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Senate Republicans Block ‘For the People Act’ Voter Reform Bill and Effectively Preserve Racist Voting Restrictions

Conservative lawmakers from Georgia to Florida to Texas continue to pass highly restrictive and racist election reform laws designed to keep Democrats and people of color from voting, and the Senate appears powerless — at least for now — to stop their Jim Crow-era antics. The latest blow to the…

153 Texas Hospital Employees Fired or Resign Over Refusal To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 Healthcare News June 23, 2021 / by Brian Good

The battle over whether employees can be forced to get a COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to gather steam, even in settings where vaccines shouldn’t be controversial, such as hospitals. Jamie Stengle of the Associated Press reported that “more than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get…

Wisconsin Governor Approves Police Reform Bill Including a Ban on Chokeholds

Democrats News Organizational Misbehavior Police Politics Racism June 23, 2021 / by Brian Good

While some states have pushed back on policing reform following the death of George Floyd and the conviction of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for his murder last summer, other states appear to be finally coming through with the much-needed reform measures. CNN’s Keith Allen, Brad Parks and Devan Cole…

Deaths of Black Americans From Auto Accidents Increased by 23% in 2020

Healthcare News Racism June 23, 2021 / by Brian Good

In an alarming trend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Black people are substantially more likely to die in traffic accidents than white men or women. Even during peak quarantine, when people were driving less due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of…

Civilian Complaint Board Reports That Up to 39 New York Cops Should Be Disciplined Following George Floyd Protests

News Organizational Misbehavior Police Politics Racism June 22, 2021 / by Brian Good

Abuse toward public protesters was rampant all over the U.S. during the summer of 2020. And according to a new report from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the problem appears to have been especially bad in the country’s most populous city, where 39 officers have been accused…

Rhode Island Progressive Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Defends His Membership to an Elite All-White Private Beach Club

Biden Democrats Diversity & Inclusion Haters News Organizational Misbehavior Politics Racism June 22, 2021 / by Brian Good

In a blow to voters and political supporters in Rhode Island, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has come under fire for not only belonging to an exclusive all-white private beach club — but also for defending his membership and saying he doesn’t think it’s a problem. According to NBC News, reporters…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Says Student Loan Debt Is a Major Hurdle for Black Homeownership

Biden Democrats Diversity & Inclusion Education Employment News Organizational Misbehavior Politics Racism June 22, 2021 / by Brian Good

Black Americans are saddled with an overwhelming majority of the nation’s $1.7 trillion student debt — and according to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge, that debt is one of the key factors preventing Black Americans from buying and owning their own home. Business Insider’s Ayelet…

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib

Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib Becomes First-Ever Out Athlete Playing in the NFL

Diversity Champion Entertainment Good News LGBT News June 22, 2021 / by Brian Good

The world of professional athletics just became a bit more diverse and inclusive. In a boost for LGBTQ representation during Pride Month celebrations, professional football player Carl Nassib has announced he is gay. The defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders becomes the first-ever out athlete actively playing in the…

11 Mayors Team Up To Launch New Local Reparations Efforts, Establish Framework for a National Reparations Program

Black History Democrats Diversity And Innovation News Politics Racism June 21, 2021 / by Brian Good

Following an announcement in March that city officials in Evanston, Illinois would begin paying qualifying city residents up to $25,000 in reparations for use on property payments and home repair, and fresh off the government’s announcement of Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday, mayors in 11 additional U.S. cities have announced…

US Veteran Affairs Department Commits to Supporting Vets Undergoing Gender Confirmation Process

LGBT News Politics June 21, 2021 / by Brian Good

According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, there are an estimated 134,000 transgender veterans in the U.S. and at least 15,000 trans persons currently serving in the military today. And now, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will be standing by all these individuals and helping…

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