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Join us on March 8th for an International Women’s Day celebration. Titled “Black Women’s Struggle for Democracy and Socialism,” the virtual Zoom event will begin at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central, 6:00 PM Mountain, and 5:00 PM Pacific time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Thursday said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action. They used a wide-ranging forum at […]
This month, the United Nations Human Rights Committee concluded its review of the United States’ human rights record. Nine years had passed since the Committee’s last review of the U.S. With many urgent issues to address – including gun violence, excessive use of force by law enforcement, climate change, and Guantanamo – the Committee trained
Before the 2020 election, her office worked with local clerks to modernize the state’s voter registration systems. They implemented automatic voter registration, sent absentee ballot request forms to every registered voter in the state and installed more than 1,000 secured drop boxes across Michigan. They partnered with nonpartisan organizations to provide access to information around […]
Nicole Austin-Hillery is the President & CEO at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) // https://www.cbcfinc.org/ By Ayanna Alexander, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Sept. 21 said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts […]
BY Ayanna Alexander, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Sept. 21 said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Thursday said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action. They used a wide-ranging forum at […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Thursday said many threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action. They used a wide-ranging forum at […]
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER, Associated Press 16 mins ago Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., speaks on a panel about threats to democracy at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual legislative conference, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders on Thursday said many threats to […]
2023 International Black Writers Festival promotional flier. Photo Courtesy of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University. The International Black Writers Festival is scheduled to take place at Howard University’s Founders Library from Sept. 27-29. The conference is being convened by the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and the Center For Journalism and Democracy at Howard. This year’s