News about the novel coronavirus, which has now claimed over 100,000 American lives, is all around us. A subtext told in this reporting is the painful story of the pandemic’s devastating effect on people of color. While coronavirus does not…
The deadly destruction wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the harsh inequities in American society, disproportionately ravaging Black America and other communities of color, as well as individuals who were on the social margins long before the crisis.…
Police officers in Philadelphia and St. Louis are paying a heavy price for their acts of racism. Weeks after a scathing analysis by the nonprofit Plain View Project, the two departments have responded. In Philadelphia (several officers have been terminated…
Far too many law enforcement officers, from rookies to the highest ranking, view African Americans as ‘dogs,’ and some punch in believing “it’s a good day for a chokehold.” Others believe women in ‘hijabs’ are tantamount to “trash bags.” Those…
New research has revealed that 78% of African Americans believe the country has not gone far enough on the issue of making sure Blacks have equal rights with Whites. Among Hispanics, 48% thought the country had not gone far enough…
National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. was among several prominent African Americans who said they view the recent $25 million college admissions scam as “affirmative action for the rich” and yet another example…
