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The 2020 Census, an opportunity to fight for equality and representation
Civil rights pioneers like Frederick Douglass knew their activism had to include advocacy efforts centered on participation in the Census. That’s the reason Douglass made sure to count himself and his entire family in the 1860 Census. This was a particularly bold act since Douglass was one of few free African Americans who were able to participate in the Census.
As opioid crisis hits home, Black media step up to spread...
“Those same Republicans and Democrats, when the problem was crack, showed no mercy. No compassion. No understanding at all, and locked up a bunch of people,” Van Jones continued. “I do think that now its hitting everybody, hopefully we can come up with a more compassionate response.”
AB 5 would put California’s Black Newspapers out of print
Dear Gov. Newsom and California legislators, we are asking each of you to search your hearts, look beyond blind spots, step in and do the one thing that will prevent Assembly Bill 5 from putting the Black press in California out of business.