Top White House Official Affirms To African Americans: âYouâve Got A Friend In President Bidenâ
February 8, 2021
The on-the-record briefing with White House Senior Advisor to President Biden and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond, revealed that the strategic priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is now to push for the immediately enactment of the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan that the Administration has put before the Congress of the United States.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are not only talking the talk when it comes to racial equity. The new administration is walking that walk.
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Timing. Also known as, being in the right place at the right time, is an important element of so many things in our daily lives. Where we work. Where we live. Our relationships. Our accomplishments and achievements. The good things, and the not-so-good things often come down not only to what we do, but also when we do them. And who happens to be watching when we do.
It s a way of ending this particular discussion, and it s meant to do so in a condescending way. The nature of sports, particularly at the professional level, is that the games and the people playing them and coaching them, are going to receive scrutiny from the media. And the attention from the media isn t always going to be flattering. And at some point, every professional athlete or professional coach has sought to belittle the individual asking pointed questions about things gone wrong with some variati
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In honor of Black History Month, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, has deepened our commitment to our Equity Action Plan, established in June 2020. The plan outlines a set of actions that we are committed to in the fight for racial justice and equity, including:
Philanthropic support and long-term partnerships with non-profit organizations that advocate for racial justice and equity;
Increasing Black representation across our company, and among our vendors, partners and collaborators; and
Reinforcing an internal culture of inclusion and belonging.
“Diversity, equity and inclusion are values core to Williams-Sonoma, Inc. We, as a company, made the commitment to work toward racial equity, recognizing that our actions ultimately matter most. Together with our associates, our Equity Action non-profit partners and our busines
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The NBPA and NBA have been working through the details of a scaled-down event that centers on transporting players in and out of Atlanta in a significantly shorter window of time than what would be required on a typical All-Star Weekend, sources said.
Safety protocols expected to include players arriving on Saturday and leaving on Sunday night under tight quarantines are among the details still being ironed out, sources said. The memo included details about All-Star break rules that will include no international travel, daily testing for players and a requirement to return to home markets no later than the second day before the team s first game after the break, the memo said.
By Kathy Chouteau
In commemoration of Black History Month during February, the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s (WCCUSD) Office of African American Student Achievement (OAASA) is kicking off a variety of virtual events with the overall theme of “Black Love: Love of Self, of Family, of Community.”
On Tues., Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom, the WCCUSD’s OAASA will host HBCU students, who will share their perspectives as current and former undergraduates. Among them will be Ameer Hassan Walton, a Hampton graduate and author of “
My Historically Black Purpose,” which offers an introduction to the realm of Historically Black Colleges and their unique role in “transforming young black boys and girls into strong black men and women.” Click to access the Zoom.