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In summary Under a new state law, emergency notifications by law enforcement will be expanded to include “Ebony Alerts” for missing Black children and youths. Studies show African Americans are disproportionately on lists of the missing. To bring more attention and resources to missing Black youth, a new law that establishes “Ebony Alerts” takes effect […]
Juba, South Sudan, November 9, 2023 — International Rescue Committee (IRC) Ambassador and actress Ebony Obsidian recently concluded a visit to South Sudan where she witnessed the country’s mounting humanitarian needs and the impacts of the climate crisis. Her desire to visit South Sudan was driven by urgent issues affecting the country, efforts made by […]
Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders members Suzette Shaw, left, holding photos of 10 victims, and Margaret Prescod, at podium, join relatives of victims speaking after the sentencing for Lonnie Franklin Jr., a convicted serial killer known as the “Grim Sleeper,” in Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2016. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/FILE California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law establishing the new Ebony Alert system. CNN — A new California law will create an emergency alert system to help find missing Black youth and women between the ages of 12 and 25. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed . . .
California’s newly enacted “Ebony Alert” law is the first of its kind in the nation to prioritize the search for Black youth gone missing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 673 into law on Sunday, making California the first state to create an alert notification system — similar to an Amber Alert — to address the crisis […]
California’s newly enacted “Ebony Alert” law is the first of its kind in the nation to prioritize the search for Black youth gone missing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 673 into law on Sunday, making California the first state to create an alert notification system — similar to an Amber Alert — to address the crisis […]
Benjamin Matthews, one of the founders of Opera Ebony. Opera Ebony hide caption toggle caption Opera Ebony Benjamin Matthews, one of the founders of Opera Ebony. Opera Ebony For half a century, Opera Ebony has been one of the guiding lights for Black performers looking to make their mark on the opera world. Born out […]
Award-Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Gives Us A Peek … EBONY Source link
Born in Chicago, Hyde was raised in West Michigan and remembers dabbling in music for the first time when she attended Grand Rapids Community College. Courtesy Edye Evans Hyde If you search the internet for Edye Evans Hyde, you can find pages of her work: performance photos, links to her albums to stream on Spotify, […]
Getty Trust Commits $30 Million to Digitize the Johnson Publishing Company Archive Which Features More Than 4 Million Prints and Negatives That Chronicle 20th Century Black Life NEW YORK, NY – July 28, 2022 — A consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the […]