Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and Clergy Councils Announce Strategic Community Partnerships to Help Reduce Gun Violence

Will Work Together in Impacted Communities on Street-Level Intervention, Alternatives to Incarceration, Victim Services, Clergy Care, Social Support Services and Mentorships; Will Provide Immediate Coordination and Responses to Gun Violence in the Impacted Precinct

Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and Clergy Councils Announce Strategic Community Partnerships to Help Reduce Gun Violence

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez speaks during 33rd Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. – New York, NY – January 21, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Brooklyn DA Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with Pastor Gilford T. Monrose, President of the 67th Precinct Clergy Council, “The GodSquad,” today announced […]

Has the sports world forgotten about the impact of George Floyd’s death?

One year later, a look at NBA arenas will help answer that question.

Has the sports world forgotten about the impact of George Floyd’s death?

By William C. Rhoden, The Undefeated How will the NBA and other sports leagues acknowledge the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer? How the sports world commemorates Floyd — or whether it remembers him at all on Tuesday — will go a long way in telling us how far we […]

A year after George Floyd’s death, Black women urgently need new tools to safeguard our people from police

Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict doesn’t save us, but here are some ideas that might help

A year after George Floyd’s death, Black women urgently need new tools to safeguard our people from police

Woman leading a group of demonstrators on road. Group of women protesting for human rights and against racism. – Miami Downtown, FL, USA – May 31, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Lonnae O’Neal, The Undefeated I am dreaming of ways to keep Black children safe from the police. I am scheming up scenarios where Black people have […]

Life After George Floyd’s Death has Changed and yet it’s Still the Same

America, and its rich and powerful, didn’t actually care about Black people when they put out statements and donated money

Life After George Floyd’s Death has Changed and yet it’s Still the Same

People pray and take a knee for nine minutes and 29 seconds in memory of George Floyd on the first anniversary of his death, May 25, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) By Martenzie Johnson, The Undefeated I truly believed things would be different this time. And can you blame me? In the moments following the […]

LIRS Commends Biden Administration for its Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

LIRS Commends Biden Administration for its Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

Members of Haitian women for Haitian refugees organization rally for restoration of TPS and permanent status for refugees from Haiti on Ocean Avenue. – New York, NY – November 8, 2020 (Shutterstock) Washington D.C. – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. This new TPS designation will enable […]

Herd Immunity Appears Unlikely for COVID-19, but CDC says Vaccinated People can Ditch Masks in Most Settings

Herd Immunity Appears Unlikely for COVID-19, but CDC says Vaccinated People can Ditch Masks in Most Settings

By William Petri, The Conversation When COVID-19 first began spreading, public health and medical experts began talking about the need for the U.S. to reach herd immunity to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Experts have estimated that between 60% and 90% of people in the U.S. would need to be vaccinated for that to happen. […]

Should my Child get the COVID-19 Vaccine? 7 Questions Answered by a Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert

Should my Child get the COVID-19 Vaccine? 7 Questions Answered by a Pediatric Infectious Disease Expert

By Debbie-Ann Shirley, The Conversation The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed with recommendations endorsing use in this age group after their advisory group meeting on May 12. The American Academy […]