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Nothing in the Christian credo or ethos requires compensation or reparations for good deeds. Nevertheless, for the sake of the naysayers, let me reiterate a few of the main points of a CNN article by Van Jones, “Black-Asian solidarity has a long and storied history in America!” (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

COMMENTARY: Always Right to Fight!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the horrific murders of some of our Asian sisters in Georgia, the press started asking whether or not the Black community would...

A Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released last week found that 22 percent of African American voters approve of Trump’s job performance. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Black voters are the cornerstone of the Democratic Party and the most reliable voting block.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump is increasingly highlighting his pitch to African Americans as Democrats struggle to decide amongst a crowded field. Political observers understand that Trump...

This model shows a typical ship in the early 1700s on the Middle Passage. To preserve their profits, captains and sailors tried to limit the deaths of slaves from disease, suicide, and recolts. In the grisly arithmetic of the slave trade, captains usually chose between two options: pack in as many slaves as possible and hope that most survive, or put fewer aboard, improve the conditions between decks, and hope to lose fewer to disease. (Photo: Ken Lu ? Wikimedia Commons / This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.)

Black History7 years ago

Three Day Event Planned to Commemorate First African Landing in Virginia

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The commemoration kicks off on Friday, August 23 at 12:00 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Convention Center where Byron Pitts of ABC Nightline,...

“To be clear, the First Step Act is a win for criminal justice reform. But the Republicans who wrote the law never meant for it to reduce the sentences of hundreds of prisoners. They never intended for it to address the racist war on drugs,” said Michael Harriot in a piece for The Root. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

REPORT: Black Men Are Biggest Beneficiaries of the First Step Act

NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since the First Step Act was signed...

Keynote speaker Van Jones giving L.A. residents a thumbs up at the People Power Convention. (Photo by: Jordan Tucker | LA Sentinel)

Community7 years ago

Congresswoman Karen Bass and Van Jones Speak at the People Power Convention

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — On June 8th, many South L.A. residents came together at Los Angeles Trade Technical College for the 4th annual People Power Convention hosted...

Russell Simmons takes a selfie with a student from the Community Coalition’s Freedom School, during RushCard’s “Keep The Peace” initiative at the University of Southern California. (File Photo: Andre L. Perry/Los Angeles Sentinel)

Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: Spirituality, Activism and Social Transformation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The black community in America has not lashed out with retribution, violence or hate. We remain the most abused, but have maintained a...