Opinion – National News Releases By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr Today there is a welcomed breath of fresh political air in Washington, DC even amidst the unprecedented spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States. According to the Biden-Harris Administration …
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr
Today there is a welcomed breath of fresh political air in Washington, DC even amidst the unprecedented spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States. According to the Biden-Harris Administration the issues of racial justice and equity are now top priorities in a “whole of government” commitment to all Americans, and in particular to African Americans and other people of color communities.
White House calls HBCU leaders hit hard by COVID
During a pandemic where Black Americans are dying at a greater rate, Historically Black Colleges and Universities presidents say their students need to be prioritized. The White House Office of Public Engagement is listening. (Feb. 1) AP
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The arc of Timuel Black Jr.’s life is long, covering most of the 20th century and all we ve seen of the 21st. Along the way, the 102-year-old labor organizer, educator, author and freedom fighter has witnessed pivotal events in American and African American history.
As an infant, he survived the influenza pandemic of 1918. He was part of the Great Migration, which brought his family north from Alabama to Chicago. As an Army soldier in World War II, he battled Hitler abroad and segregation at home. During the civil rights movement, he led a contingent to the March on Washington in 1963.
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Progressive lawmakers and activists are encouraged by President Joe Biden s first week, and his surprisingly aggressive policy rollout. But they intend to keep the pressure on his administration to go bigger while Democrats have control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.
Many of Biden s former progressive primary foes have praised him for getting off to a running start but hope it s just the beginning. I think we re headed in the right direction, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said after last week s inauguration. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has praised some of Biden s administration picks and called his coronavirus relief plan a very strong first installment.