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Weaponizing Memes for Political Propaganda: The Populist Form of Communication
“Memes are an effective way of being very simple-minded and if what you want to be is simple-minded and that conveys your intent, then a meme is just fine,” Brehm said.
Read More‘The Nation’ Launches Black On Campus In Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University
Black on Campus allows participants to develop professional skills as they document the experiences of black college students and report on issues of national consequence.
Read More“A Call to Colors” Supports Stacey Abram’s Vision for Georgia, Equality Fosters Prosperity
Stacey Abrams has a vision for Georgia where equality fosters prosperity, and where everyone has the opportunity to succeed – not just survive. That is why she is running for Governor of our state.
Read More“How to Rig an Election,” We Showcase Striking Findings from Our Research
While Trump focuses on a nonexistent problem, he’s turning a blind eye to the real dangers: gerrymandering and digital manipulation through hacking and information warfare.
Read MoreProtecting Our Community During National Foster Care Month
Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) says that National Foster Care Month is a month to honor the successes and challenges of the more than 400,000 foster youth across the country.
Read MoreRacism after Graduation May Just Be What’s on the Menu
According to The New York Times, UF President W. Kent Fuchs apologized to the affected students and left a personal message of apology on Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member Oliver Telusma’s voicemail
Read MoreMake Schools Meet Minimum Graduation Rates, Stop Tuition Inflation and End Campus Segregation
This failure is reflected in the statistics for six-year graduation rates. Just 38 percent of blacks earn their four-year college degree after six years. By comparison, 62 percent of whites.
Read MoreDemocrats Must Invest in Black Voter Outreach to Flip Red States to Blue States
This November, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be up for grabs, making this one of the most crucial midterm elections in recent memory.
Read MoreTrump Talks Impeachment, Criticizes Maxine Waters in Michigan Speech
“We have to keep the House, because if you listen to Maxine Waters—she goes around saying, ‘We will impeach him. We will impeach him,’” Trump said at the rally. “Then people said, ‘But he hasn’t done anything wrong.’”
Read MoreGDN Exclusive Part VIII: The Divine-Nine Evolution – An AKA Speaks Hands-On-Leadership
Remedies are needed to keep us engaged and moving forward. Our symptoms are barely being treated but a cure is on the horizon. We might say that cures come from positive motivation toward negative issues…
Read MoreBannon Promoted ‘Culture War’ to Suppress Black Voters: Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
Bannon, a former Cambridge Analytica vice president, “saw cultural warfare as a means to create enduring change in American politics,” testified Christopher Wylie … Information about millions of Facebook users ended up in Cambridge Analytica’s hands.
Read MoreGDN Exclusive: President of College Democrats of North Carolina Supports “Call To Colors” Part VII
“Civic engagement is the responsibility of every American citizen,” Easterling said regarding working with nonpartisan groups like the NC NAACP, Divine Nine and others regarding voter registration on college campuses.
Read More‘Deliberately Cruel’ Assault on Rights, Trump’s DHS Plans to Detain Immigrant Children on Military Bases
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly evaluating three locations to be used to house thousands of children who are expected to cross the border—with and without parents and guardians.
Read More‘Stop at Nothing’ Plan to Destroy Nation’s Union Power Includes $80 Million Koch- and Walmart-Funded War Chest
One labor leader said the effort makes clear that the landmark Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case is “brought by wealthy forces to eliminate worker voice and power”
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Tripling Its Surveillance in US, NSA Phone Record Collection Increased to Over 530 Million in 2017
It shows that the number of “call detail records” the agency collected from telecommunications providers during Trump’s first year in office was 534 million, compared to 151 million the year prior. The report also revealed that the agency, using its controversial Section 702 authority…
Read MoreBig Primary Wins for Socialists and Progressives Who Ran on ‘Popular Demands That Were Deemed Impossible’
“Today’s elections prove movement politics candidates, who rely on people power, can win, and win powerfully,” Ryan Greenwood, director of Movement Politics for People’s Action, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Read More‘See You in Court’: With China Funding New Trump Resort Project, President in Clear Violation of Constitution
Trump’s continued involvement with his business empire has resulted in multiple violations of the Emoluments Clause, argues CREW. The group has sued him for illegally taking payments from foreign heads of state…
Read MoreGet Your Organization’s Message Heard – Three Lessons About Promoting Your Brand
Although what’s called ‘authority marketing’ isn’t used as much as it should be, it’s not new,” Witty says. “More than a century ago, P.T. Barnum understood how to generate buzz…
Read MoreTIME Magazine Says Congresswoman Maxine Waters Is “One of the Most Influential People in the World”
According to a press release about the honor, “The list, now in its fifteenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.”
