February 1, 2021
As the first US president since the Civil Rights era to make racial justice a prime concern, Joe Biden has identified racial equity as a top priority of his White House agenda.
Rather than put the quest into a silo, he has instead laid out plans to evaluate every federal policy and project through a racial equity lens. He has connected the equity mission to efforts to raise the minimum wage, boost retirement security for people of color, introduce student loan forgiveness, and implement federal procurement rules that would mandate more spending on minority-owned businesses. By executive order, he directed the Justice Department to stop using private prisons, and directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development to “redress racially discriminatory federal housing policies.”
January 28, 2021
The Kroger Co. announced that Kevin Brown and Amanda Sourry have been elected to the company s board of directors. The company also announced that Bobby Shackouls is retiring from Kroger s board after more than 21 years of service. We are grateful to Bobby for his more than two decades of service on the Kroger board of directors, including five years as lead independent director, said Rodney McMullen, Kroger s chairman and CEO. The board and the entire Kroger family wish Bobby, his wife Judy, and their family all the best in retirement. We are delighted to welcome Kevin and Amanda to Kroger, said McMullen. Amanda brings to Kroger extensive global marketing and business experience in consumer packaged goods, including overseeing Unilever s digital efforts. Kevin combines deep global supply chain and procurement expertise with a track record of sustainability and resilience leadership that will benefit our business and shareholders. They will both be tremendou
Joe Biden and Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris will also be in attendance to speak before new and returning CBC members who will take their ceremonial oath.
“We are proud to partner with TV One to broadcast this historic event, marking the 50th anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus,” said CBCF president and CEO,
Tonya Veasey. “TV One has been a long-standing partner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and we celebrate their contribution to help us bring this event to households nationwide during these unprecedented times.”
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend, Kenny Lattimore, and Kierra Sheard-Kelly will perform at the ceremony.
MLK commission to feature Dr. Bernice King in its first televised MLK Day of Celebration Jan. 18
Casey Wright
and last updated 2020-12-29 12:43:19-05
LANSING, Mich. â Dr. Bernice King will headline the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michiganâs 2021 annual signature event, which will be televised for the first time in its 36-year history. The 2021 MLK Day of Celebration will air on WILX TV 10-NBC, Monday, Jan. 18, 7-8 p.m. EST.
King is a global peace activist and youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Bernice King was only five years old when her father was assassinated.