Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President on Reparations: ‘There Should Be a Discussion About Redress’
by Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent - NNPA Newswire Count Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, among the growing and...
Morris Brown College nears reaccreditation after 20 years
ATLANTA—A historically Black college that barely skirted death during 20 years without accreditation said that it is near regaining that seal of approval. Atlanta’s Morris...
Mumia Abu-Jamal, political prisoners must be freed
Jamal Journal recently reported the following about the health status of former Black Panther, Move member and U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal: “We...
Rapper DMX remembered, honored in touching homegoing
The day after thousands turned out for a celebration at a nearby arena, rapper DMX’s family, fellow artists and leaders came to the Christian...
‘It’s an open and shut case. The whole world saw it.’Chauvin murder trial leaves behind deep questions and deep trauma
Across the United States, tensions are close to a boiling point because of a nationwide epidemic of police violence. Protestors in Brooklyn Center, Minn., ignored...
Rebuilding the Wasted Cities Buying, restoring our neighborhoods for ourselves
Dr. Carnita Atwater has been battling the city of Memphis over the city’s comprehensive growth plan. Only, she accuses the city of leaving New...
Advocacy, input, skills, land critical for Black progress
New Chicago, a majority Black neighborhood in North Memphis, used to be a thriving community. But over time, businesses dwindled and left behind poverty...
More fears for survival of Mumia Abu-Jamal,more calls for health treatments and freedom
Hundreds of supporters and advocates for imprisoned activist and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal joined an urgent online press conference demanding that he be set free. Participants...
‘Entire System Is to Blame’: Outrage builds after police union leader says officer killing of unarmed teen was ‘heroic’
by Julia Conley, CommonDreams.org Outrage over the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago was compounded recently after the president of the city’s police...
Reparations bill passes hurdle in House, but still faces uphill road
WASHINGTON—What some are describing as “jubilation” swept over circles of Black activists April 14, when two Congressional committees advanced legislation for votes on the...