Tag: African Americans
Jackie Robinson Was A Republican Until The GOP Became The ‘White Man’s Party’
By Chris Lamb, IUPUI
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society.
Robinson was Black,...
Jackie Robinson Day: MLB Celebrates Robinson 75 Years After Debut
CELEBRATING JACKIE ROBINSON DAY
The Associated Press
Players across the majors will don Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 — and all of them in Dodger blue this...
Alzheimer’s Drugs Decision Has Deeper Impact on Health of Blacks, Other Minorities
By Sen. Isadore Hall | Special to California Black Media Partners
Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new Alzheimer’s disease...
California’s New CARE Court Is Justice Option for People Addicted, Mentally Ill
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
A day after the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans decided who...
Reparations Advocates Host Townhall Ahead of Task Force Mtg Next Week
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
Most people attending a recent community meeting on reparations in the Bay Area had never heard of...