Activists chart course for Black America s progress after a year of turmoil
Most activists say leaders need to prove they are accountable and usher in change that benefits the communities that supported them.
Donna M. Owens, Special to USA TODAY
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3:23 pm UTC Feb. 18, 2021
Most activists say leaders need to prove they are accountable and usher in change that benefits the communities that supported them.
Donna M. Owens, Special to USA TODAY
Published
3:23 pm UTC Feb. 18, 2021
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.
Activists chart course for Black America s progress after a year of turmoil Donna M. Owens, Special to USA TODAY
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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.
How New Voters and Black Women Turned the Tides in Georgia
The elections of Biden, Warnock and Ossoff are the culmination of a years long tug of war among the members of Georgia’s racially, ethnically and ideologically diverse electorate.
In July 1964, Georgia restaurateur Lester Maddox violated the newly passed Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three Black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta. Although this new federal law banned discrimination in public places, Maddox was determined to maintain a whites-only dining room, arming white customers with pick handles – which he called “Pickrick drumsticks” – to threaten Black customers who tried to dine there.
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In July 1964, Georgia restaurateur Lester Maddox violated the newly passed Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three Black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant in Atlanta. Although this new federal law banned discrimination in public places, Maddox was determined to maintain a whites-only dining room, arming white customers with pick handles – which he called “Pickrick drumsticks” – to threaten Black customers who tried to dine there.
President Biden Addresses Healthcare Coverage for the Uninsured
A special open enrollment period will begin February 15-May 15. Patrick T. Fallon
As the deadly Covid-19 pandemic continues, President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at restoring and strengthening access to quality, affordable healthcare.
Specifically, the president’s Thursday (January 28) order directed federal agencies to re-examine rules and other policies that limit Americans’ access to healthcare, according to a briefing from White House press secretary, Jen Psaki. Biden also took additional actions to help strengthen Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.
As a result, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will open Healthcare.gov the official health insurance marketplace for a special enrollment period beginning February 15 to May 15. “Americans without health insurance can go to the site and sign up for health coverage, ofte