Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 17 states have urged Congress to take action to halt federal agencies’ use of commercially purchased data and AI tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legislative or public oversight.
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Attorney General Raoul Joins 19 Colleagues in Opposing Trump Administration’s Ideological Deportation Policy
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 19 attorneys general have filed an amicus brief to challenge the Trump Administration’s “Ideological Deportation Policy”, which targets noncitizens with lawful status who express political beliefs with which the administration disagrees, and has resulted in the revocation of over 800 visas of noncitizen students, visitors and residents.
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved community
According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism, poverty, and militarism. My friend and former colleague, the late John R. Lewis, arguably Dr. King’s most ardent disciple, often invoked the concept to buttress his calls for a “just society.” John was committed to the pursuit, but I always wondered if such were possible until recently.
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OP-ED: The White House Supports HBCUs
NNPA NEWSWIRE — HBCUs we see Black excellence at its best. HBCUs have made enormous contributions, and in spite of finding a way to survive, the lack of funding has prevented many HBCUs from excelling at an even higher level. As president of Tennessee State University, I see first-hand the difficulties that HBCUs experience and the continuing, looming disparity in the educational gap.
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Rep. Carter Urges Federal Agencies to Include DBEs in Post-Ida Recovery Contracting
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said the importance of involving businesses owned and run by people of color in the post-hurricane rebuilding of the local region would be far-reaching and much needed
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PRESS ROOM: American Fintech Council Announces New Key Hires
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The American Fintech Council is excited and grateful that each of these women are joining our effort to help build a financial services industry that is more inclusive and diverse,” said Garry Reeder, AFC CEO. “Their leadership will benefit the fintech industry and the consumers that we serve.”
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2021 Fair Housing: Restoring HUD Rules and Revenues
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.”
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Biden: ‘Free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must be protected and defended’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must be protected and defended,” President Biden remarked during the Martin & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast. “But many Americans, especially people of color, confront significant obstacles to exercising that fundamental right. These obstacles include difficulties with voter registration, lack of election information, and barriers to access at polling places.”
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Biden to Direct States, Tribes and Territories to Open Vaccinations to All Adults by May 1
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If we do our part, if we do this together, by July 4, there’s a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate Independence Day,” he noted as he stared firmly into the television camera.
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Biden: States Should Open Vaccinations to All Adults by May 1
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 529,000 Americans have died since the pandemic began, and nearly 30 million have contracted the virus. “We all lost something,” the President declared. “A collective suffering, a collective sacrifice, a year filled with the loss of life. In the loss, we saw how much there was to gain. An appreciation, respect and gratitude,” he uttered. Within his first hours in office, President Biden launched a comprehensive strategy to defeat the pandemic. He noted that in the seven weeks since, the Administration has delivered more than 81 million vaccinations and more people can visit their loved ones again.
