John Lewis Made America a More Perfect Union
By The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The nation awakes to the overwhelmingly sad news that Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a champion for democracy and civil rights, has passed. The following is a statement from Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: “From marching…
Read More‘National Treasure’ Anthony Hamilton Interviewed at NNPA Virtual Conference
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Los Angeles Times proclaimed him a national treasure, and singer, songwriter, producer and actor Anthony Hamilton’s star has shone as bright as any during a career that already has resulted in more than 50 million album sales. Hamilton, the first R&B artist to sell an…
Read MoreCelebrities Make News on BlackPressUSA’s #FIYAH! Livestreams
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia BlackPressUSA’s livestreams have become as anticipated as any broadcast on the internet – at least that’s what some heavy hitters are saying. “You guys are absolutely killing it,” Denver Public Radio Program Director Willobee Carlan proclaimed. “I’m always wondering who’s going to come on next.” Novice…
Read MoreOne North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lost in the aftermath of the demonstrations stemming from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic is the issue of reparations for African Americans. Asheville, a North Carolina city where Black people make up just 11 percent of the more than 92,000 residents, may…
Read MoreAva DuVernay Moves Into Non-Scripted With NBC Family Social Experiment ‘Home Sweet Home’
Ava DuVernay has built her first primetime unscripted series – a ten-part social experiment for NBC. The When They See Us filmmaker created Home Sweet Home and she will produce via her production company Array Filmworks with Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. Each episode of the series follows two families who lead very different lives for a life-changing experience. It explores what it’s…
Read MoreNoted Writer Confronts UK for Reparations Failures
Writer Afua Hirsch doesn’t shy away from difficult questions and recently wrote about one she posed to a British cabinet minister. “Why,” she asked the minister, “has England never apologized for the transatlantic slave trade?” Britain, she reminded him, had trafficked more enslaved Africans than almost any other nation. However, the most the European country…
Read MoreFresh Future Farm Land Sale: You Reap What You Sow
By Barney Blakeney In its effort to purchase the land it’s using to grow fruits and vegetables Fresh Future Farm of North Charleston may be sowing seeds of animosity that however still may produce the crop it desires. Since 2014, Fresh Future Farm has produced 16 tons of groceries sold or distributed between 2016 and…
Read MoreBlack Coalition Backing Heyward in Challenge To His Voting Record
By Barney Blakeney The Lowcountry Black Leadership Coalition, a newly formed organization of individuals from the political, religious and activists communities have launched an effort to show support for North Charleston City Councilman Jerome Heyward criticized in recent daily news media articles for his votes on issues those reports say come alarmingly close to…
Read MoreCFPB Gives a Green Light to Predatory Payday Lenders: Ability-to-Repay Stripped from Regulation
By Charlene Crowell As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc throughout the country, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took an ill-advised and untimely action. On July 7, the agency gutted its own 2017 payday rule that required lenders to first determine whether a consumer could afford to repay the high-cost loan. This regulatory reversal represents…
Read MoreCalhoun Statue A Pump Fake
By Barney Blakeney Okay so they took it down, now what? I say THEY took it (the statue of slavery advocate John C. Calhoun) down because they put it up. Removal of the statue wasn’t up to us and perhaps had very little to do with us. But again, now that the statue is gone,…
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