Tag: Black communities
U.S. House Votes to End Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor
In March U.S. House Democrats Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) joined Republican Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)...
OP-ED: American Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South
In Alabama, SCI is seeking to bridge the massive digital divide in an urban area where 450,000 households are without connection to the internet....
Readiness to Reopen: Leaders Gauge COVID Threat in Black Communities
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
With California set to do away with most of the state's COVID-19 restrictions and prepare to fully reopen...
OP-ED: The American Rescue Plan — Changing the Course of the Pandemic for All...
By U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6)
It has been a little more than a year since COVID-19 was officially discovered within the boundaries of...
COVID-19 FAQ Tackles Vaccine Hesitancy in the Black/African American Community
Part 1 of a 2-part series
Kimberly Brown | Senior Director LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS
This week, President Joe Biden is expected to announce every adult in the...