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The Black Futures Lab released the findings of its temperature check poll, which shows Black Americans are not happy with the economy.

The block to the future action fund. welcome to you both. so, lets start with you. cliff. black americans are among the most affected by inflation. and other economic ills. but that is not the only issue the black voters care about. whether democrats getting wrong in their messaging at this moment? >> good money to. michael always good to share the space with my sister in the movement, alicia. we cover the country, clearly. we care about inflation, or what many of us more properly call corporate...

“White nationalist violence is escalating,” says Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza. “We need action.”…

The national survey revealed nearly half of Black adults say their personal financial situation is bad.

Harris is the force behind Biden team’s success 2 hours ago Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force 2 to depart from Oakland, California, on April 5, 2021. File/Tribune News Service Erika D. Smith, Tribune News Service With the Biden administration crossing the arbitrary but still meaningful threshold of 100 days in office, there’s no question that President Joe Biden has been successful. Recent polls show that a surprisingly high percentage of Americans — roughl...

Print With the Biden administration crossing the arbitrary but still meaningful threshold of 100 days in office, there’s no question that President Biden has been successful. Recent polls show that a surprisingly high percentage of Americans — roughly 53% — approve of his job performance so far, with the highest marks coming for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy. He even has a 63% favorability rating among college students who are registered to vote. Not bad for a 78-...

(Image: Twitter/@RandCorporation) More than 140 of the country’s top racial justice leaders and allies have written an open letter calling on the largest asset managers to uphold their racial equity and justice commitments. Financial Times, that asset managers’ votes during the 2021 proxy season will be a test to see if they’ll act on their racial justice and racial equity promises. Majority Action, a nonprofit shareholder advocacy organization, and the Service Employees International Un...

Top organizers have released a "Black mandate" for the Biden administration, putting Kamala Harris under new pressure to deliver.

Different times mean different approaches on race 29 Jan 2021 US Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Reuters Noah Bierman, Tribune News Service Barack Obama campaigned for president in 2008 with explicit advice from his inner circle to downplay “any topic that might be labeled racial grievance” or to “do anything that would box me in as ‘the Black cand...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today.Donate President Joe Biden was elected with massive support from people of color, and in his second week in office he issued four executive orders to advance what the White House calls his “racial equity” agenda. The orders aim to strengthen anti-discrimination policies in housing, end Justice Department contracts with private prison companies, reaffirm sovereignty of Native American tribes and combat xenophobia against Asian American...