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To be Equal: “Tennessee Three” Fiasco Highlights Inextricable Link Between Racism And Gun Violence
“We won’t be bent, we won’t be bowed, and we won’t be ordered to ignore the hearts and minds of the people who elected us, demanding...
Apr 17, 20233 min read
NYS’s Division of Consumer Protection Wants to Protect Renter's From Getting Scammed
In 2022, the FBI received 11,727 real estate/rental scam related complaints with losses of over $396 million, an 86% increase compared to...
Apr 10, 20233 min read
Buffalo AKG Museum Naming Community Space after Ralph Wilson
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is naming their new community gathering space after Buffalo Bill’s founder, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. The historic...
Apr 7, 20232 min read
Tornadoes and High Winds Destroy Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Tornadoes and severe storms destroyed the mostly Black town of Rolling Fork, where Muddy Waters was born, knocking over homes, and...
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Manhattan Grand Jury indicts former President Trump
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted today by a Manhattan grand jury, making him the first former president in American...
Apr 4, 20232 min read
NY Conservatives Urging Governor and Legislature to Focus on “Key Issues” during Budget Negotiations
The New York State Conservative Party is urging the governor and state legislature to focus on “seven key issues” during ongoing budget...
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Senator Cooney, Advocates Calling for More Funding for Families with Children
Many state lawmakers and advocates have been pushing to have the New York State child tax credit for families increased; but so far,...
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Deal That Could Increase Minority Media Ownership Hits ‘Brick Wall’ - FCC accused of bowing to big
A major acquisition that civil rights leaders and advocates for Black-owned media had hoped would increase media ownership, opportunity,...
Mar 22, 20235 min read
Affecting Nearly Half of Black Mortgage Borrowers, FHA Makes Housing More Affordable
Beginning March 20, a recent move by the Biden Administration will make owning a home more affordable for current and prospective...
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Lawmakers Setting the Stage for Contentious Budget Negotiations
New York democrats released their 2023-2024 budget proposal last week but a number of Governor Kathy Hochul’s initiatives were missing or...
Mar 22, 20232 min read
Black Entertainment Artists from New York Inducted in Hall of Fame in Long Island
In honor of Black History month, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) is celebrating its black inductees in its...
Feb 16, 20231 min read
Veteran's Administration Rejects Payment for Cancer Treatment, Black Veteran Credits HBCU for Saving
The benefits of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are well known by those who enroll in them, support them or...
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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