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Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 11 January 2024

Ben Jealous

In the wake of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass laid out the argument for why, as Americans, we should remain optimistic about our future and our ability to come together.

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 11 January 2024

Charlene Crowell

This January 15, our nation again will observe the only national holiday designated as a day of service. The Martin Luther King, Jr. federal was first observed in 1986. But it took another 17 years for all 50 states to recognize the holiday.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 05 January 2024

Stacy M. Brown

The wealth and influence of a few Black Americans won’t mean anything to racists who, just like after the Civil War, seized all they could from Black people and will undoubtedly be positioned to do it again.

Details: Written by Tom Hastings; Published: 02 January 2024

Tom Hastings

The countless stories of disenfranchised people around the world making a difference in their democracies--or even creating democracy where there had been none--can help motivate us when we feel like it's hopeless. People like Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Alice Paul, and so many more are still influential even though they've passed on.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 26 December 2023

Ben Jealous

The story of the orcas and the salmon shows the interconnectivity of species in our natural ecosystems. It further illustrates the dire need to combat the extinction crisis and protect endangered species.

Details: Written by Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Jr., Chairman; Published: 15 December 2023

We have launched a statewide task force in conjunction with the Florida General Baptist Convention, Inc., Reverend Dr. Carl Johnson, President, to demand that the governor of Florida and the State Department of Education, teach Black history accurately, factually and forthrightly.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 11 December 2023

Ben Jealous

If you live in Detroit or another part of Michigan where there’s a looming threat of bodily harm from fossil fuel pollution, it just got a little easier to breathe a sigh of relief … and to maintain your ability to breathe in general.

about-bullying

Details: Written by Sara Goldstein, Professor of Human Development, University of Delaware via The Conversation; Published: 27 November 2023

Bullied children and teens are at risk for anxiety, depression, dropping out of school, peer rejection, social isolation and self-harm.

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 25 October 2023

Charlene Crowell

FTC and CFPB say actions harmed renters and violated fair credit laws

Details: Written by Tom H. Hastings; Published: 19 October 2023

(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

Every time gains towards nonviolence looked promising, someone from the most aggrieved and trauma-warped groups made sure to be spoilers by committing some atrocity and resetting the hate and violence.

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