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Category: African Americans

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Princeton Poll Highlights Surge in Support for Reparations, Despite Implementation Doubts

A new study from Princeton University, in partnership with Liberation Ventures, offers a comprehensive look at public opinion on reparations in the United States. The 2024 Reparations Beliefs and Sentiments Poll shows that 36% of Americans support comprehensive reparations, which include cash payments, an apology, and investments in Black communities. An additional 19% of respondents are neutral on the issue, while 46% express opposition. According to a Gallup poll, the findings reflect a significant shift since 2002, when only 14% of respondents supported cash reparations.

Stefi Mar October 8, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Black Operatives Reportedly Furious Over Kamala Harris Campaign’s Spending Decisions

Black Democratic operatives and minority-owned firms are raising alarms over spending practices in Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. They accuse the campaign of favoring white-owned vendors while sidelining Black-owned firms. The controversy, first reported by NOTUS, a nonprofit newsroom created by the Allbritton Journalism Institute, has caused growing frustration among Democratic leaders, operatives, and donors. Many fear that these missteps could harm Harris’ standing with voters of color in the crucial weeks before Election Day.

Stefi Mar October 1, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Winning in Corporate America: Black MBA Assoc. Event to Offer Insights

Black professionals and business leaders will discuss challenges and share insights on how to spearhead positive change in their communities and workplaces at the National Black MBA Association’s MPowered Leadership Summit on Oct. 12 at the Capitol Event Center in Sacramento.

Stefi Mar October 1, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Prescription Drug Price Hikes Hit Black Americans Hardest as Biden Pushes for Reform

The fight to lower prescription drug prices is hitting African Americans especially hard. A recent report by Patients for Affordable Drugs reveals that pharmaceutical companies have increased prices on more than 1,000 prescription drugs this year, nearly half of those price hikes exceeding the inflation rate. For many Black and Latino patients, especially those aged 65 and over, the rising costs are becoming unbearable.

Stefi Mar October 1, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Historic Celebration of Black Excellence at the White House

On Friday, September 13, the White House South Lawn transformed into a historic celebration of Black excellence, bringing together actors, authors, television personalities, journalists, writers, activists, and artists. The event marked the first time such a celebration exclusively dedicated to honoring the achievements of Black Americans took place on the White House grounds, outside the context of Black History Month, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or Juneteenth.

Stefi Mar September 17, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Fearless Fund Vows to Continue Supporting Women of Color After Settling AAER Lawsuit

The Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm committed to supporting women of color entrepreneurs, has settled a lawsuit brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), leading to the permanent closure of its Strivers Grant Contest. Despite the end of the grant, Arian Simone, CEO and Founding Partner of the Fearless Fund, said she remains resolute in her mission to uplift historically underserved communities.

Stefi Mar September 17, 2024
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Study Reveals Shifts in Economic Mobility for Black and White Americans

A new study from Opportunity Insights has revealed significant shifts in economic mobility trends in the United States over the past few decades, highlighting a narrowing economic divide between Black and white Americans and a widening gap between low- and high-income white individuals.

Stefi Mar August 6, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

America’s High School Students to Descend Upon Walt Disney World Resort for HBCU Week Foundation College Fair in October

College fair at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex expected to be among the foundation’s largest ever; More than 8,000 high school students from the Southeast and beyond invited to attend; College admissions and four-year scholarships to be awarded on the spot; Event is part of Walt Disney World’s ongoing support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities nationwide

Stefi Mar August 6, 2024
Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

We Need Black Teachers in More Ways Than You Think

For grade-school teachers, keeping up with student slang is a race as old as the teaching profession itself, and one they can never win. Changing as quickly as the weather, the hot slang word or phrase of the moment — the one that’s so lit everyone in the caf is using it — is usually hella dead by the time most adults they know catch up. 

Stefi Mar July 30, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Over 10,000 Calif. Black Women Join Kamala Harris Support Effort

At a rally held in front of City Hall on July 22 in San Francisco — where Kamala Harris served as D.A. from 2004 to 2001 before becoming Attorney General of the state — Bay Area elected officials, advocates and other stakeholders gathered to show support for one their own.

Stefi Mar July 30, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors Accused of Revolt In 1944

Three days after U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro posthumously exonerated the remaining 256 African American Port Chicago defendants who were court-martialed for mutiny in 1944, he visited the historical site to participate in the 80th-year commemoration of the worst homefront disaster in the U.S. history.

Stefi Mar July 30, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Government Excludes and Discriminates Against Black-Owned Media Despite Federal Advertising Spending Reaching $15 Billion

A new report released this month has revealed that the federal government spent $14.9 billion on advertising contracts over the last ten fiscal years to inform the public about various programs and services. However, despite the government’s mandate to provide contract opportunities to businesses owned by minorities, women, and other socially or economically disadvantaged groups, significant disparities persist.

Stefi Mar July 9, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Black Attorney, Zulu Ali, Renames Youth Mentoring Program In Memory Of His Mother

Attorney Zulu Ali, founder and principal of the Law Offices of Zulu Ali & Associates, LLP, the largest Black-owned law firm in California’s Inland Empire, honors his mother by re-naming his non-profit youth mentor program to the Linda Reese Harvey Stop & Frisk Youth Leadership Academy (stopfriskacademy.com); all in memory of his mother, Linda Harvey, who transitioned on May 16, 2024 at the age of 77.

Stefi Mar July 9, 2024
African Americans
Stefi Mar

Black Voters Strongly Support for Quality Early Childhood Education

A new poll conducted on behalf of First Five Years Fund by the bipartisan research team of New Bridge Strategies (R) and Hart Research (D) found that, in this election year, voters by overwhelming margins want candidates to have a plan to address child care challenges in the United States. The poll finds that 89% agree; 80% of Republicans, 88% of Independents, and 99% of Democrats feel this way.

Stefi Mar June 25, 2024