NYS Coronavirus Update: Find a Testing Site Near You -- Reminder of Mental Health Resources

Back on March 13th, which feels like a lifetime ago, New York set a goal that was ambitious at the time: conduct 6,000 tests per day....

Investigate Not Just Ahmaud’s Death, But the System that Let His Killers Escape

“The sad truth is that Ahmaud’s case isn’t unique at all. He is a representation of the ongoing level of distrust that a large part of...

President Obama Addresses HBCU Class of 2020

(5.17.2020) -- On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Barack H. Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, joined the celebration of more...

Oprah Asks Graduates of 2020: “What will Your Essential Service Be?”

(05.17.2020) -- During “#Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020”, which streamed live on May 15, 2020, the...

NAACP Issues Statement on Manafort Release from Federal Prison Due to COVID-19

Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2020) – Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, made the following statement about today’s release of former Trump...

NYS Coronavirus Update: North Country Added to Regions Ready to Begin Reopening -- New Results of Fr

In the face of the challenges presented by the pandemic, we have worked to provide up to date, clear information. As we reopen we are...

Ida B’s Pulitizer – Both Too Late and Right On Time

Exactly one hundred and thirty-six years to the day after Ida B. Wells was thrown off a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad train, she was...

Cities are the Economic Engine of the Nation; Congress Must Act to Deliver Relief

“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines run. The result of the growing pandemic is...

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