Law enforcement agencies have submitted incident reports involving 7,759 criminal incidents and 10,532 related offenses motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity. Further, the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics, 2020, reported 7,554 single-bias…
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Transnational Solidarity—linking local issues global problems
by PRIDE Newsdesk •
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the United States confronts the multitude of challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a bright spotlight has been placed on the already gaping and growing inequalities far beyond the healthcare system, including housing, education, and the…
Dave Roberts becomes 2nd Black manager to win World Series
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent •
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the champions of baseball in large part because of a masterful managerial job by Dave Roberts, who becomes just the second African American skipper to win the World Series. The Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay…
Truth sometimes is Black and White
by Rev. Professor Keith Magee •
Before I belong to a race, party, or gender, I belong to God. I believe that we’re all made in the image of God. As a follower of Jesus, I’m committed to the greatest of his commandments: “to love the…
Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act forward
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior correspondent •
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority…
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America
by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrown •
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast Club. “I shouldn’t have been such…