NNPA NEWSWIRE – “By guaranteeing affordable mortgages for White families and excluding Black families or limiting Black families to purchase in less economically advantageous neighborhoods, the government created, encouraged, and reinforced intense residential racial segregation throughout the nation,” said Richard Rothstein, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.’s Senior Fellow Emeritus. “White flight,” or the creation of White suburbs, was also undergirded by massive federal investments in the construction of the interstate highway system. The federal government often took possession of homes and land in Black communities by claiming eminent domain in order to construct highways as physical barriers between White neighborhoods and areas with a large presence of African Americans or communities of color.”
2021 Fair Housing: Restoring HUD Rules and Revenues
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FILM REVIEW: A Quiet Place Part II
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Evelyn Abbott (Blunt) is a survivor. She walks perilously around her deserted environs with her deaf teen daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds), tween son Marcus (Noah Jupe) and her baby, always looking over her shoulder, scared creatures will hear and kill them. She hauls their rifle and a makeshift baby carriage. The two older kids carry what’s left of their valuables and a speaker that can emit ear-splitting noises. Their mission is to find a safe haven and other survivors. And if they can locate help, how will they be received? “You can’t stay.”
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A year of COVID-19 brought record consumer debt and collection complaints
NNPA NEWSWIRE – “Systemic racism has fostered a debt collection landscape in which people of color are more likely to be contacted by collectors and more likely to be impacted by lawsuits resulting in wage garnishment and bank levies,” states CRL. “State laws differ in terms of how much money is “protected,” or is unable to be seized by a debt collector, to leave money for a family’s basic needs. Federal protection is urgently needed.”
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5 Black cities that resemble the thriving spirit of Tulsa, Oklahoma
ROLLING OUT – There were many Black towns that evolved after the Civil War. Consequently, they were able to amass land and wealth. With segregation at its peak, Blacks had to develop and start their own banks, stores, businesses, schools, hotels and hospitals. It is very hard to find a complete list of all-Black towns and communities in America during this era, but below are a few similar to the Greenwood district of Tulsa.
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Why clinical trial diversity is key to increasing access to routine care and innovative treatment
THE ATLANTA VOICE – While pandemic associated medical care delays and avoidance may be understandable, safely returning to essential care is imperative for improving patient outcomes and reducing disparities as well as increasing patient access and ability to participate in clinical research.
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House passes bill that would hide corporate tax break data from the public
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – House Bill 456, sponsored by Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-Baton Rouge), proposes to make an exception to Louisiana’s public records law for certain records under the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) tax incentive programs, including the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, Louisiana Quality Jobs Program and Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.
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NOLa DA Williams announces decision to prosecute two teenagers as adults, going back on campaign promise
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – Williams said that his office had secured a grand jury indictment of Que’dyn Growe, and Demond Thomas for the January murder of Anita Irvin-LeViege, who was shot in her car while delivering food to family members in eastern New Orleans. If convicted, the teenagers could be sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
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Celebrating 150: Birmingham, Ala., June 1, 1871-June 1, 2021
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES – Later, Fred Shuttlesworth and other leaders of the Birmingham movement invited Martin Luther King Jr. to participate in a protest of segregated downtown businesses in 1963 that came to be known as the “Birmingham Campaign.” King was arrested during these demonstrations and wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” as a response to an opinion piece by white ministers to end the protests.
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FIVE WAYS BLACK WOMEN CAN FEEL EMPOWERED ON JUNETEENTH
ATLANTA TRIBUNE – As the daughter of a farmer and housekeeper from Arkansas, Dr. Sonja Stribling is a retired US Army Major who spent 21 years in the United States Military. Stribling went from poverty to millionaire. Here, Dr. Stibling offers five tips to help Black women feel empowered this June 19th, 2021.
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Lenders are robbers of Black housing wealth. Stop them
AFRO – Recently on social media, I shared a USA Today story about a Black female homeowner in Indianapolis who suspected the value of her house was grossly undervalued. So, on the third try, she had a White friend stand in for the third appraisal. The result? Carlette Duffy’s home was valued at $259,000. When she was present, appraisals came in at $100,000 and $125,000
