By Julius Washington, Howard University News Service (HUNS) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit granted a stay on appeal Friday evening in a case challenging President Biden’s loan forgiveness plan. The decision “prohibits the appellees from discharging any student loan debt under the cancellation program,” pending a full ruling from the court. The Federal District Court in St. Louis had originally dismissed the case. Earlier on Friday afternoon, President Biden delivered remarks about his plan at Delaware State University in Dover. “It’s good to be home,” Biden…
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Please join Hosea Helps’ 2022 Holiday Festivals of Services’ Kick-Off and Great Turkey Drop-Off! …Celebrating over 50 years of feeding Atlanta through the holidays. When: Thursday, November 10, 2022 From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm EST Where: Hosea Helps Headquarters 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315-8122 Contact: Yolanda Favors Hosea Helps (Hosea Feed the Hungry) https://4hosea.org/ (404) 755-3353 YFavors@4Hosea.org http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejfrw1yf50a105e7&llr=lmz6ybcab
Nayana Ferguson is the co-founder of multiple award-winning Anteel Tequila and the first Black woman in the world to own, co-own and lead a tequila brand. Nayana has received national attention as a pioneer in the spirits industry as well as being a 16-year pancreatic cancer survivor and a 10-year breast cancer survivor. Nayana is a National Advocate for PanCAN, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, where she helps spread awareness about pancreatic cancer through sharing her story of resilience to provide hope to those affected by this horrific disease. Her…
Wife of Atlanta’s First Black Chief Judge of Magistrate Court Passes Away October 12, 2022 – Jeanne Hairston of Terrell, Texas, and former employee of Atlanta’s formerly known C&S Bank, passed quietly from natural causes on October 10. Mrs. Hairston, wife of one of Atlanta’s revered attorneys, now Minister Andrew J. Hairston, will lay in state on Tuesday, October 18, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, with final services to be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 19, each at Simpson Street Church of Christ, 800 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard,…
Delta Air Lines continued to elevate the conversation on equity by convening a panel of our partners during the recent 51st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. in Washington, D.C., the first time Delta has participated in this esteemed gathering of policy experts, community leaders and Members of Congress. The panel featured leaders from Goal Setter, OneTen, Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) and the Organization of Black Aviation Professionals (OBAP). “It was a uniquely intentional conversation with partners we are working with to disrupt…
By Trice Edney Communications Atlanta, Georgia – October 12, 2022 – Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (JCSTS) has been awarded grants totaling $90,000 by some of our national’s most prominent trusts including the Ford Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation. The yearlong grant will enable JCSTS to convene national conversations that test the interest and capacity of diverse organizations in developing sustainable approaches to Reparations. “If racism is the opposite of what God intended for humanity, then the work of repair — which includes Reparations — must become a more…