Mississippi Legislature Approves Bill to Change State Flag - New Orleans Data News Weekly

Wakanda News Details

Mississippi Legislature Approves Bill to Change State Flag - New Orleans Data News Weekly

Data News Staff Edited Report As the tide of history is turning, the Mississippi Legislature made history Sunday, by approving a bill that will change the state flag and erase a Confederate Battle Emblem that [...]

The post Mississippi Legislature Approves Bill to Change State Flag appeared first on New Orleans Data News Weekly.

Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

You may also like

Oprah Winfrey Born

Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She went on to become a celebrated talk show hostess, actress, movie producer and business woman.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

29

1954

US virus cases continue to rise at near-record rate

NEW YORK, United States (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases per day in the US stood near an all-time high yesterday, hovering close to the peak reached in late April during some of the darkest and deadliest days of the

fave

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Mississippi’s State Legislature Passes Bill to Remove Confederate Emblem from Flag

According to cnn.com, the bill will now go to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who has said he would sign legislation that state lawmakers send him to remove the Confederate

fave

Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

GOP aghast as Trumps polls sink amid divisive racial rhetoric: Its been a bad couple weeks | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump is doubling down on a strategy he believes worked to his advantage four years ago: seizing on divisive culture wars and using race-baiting rhetoric as he seeks to fire up his base to give him a second term in office. His GOP allies on Capitol Hill are looking on with

fave

Source: The Atlanta Voice

What side are you on?

This election year will force America to choose between two very different ideas

fave

Source: The Dallas Examiner

SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to

fave

Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Study: COVID is Hurting Renters More Than Homeowners. Here's How To Avoid Eviction

With some 50 million people renting and many perhaps incurring job or income misfortune because of the crisis, renters in 11 American states and Puerto Rico are among those at the greatest risk of enduring housing instability, according to a new analysis by The

fave

Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Black Filmmaker Remotely Produces Romantic Comedy Web Series ‘QT’ While in Quarantine

Los Angeles, CA — Los Angeles filmmaker, Tamieka Briscoe, uses virtual directing to bring her new romantic comedy series, QT, to the

fave

Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Ida B. Wells Barnett

Ida Wells was born a slave on July 16, 1862, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to James and Elizabeth (Warrenton) Wells. The oldest in a family of four boys and four girls, she acquired from her parents a love of liberty and self-sufficiency that characterized her

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

25

1931

Celebrating Juneteenth: A Reading Of The Emancipation Proclamation

Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

'Coming back and biting us'

The US recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, just short of the nation's late-April peak of 36,400, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins

fave

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

VIDEO: Fauci Warns a Coronavirus Vaccine is Not Guaranteed Free Press of Jacksonville

The nation could see thousands more cases of coronavirus, the country’s top infectious disease specialist said Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes [...]

fave

Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Mississippi Lawmakers Clear Path To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag

Lawmakers in Mississippi cleared the way to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag on

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Images of Brutality Against Black People Spur Racial Trauma

(AP) – Since Wanda Johnson’s son was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California, 11 years ago, she has watched video after video of similar encounters between Black people and

fave

Source: The Sacramento Observer

Ohio bride faces backlash after cancelling wedding photographer for BLM support

fave

Source: theGrio

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened

Forty-fifth Congress (1877-79) convened. One U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi. Three U.S. congressmen: Richard H. Cain, Joseph H. Rainey, Robert Smalls, South Carolina. Jackson College (Miss.) established.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

15

1877

Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

Elvin R. Caldwell Sr: One of the Most Significant African American Policymakers in Colorado History

fave

Source: Black Then

Black Codes enacted

Mississippi passed the so-called Black Codes that barred blacks from jury service, testifying against whites in trials, bearing arms and attending white schools.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

24

1865

John R. Lynch, former congressman from Mississippi, elected temporary chairman of Republican convention and became first Black to preside over deliberations of a national political party.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

24

1884

‘I Want You to Know What They Did to My Boy’

Emmett Till’s body had been found in

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Walmart to stop sales of 'All Lives Matter' merchandise

Wal-Mart store (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty

fave

Source: theGrio

Students, Silent No More, Urge Change At Birmingham Unity Rally

On Sunday, the rising fifth-grader at Sunset Valley Elementary in Keller, TX, had a microphone lowered for her height as she spoke at the Be the Change Unity Rally in Kelly Ingram Park in

fave

Source: The Birmingham Times

Mississippi legislature takes step toward removing Confederate image from its state flag

