Melina Abdullah è professore e presidente di Studi panafricano alla California State University, Los Angeles. Ha conseguito il dottorato di ricerca. e M.A. presso la University of Southern California in Scienze Politiche e il suo BA. da Howard University di African American Studies. La sua ricerca si concentra sulla ripartizione di potenza e la trasformazione della società. Abdullah has authored several articles and […]
Zahalea Anderson/ Zahalea Showe lost her business in Long Beach, California yesterday. 25 years in this building running her School of Self Defense, and now it’s been lost to the only fire in Long Beach. It is easy to say “Black Lives Matter,” but if we do not rally behind our black brothers and sisters […]
Demonstrations continued across the United States on Sunday as the nation braced for another grueling night of unrest over police shootings and the death of George Floyd, amid growing concern that aggressive law enforcement tactics intended to impose order were instead inflaming tensions. Videos showed police officers in recent nights using batons, gas lacrimogeni, pepper […]
Demonstrators around the world, including in London, Berlin and Toronto, took to the streets in support of the U.S. protests continuing across the country. Gli Stati Uniti. riots have captured the attention of people around the world, with photos of burning cars and riot police seen prominently on many newspaper front pages, even as the coronavirus […]
Nationwide protest over the killing of George Floyd, the black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck,c continues Friday evening as Americans demanded that those involved face justice. Il Venerdì, Protestors took to the streets of Minneapolis…LEGGI TUTTO
City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr. was unanimously elected President of the Los Angeles City Council on November 23, 2011 and officially took office January 2, 2012. He was elected to represent the 10th Council District of the City Los Angeles in a Special Election in November 2005. The voters of the 10th Council District […]
Valerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, overseeing the White House Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, and chairing the White House Council on Women and Girls. Ms. Jarrett has worked throughout her tenure at the White House to mobilize elected officials, business and community leaders, and diverse groups of […]
Marc H. Morial is President and CEO of the National Urban League, the nation’s largest historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization. As Mayor of New Orleans from 1994 a 2002, Morial led New Orleans’ renaissance and left office with a 70% approval rating. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in […]
onnie Rice is renowned for her unconventional approaches to tackling problems of inequity and exclusion. Per esempio, she has teamed up with conservatives on education issues and the Los Angeles Police Department to support the Watts gang truce. Rice has received more than 50 major awards for her leadership of diverse coalitions, and her non-traditional […]
Jamal R. Watkins serves as the Vice President of Civic Engagement at the NAACP, leading the Association’s efforts to maximize the African-American community’s participation and representation in our democracy. Through his guidance, the NAACP is hosting a series of virtual town halls to explore the economic, health and policy implications of the coronavirus on communities […]