African Americans
A new study shows large metropolitan areas are more segregated now than they were in the 1990s. About 81% of areas with more than 200,000 residents showed they were more segregated even with equal housing laws in place. These segregated areas continue to increase and have led to poorer outcomes for Black people. According to […]
The Food and Drug Administration might make the move to ban menthol cigarettes. The court-ordered deadline to respond to the 2013 citizens’ petition is this Thursday. When the petition was first sent to the FDA asking them to ban flavored cigarettes the agency failed to act. After that, the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council […]
On Saturday, April 18, CNN hosted an hour-long, nighttime special, “Color of Covid,” to spread messages of hope and support to members of minority communities and workers of color throughout the United States. Hosted by journalist Don Lemon and commentator Van Jones, the event brought together some of the biggest names in entertainment for heartfelt […]
On Monday, April 6, Masks for the People began its humanitarian campaign to raise $1 million to provide free information, hand sanitizers, testing kits and masks to the most vulnerable people in black and brown communities in urban and rural areas throughout the United States, especially the elderly and prisoners. The event was promoted by […]
Anecdotal reports that African Americans are being infected by COVID-19 and dying from the virus in disproportionate numbers have been circulating for over a week. As data accumulates, proof for this claim is forthcoming and adding weight to calls for congressional intervention. According to Chicago’s WBEZ radio channel’s initial analysis of early data, 29 percent […]
Numerous black organizations are urging African Americans to fill out census forms, because of their importance in the community. The National Urban League’s Black Census Roundtable and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Unity Diaspora Coalition have partnered with more than 40 state and local organizations to raise awareness and increase participation in the […]
How selfish are we as a community that we don’t understand or care to see how we could possibly be hurting our own people? We want others to see us to help us but we don’t see us. What I mean is we have family members and loved ones in our household that has lupus, […]
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