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Subcommittee Chairman Raskin’s Opening Statement at Briefing on Abusive Policing Practices and Need for Justice in Reform Act
Below is Chairman Jamie Raskin’s prepared opening statement for today’s hearing on on “Voices from the Front: An Overdue Reckoning with Structural Racism in Policing”.
A Matter of Life and Death
All oppressed people know this feeling. Tevye expressed it best in “Fiddler on the Roof” when he said there are times “when our hearts lie panting on the floor.”
Make America Whole: How to Heal our Divided Society
On Wednesday a White man strolled into an office, settled down in a leather chair, and casually put his dirty boots on the desk in front of him. I saw this and I wept.
Non-bank lender Trident Mortgage to pay over $22 million for redlining DOJ, CFPB, State AGs participate in joint fair housing enforcement
A four-year investigation begun by Pennsylvania’s state attorney general attracted the support and resources of the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to bring the first-ever redlining enforcement involving a non-bank lender.
Texas Senate Honors Rodney Griffin For Dedicated Service
“Resolved, That Rodney L. Griffin be honored for his dedicated service as a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee and that he be extended sincere best wishes for the future.”
Local Latina Student Given ‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ Award
This is the time of year where students are awarded for their accomplishments over the past year. One local seventh grader at Lance Cpl. Anthony Aguirre Junior High School received a very usual award.
James Earl Jones To Get Tony Life Achievement Award
Two-time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones will soon get a third — for lifetime achievement.
NAACP on Bombing Attempts against Media, African American Leaders and Progressives
With less than two weeks before the critical midterm elections, the discovery of pipe bombs across the country sent to those who have been critical of the current president shows, yet again, how fractured we are as a society.
Outrage Over White Version of Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’
Since its release Childish Gambino has received much praise for artistic look at America pulling from the Black experience.
Zoom in Style with T. Marie Designs Ear Jewels!
As folks are adjusting to the new normal of virtual meetings and Zoom birthdays, tastemaker Tiffany Custard of T. Marie Designs wants gals to feel pretty and confident while doing so.
Latino Bone Marrow Donors Needed To Diversify Registry
Latinos are less likely to find the bone marrow donation they need to survive a deadly disease.
African-Americans More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed with Schizophrenia
African-Americans with severe depression are more likely to be misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, according to a new Rutgers study.
Rodney Griffin Appointed to City of Missouri City Planning Commission
Rodney Griffin was appointed by the City of Missouri City Mayor and Council to the nine member Planning and Zoning Commission, June 7, 2021. Griffin was sworn in by Mayor Robin Elakatt before a packed house. Council Members Lynn Clouser( L) and Dr. Cheryl Sterling are present in the photo.
State of Emergency Declared: Coronavirus Is Airborne
Black America Sounds Alarm As Experts Reveal Cornavirus Is Airborne
Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility that (COVID-19) could be spread via bioaerosols generated directly by patients’ exhalation,” Harvey Fineberg, who heads a standing committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats, wrote in an April 1, 2020 letter to Kelvin Droegemeier, the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Welcomes H-E-B and Commends H-E-B For its Job Fair in Cuney Homes
For over a hundred years, the H-E-B Grocery Company has been a mainstay of Texas and Houston. This business—which began as a family business—has helped feed Houston. It has been constantly recognized as one of the best places to work. Indeed, it has earned this distinction from such vaunted employment search companies as Indeed and Glass Door. The company Comparably has deemed H-E-B as one of the best places to work for a woman. So, it is clear from these accolades that a career with H-E-B would be beneficial for anyone who is hired by them.
THIS WAY FORWARD: Community-Based Solutions for the African-American Childbirth Crisis
Kyira “Kira” Dixon Johnson and her husband Charles seemed to have it all: a healthy baby boy, flourishing entrepreneurial careers, and vibrant health. Which is why no one could have predicted that 24 hours after welcoming their second son into the world, Kyira would be dead.
Mayor Turner Joins Family of 36th President & Community Leaders to Dedicate Monuments to Lyndon B Johnson and Apollo I Memorial
Mayor Sylvester Turner today accepted on behalf of the City of Houston a statue dedicated to America’s 36th President Lyndon Baines Johnson and an additional Memorial to the astronauts who perished in testing the Apollo I module in 1967.
Texas-based underground indie music collective The Wheel Workers premiere new single “Suck It Up” with The Big Takeover
The Wheel Workers’ new album “Harbor” will drop Aug. 26 via Sinkhole Texas Records with an official release show at White Oak Music Hall; new single “Suck It Up” will be officially released on Friday,
Today, Texas-based underground indie music collective The Wheel Workers are excited to premiere their latest single “Suck It Up” with The Big Takeover. See here for the premiere. The single will be officially released this Friday, May 20 on all streaming platforms. On Sunday, May 29, The Wheel Workers will be doing a live video shoot for the “Suck It Up” music video at Axelrad, located at 1517 Alabama St., Houston, Texas 77004. The show is free and open to all for everyone 21+ and starts at 7 p.m.
Tennessee Deathrow Inmate Pervis Payene is Innocent and Should be Freed, SCLC President Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. Says-sclc1
We Know Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Mr. Pervis Payne Is Innocent and Should be Exonerated, Says SCLC President and CEO Dr. Charles Steele, Jr.
Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., the president and the CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said today that the legendary civil rights organization will launch a global movement for the freedom of Pervis Payne, a Tennessee man with intellectual disabilities who was sentenced to the death penalty for the 1987 murders of a 28-year-old Tennessee mother and her two-year-old daughter. With the announcement, the SCLC joins a growing number of organizations seeking Payne’s freedom. The campaign has led to a massive movement with nearly one million people signing a petition for Payne’s release.
NAACP CRISIS MAGAZINE: NATIONAL RECKONING ON RACE CHANGING CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMPLICIT BIAS IN AMERICA
Dr. Bryant T. Marks Writes that Whites are More Open to Discussing Race Issues
Bryant T. Marks, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading implicit bias counselors, writes in the NAACP Crisis Magazine that the nation is opening to more frank, truthful conversations about race and topics like unconscious bias. He also notes that corporate America is demonstrating a new sensitivity towards these issues, including a willingness to relinquish profits for opportunities to improve racial equity and inclusion.
