Plans to unveil a bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia revealed
NNPA—Now, 81 years after his death, officials in Ethiopia plan to unveil a bronze sculpture in Addis Ababa to honor the legacy of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the Pan African independence movement architect. According to a news release, the sculpture highlights Ethiopia as a focal point for Pan-Africanists to engage in constructing a unifying African heritage and destiny. “Our history...
Justice for Kendrick: Finally, a troubling Ga. case is reopened
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” For Kendrick Johnson’s family, it has been eight long agonizing years since the 17-year-old was found dead in the gymnasium at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Ga., wrapped in a gym mat upside down on January 11, 2013. The county sheriff’s department...
Get ready for National Black Leadership Summit II on April 3!
Unity is the key and what is needed for Black progress. The push toward unity is a continuous work and the Nubian Leadership Circle is striving to do its part with the second National Black Leadership Summit. The Nubian Leadership Circle—a nationwide alliance of Black leadership groups and organizations—will host its second summit virtually on April 3, from 10:00...
Incarcerated people look to Senate to cap prison phone rates
MINNEAPOLIS—Incarcerated people and their families said they are closely watching congressional debates about the next Covid-19 relief bill for proposed legislation that would drastically push down the cost of prison and jail phone calls. For years, they have advocated lowering rates that run as high as $25 for a 15-minute call. Now, they said, with the economic fallout of the...
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 in their wake. Other thriving Black neighborhoods, such as Greenwood, or Tulsa, Okla.’s Black Wall Street, and Rosewood, Fla., were destroyed, its people massacred. And then there was New York City’s Seneca Village, a hub...
America caught Covid-19; Black America caught hell, says Urban League
True to form, the National Urban League’s 2020 State of Black America Report highlights the plight of Black inequality and economics in America. And, this year’s 44th edition focuses on the Covid-19 global pandemic, racial justice, and imperatives for Black survival. “America caught the coronavirus and Black America caught hell,” opens “Unmasked,” the benchmark report. It outlines the coronavirus’ impact...
Preventative measures in addressing Black health
By Shawntell Muhammad In honor of National Minority Health Month, we are going to highlight Black men’s health. Black people in America, particularly Black men, are at a higher risk of developing and suffering from major chronic illnesses, compared to other groups in this country. When it comes to hypertension (high blood pressure), Black men account for 59 percent of...
Trump survives failures that doomed others and keeps pushing fear, chaos in appeals to White voters
WASHINGTON—Hardly a day goes by, now, in the view of many, when President Donald J. Trump does not commit an act which would eliminate an ordinary candidate from consideration for even the lowliest of elected positions. Some have even suggested that he should be impeached again, and removed from office for his many “high crimes and misdemeanors.” But to the amazement...
Town hall focuses on community health, public safety
ABJ Community Services, Inc., headed by Pastor Victoria Brady, and Original Men In Black (the security arm of the Temple of Mercy Association), headed by Minister Rahim Aton, hosted the “Art of Unity: State of Emergency for the Black Community” town hall meeting. The overwhelming increase in crime and violence within Chicago’s predominantly Black communities, along with the dangers of...
Explosive tax revelations overshadow talk of new Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON—Just five weeks before Election Day, more damaging news reports have emerged about President Donald J. Trump—this time a New York Times report that he essentially failed to pay federal income taxes because of huge business losses. Mr. Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and the same amount in 2017, and paid no taxes at all...