Fred Redmond to Serve as AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer

USW International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today after the AFL-CIO Executive Council elected USW International Vice President Fred Redmond to serve as secretary-treasurer, making him the first African American to hold the organization's No. 2 office:

“We are incredibly proud that the AFL-CIO Executive Council selected USW International Vice President Fred Redmond to serve as its secretary-treasurer alongside AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

“Fred is a decades-long union activist with a proven commitment to both negotiating good contracts and advancing civil and human rights, including through his recent work as chair of the AFL-CIO Task Force on Racial Justice. We know that he will bring the same passion and dedication to his new position.

“Workers across our nation are facing unprecedented challenges, and we are deeply grateful to Fred for assuming this role, even as he continues his work with the USW. Rich Trumka’s passing reverberated throughout the labor movement, but despite our grief, I know Fred, like all of us, is committed to ensuring the AFL-CIO’s vital mission goes uninterrupted.”

Ava Griffin and Milan Miller are missing!

MARYLAND-The Baltimore Police Department needs your help locating 3-year-old Milan Miller and 31-year-old Ava Griffin. They were last seen together, in the 1600 block of Brentwood Avenue on August 19, 2021. Ava Griffin may be driving a white Volvo with Maryland tags 23067CK.

According to investigators, Ava Griffin is the aunt of the 3 year-old.

3-year-old Milan Miller is 3- feet tall and weighs about 45 pounds.

31-year-old Ava Griffin is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 100 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Milan Miller and Ava Griffin is urged to contact the Baltimore Police Department’s Homicide Section at, (410) 396-2100 or simply dial 911.

Morehouse College Clears Account Balances for Many Previously Enrolled Students

Morehouse College announced today that outstanding balances of students who have not enrolled for fall 2021 but were previously enrolled in spring 2020, summer 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, and summer 2021 semesters have been cleared, effective Friday, July 30. The College’s goal is to provide assistance to students experiencing financial hardships which have prevented them from enrolling in fall 2021 classes or receiving diplomas.

"In light of the challenges that so many of our students and their families have faced during the pandemic, our goal is to help our scholars continue to progress educationally and move forward in their collegiate and professional pursuits,” said Morehouse College President David A. Thomas, Ph.D., in a letter to the Morehouse community. “As we eagerly anticipate reuniting with our students for an in-person living and learning experience this fall, along with the launch of our online bachelor’s degree classes, we will continue to create innovative ways to ensure that the cost of college never overshadows talent.”

This unique opportunity to provide financial support is made possible by funding provided by the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). While this action does not affect payments made or due for the fall 2021 semester and does not refund payments already made to resolve past due balances, we hope that it will allow a group of students to return or persist on their path to become Morehouse Men unabated. The College applauds students who have already found ways to resolve their balances, receive their diplomas, or register for fall 2021 classes.

Morehouse continues to introduce new opportunities for student financial support, including almost 150 scholarships listed on the Scholarship Portal.

Blood Brothers | Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali Official Trailer

Blood Brothers tells the extraordinary and ultimately tragic story of the friendship between two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century: Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time, and Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam’s - and black America’s - most incendiary and charismatic leader.

This was the unlikeliest of friendships - the brash Olympic Champion who spoke in verse to the amusement of the white press and the ex-con intellectual-turned-revolutionary who railed against the evils of white oppression and dismissed sports as a triviality. But their bond was deep, their friendship real.

Blood Brothers premieres Sept. 9 on Netflix.

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Congressman James Clyburn calls for renaming of Fort Lee

Congressman James Clyburn (D-South Carolina) and Congressman A. Donald McEachin (D-Virginia) called on the U.S. Department of Defense to rename Fort Lee.

Clyburn and McEachin want to rename Fort Lee, which is named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, after Lt. General Arthur Gregg, a retired U.S. Army Veteran.

Lt. General Arthur Gregg

Gregg is 93 years old and was born in Florence. He served 35 years in the U.S. Army and is African American.

Clyburn said renaming Fort Lee would not only honor a strong military leader but would also honor the legacy of all Black service members.