846 Breathe Series Race to honor George Floyd

The world witnessed a man’s Life end in 8:46 | Eight minutes and Forty-Six seconds. That man was George Floyd. This event is virtual and the entire world is invited to register. The location is where you make it, the distance is 8.46 miles or the time is 8:46 (eight minutes and forty-six seconds). Your choice for completing the distance is to run, walk, hike, skate, rollerblade, you can swim 8.46 laps the choice is yours. Your choice may be to address this event from a time perspective. What will you do in eight minutes and forty-six seconds to make difference in your life or in the lives of others?

Registered participants will be mailed, a tee shirt, a medal, and 8.46 breathe magnet. The date is October 25, 2020 it is your day to show from your location why you breathe. We hope to see you on social media; as on that day we will be live on multiple platforms, in a variety of times zones at 8:46AM. Participants that are registered by midnight October 15, 2020 will receive their race packets prior to the event date. Participants that register after this time packets will be mailed the first week of November.

Together we can make a difference and change the world. The 846 Breathe is not about every step that you make, it’s about every breath you take.

The race benefits the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, museum and educational research center. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute brings the legacy of the struggle for civil and human rights into modern-day focus.

To find out more about the race or to register for the race click here: 846 RACE SERIES

HBCU, Alabama State University renames hall named after KKK leader

A historically black university in Alabama has renamed a dormitory that honored a one-time governor who also led a Ku Klux Klan chapter nearly a century ago.

Workers at Alabama State University removed the name “Bibb Graves” from a residence hall on Wednesday. The building had carried Graves' name since 1928, when he served as the head of a state government that constitutionally mandated white supremacy.

Alabama State President Quinton T. Ross Jr. said the idea of replacing the building's name had been discussed at least as far back as when he was a student at the school, located a few miles from the Alabama Capitol.

“Many of our alumni have asked for this to happen," he said in a statement.

Alabama State trustees voted to rename the building earlier this year during the national discussion generated by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The school has yet to decide on a new name for the residence hall.

[SOURCE: ABC NEWS]

Jaime Harrison slams Lindsey Graham for good old days comment

Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, who is Black, took to Twitter to call out Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for referring to the Jim Crow era in the South as the “good old days of segregation,”

.@LindseyGrahamSC just called segregation “the good old days.” The good old days for who, Senator?

When someone shows you who they are, believe them.

Seton Hall and Prudential Center to host 2025 NCAA Regional in Newark NJ

Seton Hall University and Prudential Center in Newark NJ have been selected to host an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament regional in 2025, the NCAA announced Wednesday as part of its unveiling of more than 450 selections of host sites for preliminary rounds and final sites of predetermined championships in Divisions I, II and III, with most to be held from 2022-23 through 2025-26. The regional will take place March 27 and 29 in 2025.

In response to the news, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Tweeted:

Happy to have @NCAA #MarchMaddness return to Newark in 2025!!!

This will be the first NCAA men's basketball tournament site in the state of New Jersey since Prudential Center and Seton Hall hosted the East Regional in 2011. Seton Hall is one of six BIG EAST schools to receive a men's basketball tournament site in this cycle, joining Creighton, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence and St. John's.

The proud home arena for Seton Hall men's basketball, Prudential Center was ranked a top-10 venue in the U.S. earlier this year and annually hosts the biggest names in entertainment and sports.

The NCAA sports committees made the nearly 450 selections of host sites based on criteria that included the ability to create an outstanding experience for student-athletes, along with adherence to NCAA sport-specific bid specifications.

Specifications can include, but are not limited to, providing optimal facilities; ease of travel to the location and ample lodging; and adherence to NCAA principles, which include providing an atmosphere that is safe and respects the dignity of all attendees.

Michelle Obama, LeBron James team up for voter drive

Michelle Obama and LeBron James are teaming up their voter engagement organizations, with the former first lady saying making a plan to vote early is “critical” this year.

Obama’s organization, When We All Vote, and the Los Angeles Lakers’ group, More Than a Vote, announced their new partnership on Tuesday. The shared goal for the voter drives is to “build momentum and excitement around voting early,” they said in a news release.

Over the course of two weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 elections, the organizations say they’ll “provide information, transportation, food, music, personal protective equipment and voter protection support to Americans near early voting sites in cities around the country.” Cities being targeted include Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and Charlotte, N.C., among others.

“It’s now up to us to do everything in our power to get our friends and family ready to vote early and safely together,” Obama said in a statement. “We can’t leave anyone behind. I’m proud of the work When We All Vote will do with More Than a Vote and our partners to help provide on-the-ground support for Americans who will cast their ballots early.”

[SOURCE: The Hill]