainstream media. It allows the Democrats to…
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Comprehensive reparations are expansive and focus on redressing crimes against humanity endured by Black communities (people of African descent) due to chattel slavery, U.S. Apartheid system (Jim Crow), the current…
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Although Black and Hispanic Americans have accumulated more wealth in recent years, their net worth still lags far behind that of White Americans. By Tami Luhby, CNN — Although Black…
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The Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse. That legacy was tested after Hamas militants massacred 1,400 people in…
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Black people in the United States inhabit a unique and precarious space in discussions of the horrible recent events in the Middle East. By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post —…
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“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was performed at the super bowl for the first time this year. Here’s why it still resonates with Black Americans. By Jessica Washington, The Root…
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By Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill — Story at a glance: A number of Black Americans made history in 2022 by breaking through glass ceilings. Ketanji Brown Jackson became the…
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A little-known Civil War story illuminates America’s broken promise to Black America. By Bennett Parten, Zócalo Public Square — Americans get Sherman’s March all wrong. Ask anyone who’s seen Gone…
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Here’s why the “future of democracy and the fate of Black America is in our hands,” according to Dr. Ron Daniels. By Dr. Ron Daniels — For Black America, the…
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Improving the conditions and capacities for life By Maulana Karenga — By any sane and serious reasoning, measure and meaning, these are bleak, unBlack, challenging and taxing times for this…
Monday, August 30, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Tavis Smiley. Topic The Biden Agenda and Black…