A bill will erase the current Mississippi flag from state

fave

Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

With House in Tow, D.C. Statehood Backers Mull Senate Strategy

With the historic passage of a bill granting the District state-level sovereignty despite Republican opposition, statehood advocates are planning a Senate strategy for the remaining months of this congressional session and the next, regardless of the results of the November general election.

fave

Source: The Washington Informer

White House Press Secretary Defends Trump Sharing White Power Video

Kayleigh McEnany said Trump shared the video for his "demonized" supporters and claimed the president somehow "did not hear" the white supremacist slogan.

fave

Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Blacks Holding Elective Offices

Joint Center for Political Studies reported that 2991 Blacks held elective offices in 45 states and the District of Columbia, compared with 2621 in April, 1973, and 1185 in 1969. The Center reported 108 Black mayors. Michigan had the largest number of Black elected officials (194), followed by

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

22

1981

President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg,

President Grant sent federal troops to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

5

1875

Analysis: Are we on the verge of a Democratic tsunami? - L.A. Focus Newspaper

It's now whether Trump might lose big enough to drag down all Republicans on the ballot in November, creating a hole that it could take years for the GOP to dig out

fave

Source: La Focus Newspaper

Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church

ATLANTA — Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach, taking part in a funeral filled with historical echoes and a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times

fave

Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Racism: America’s Greatest Sin – The Mississippi Link

I’ve spent most of my years in Mississippi, one of America’s most racist

fave

Source: The Mississippi Link

More from New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

The Gift of Music: Ellis Marsalis, Jr. 1934-2020

Small Black Businesses Adapt to Survive Through Covid-19

NOLA Stay at Home Part 2

We Can’t Find a Cure for the Coronavirus Without Ending Homelessness

NNPA President Pens Op-Ed Urging for the Protection of Black Americans during Pandemic

CENSUS Must Move Forward During COVID-19 Pandemic

Schalyece Harrison The Right Choice for Judge of First City Court, Section B

New Orleans Residents Respond to the Spread of the Coronavirus

Audubon Zoo Soulfest 2020

Fashionally Yours NOLA

More than 100 killed and injured in Afghanistan’s deadliest day of 2020

Nigerians take the law into their own hands to fight COVID-19

Black and multi-ethnic Brazilians hit hard by COVID-19

Malik Yusef raised more than $10,000 to help slow COVID-19 behind bars

Floods wipe out Kenyan villages in Rift Valley

Kenyan health professionals threaten strike amid COVID-19

‘Nobody ever asks poor people about their capacity’: Bob Woodson offers a hand up through his center

Former D.C. politician Michael Brown: Trump’s only black outreach is ‘to say ”I’m doing outreach”’

Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19

Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight

Test your news knowledge with Zenger: May 15

For the first time, Clarence Thomas tells his story on television

Churchgoers Practice Digital Faith during COVID-19

Greater St. Stephen Partners with Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen, Revolution Foods and World Central Kitchen for Meal Distribution for New Orleans Communities

13-Year-Old Paris Brown Recalls Her Coronavirus Awakening

Stay-At- Home NOLA

Urban League of Louisiana During COVID-19: We Don’t Pause, We PIVOT!

Eviction Moratoriums Will Keep Up the Pressure, but We Still Need Long-Term Rental Assistance

VIDEO: Malaysian Immigration Police Raid Apartments during COVID-19, arrest 200

New Orleans Begins Phased Re-Opening

Metro Service Group: “Our Top Priority is the Safety of our Team Members”

New Orleans Re-Opening Phase 1

Working Together

Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings

Flower tourism wilts under COVID-19

COVID-19 means fewer condoms in Zimbabwe

Algeria cracks down on media

No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads

Human rights group: Hungry Zimbabwe refugees forced out by Botswana

VIDEO: Truckers in 21-mile traffic jam for COVID-19 testing without food or water at Kenya/Uganda border

Nation’s smallest small businesses get left behind during COVID-19

Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors

Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential

Former pastor gives Atlanta’s homeless a place to wash their hands

Ahmaud Arbery shooting weighs heavily on black legal professionals

Arrests in DC as activists take to the streets to support Minneapolis protesters

Violence, arrests in New York City amid wave of protests

VIDEO: Tear gas flies as Minneapolis rioters protest death of George Floyd in police custody

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Sigma Lambda Chapter Fed First Responders & Hospital Staff in New Orleans East During COVID-19

Business Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)