By Ramona Houston, PhD, PMP In November, African-Americans and Latino-Americans/Latina-Americans voted and made an impact! We redirected the course of this country by electing Joe Biden for President and Kamala Harris for Vice President. Our job, however, is not complete. With two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia at stake, our vote counts more than ever. We must stay intentional and focused on our goal of moving America forward. Our full participation in the January 5th, run-off election is critical. We must vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for U.S.…
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The Federal Government has neglected us. We are in the middle of a pandemic, one that has claimed the lives of over a quarter million of our fellow Americans. And unlike every other developed nation on earth, the citizens of the United States have received almost no aid from the federal government. All this can be traced to only one man, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Over and over again, he has struck down legislation to help working Americans for the sake of his wealthy donors. His colleagues in the…
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VOTE for U. S. Senate Vote on Election Day on January 5, 2021 or Vote Early The Atlanta Inquirer Continues to Endorse a Democratic Ticket: Reverend Raphael G. Warnock and Jon Ossoff for U. S. Senate Voters registered in Georgia can look up where to vote at the Georgia Secretary of State’s website (https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections) or at their County’s election website. Vote early Georgia voters can vote before Election Day. The early voting period runs from Monday, December 14, 2020 to Friday, January 1, 2021, but dates and hours may vary…
A (Black) History-Filled Night on November 23, 2020 If the NFL officiating careers of Referee Jerome Boger, umpire Barry Anderson, side judge Anthony Jeffries, line judge Carl Johnson, down judge Julian Mapp, field judge Dale Shaw and back judge Greg Steed had ended the night of November 23,2020, it would nonetheless go without further comment that these seven black veterans in stripes who paraded single file out of their dressing room at Raymond Jones stadium in Tampa, Florida had permanently set their cleats in historical cement to equate with Dr.…
In 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia… Members of Omega Psi Phi Create the Hungry Club Forum of the Butler YMCA The Butler Street YMCA, which opened its doors in 1894, was a pioneer in many respects to help close the racial divides that existed in the city which longtime Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield described as “too busy to hate,” however, it was not too busy to segregate. Notwithstanding the youthful activities the Y organized and funded for Black youngsters from all over Atlanta like basketball, field trips, tournaments and summer…
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