Tag: George Floyd Justice In Policing Act
An Update on President Joe Biden’s Promise to “Have our Backs”
By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip
July 20, 2021, marked six months that Joseph R. Biden has been President. When I endorsed...
President Biden Signs Juneteenth Holiday into Law
By Stacy M. Brown
Beginning on Friday, June 18, federal employees enjoyed the country’s 12th – and perhaps most significant – paid holiday.
President Joe Biden...
One Year Later – The Death of George Floyd and a Racial Reckoning in...
By Tara Lynn Gray
Reflecting on the murder of George Floyd a year later requires that we as Black Americans, Americans as a nation, honestly...
Obama, NNPA, NAACP, Urban League Applaud Chauvin Verdict, Call it a ‘First Step’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
“True justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that Black Americans are treated...
Louisiana Trooper Suspended Over Violent Death of Shackled Man
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Two years ago, Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Kory York shackled and dragged a handcuffed Ronald...