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Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social justice. Show all posts
Sunday, September 24, 2023

Cathedral Unveils ‘Now and Forever’ Racial-Justice Stained Glass Windows

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On 09/23/2023 The Washington National Cathedral unveiled its new racial-justice-themed stained glass windows, created by world-renowned ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Colin Kaepernick to receive honorary degree from Morgan State University

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Morgan State University President David K. Wilson today announced that three exemplary vanguards of social justice and the African-America...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Carmelo Anthony wins NBA's inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award

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Carmelo Anthony was announced on Tuesday as the inaugural winner of the NBA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. The...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

National Basketball Social Justice Coalition statement in support of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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On behalf of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, James Cadogan, the Coalition’s Executive Director, released the following s...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO, DERRICK JOHNSON STATEMENT ON VERDICT IN DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL

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NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson released the following statement on the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial: “While justi...
Monday, October 19, 2020

African American Reports Interview with Jerri Haslem, the founder of the 8:46 Breathe Series Race

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Hi, this is George Cook of African American Reports. Please check out my interview with Jerri Haslem, the founder of the 8:46 Breathe Seri...
Monday, October 12, 2020

Barack Obama congratulates the Lakers and Seattle Storm on their championships and social justice work

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On Sunday Brack Obama took to Twitter to congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers and the Seattle Storm on their championships and praised the ...
Sunday, September 13, 2020

Atlanta Falcons name John Lewis honorary captain for first game of season

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The Atlanta Falcons are naming the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as an honorary captain for their first game of the seaso...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Lakers wear hats to keep attention on Breonna Taylor case

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The Los Angeles Lakers arrived to Game 1 of their first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night in red baseball ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

NAACP ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON

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Virtual programming on 57th anniversary of March on Washington will advance a bold Black agenda; honor the legacy of John Lewis  B...
Thursday, July 02, 2020

NFL will play 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' before each Week 1 game

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Four weeks after commissioner Roger Goodell vowed to listen to and work with players in their fight for racial equality, the NFL is in the...
Saturday, June 20, 2020

WNBA player Renee Montgomery sitting out 2020 WNBA season to fight for social justice

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Renee Montgomery of the WNBA's Atlanta dream has announced that she would sit out the 2020 WNBA season to work on off-court initiative...
Friday, June 05, 2020

Black NFL stars team up for powerful message to the league

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More than a dozen players, including Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, Michael Thomas, Saquon Barkley,Deshaun Watson, Odell Beckham and Mar...
Tuesday, May 07, 2019

Florida's Andrew Gillum calls bill to limit voting by ex-convicts a 'poll tax'

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Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor who last November lost a close race to become Florida’s governor, sharply criticized new restrictio...
Friday, March 01, 2019

Cory Booker reintroduces The Marijuana Justice Act

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U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate's Judiciary Committee, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Co-Chair of the Congress...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Kamala Harris calls for legalized marijuana nationwide

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Kamala Harris has called for the national legalization of marijuana. Read her campaign's statement on the issue below: Two out of ...
Monday, August 27, 2018

America's black community has been excluded from profiting from Legalization of Marijuana

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As more US states decriminalize the drug for medicinal or recreational use, America's black community has been excluded from prof...
Friday, July 06, 2018

Colin Kaepernick receives civil rights award from National Education Association

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Former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick received the National Education Association’s highest honor, the NEA President’s ...