Read MoreBlack Voters Must “Takeover The Polls” This Midterm Election Season
The upcoming November 2018 elections are by far one of the most important election cycles in the history of the United States. More importantly, it is one that the Black community can’t afford to ignore.
Read MoreHow to Spot the Political Motives Behind Some Acts of Corporate Charity
Why would businesses rely on charitable donations rather than, say, campaign funds or lobbying efforts, to influence government? One big reason is that there are limits on campaign contributions…
Read More‘Time to Melt Some Phones’ on Capitol Hill as Red Alert for Net Neutrality Hits Internet
“The Internet is lighting up in protest once again, because this Senate vote will impact the future of the Web for years to come,” said Evan Greer, deputy director of Fight for the Future…
Read MoreAT&T Paid Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen for ‘Insights’ as FCC Worked to Kill Net Neutrality
Sketchy payments AT&T made to Cohen for “insights” on the Trump administration at the same time as the telecom giant was working to merge with Time Warner and kill net neutrality.
Read MoreCome Together to Urge Public to “Vote for Justice” a Six-Month Social Media Impact Campaign, Vote for Justice.
The Vote for Justice campaign will highlight the overarching political, economic and human costs of our country’s criminal punishment system…
Read MoreNational Civil Rights Groups File New Major Lawsuit Against Secretary Ben Carson and HUD
In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that HUD’s attempt to delay and dilute the AFFH Rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, which sets out procedural and substantive requirements…
Read MoreHoward University Graduate Chadwick Boseman to Speak at the School’s 150th Commencement
The Howard University community welcomes back home one of its native sons, Chadwick Boseman, to deliver the 2018 commencement address. He has played some of the most iconic African Americans that have transformed history…
Read MoreGAO Report on Federal Ad Spending in Black Newspapers Coming in July
“Come November, we’re going to have the largest Black voter turnout in American history. This is a payback year,” Chavis said. “The most important election of our lifetime will be the 2018 midterm elections.”
Read MoreNNPA ESSA Educator Spotlight: Dr. Tiffany G. Tyler and CIS Helps Students Succeed
“Having the benefit of people, over the course of my return to school, who not only encouraged me to continue my education, but helped in many ways, I now have the opportunity to pay it forward every day…”
Read MoreSanders, Dem Senators Call for Federal Probe After Mulvaney Boasts About ‘Pay-to-Play’ Tactics
Our ‘We the People’ republic depends on public officials serving the public, not using their public trust to consolidate power or enrich themselves or their associates.
Read MoreNNPA Focuses on Registering 5 Million New, Black Voters Before Midterm Elections
Yes! It is time for Black people to “Takeover The Polls” by any means necessary. This can only be accomplished by championing a concerted effort to register Black non-voters and by encouraging existing, registered Black voters to get out and vote.
Read MoreNation’s Top Teachers Denounce Devos During Closed-Door Session
Striking teachers have shared stories of classrooms stocked with outdated textbooks and schools that are forced to ration copy paper due to funding shortages.
Read MoreGroup Warns D.C. Death with Dignity Act Opponents Not to Try to Repeal Law Again
Compassion & Choices praised Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton for her vow today to prevent congressional opponents of D.C.’s Death with Dignity Act from repealing the law this year, as she did last year.
Read MoreThe NNPA’s 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship Open to All HBCUs
The NNPA, in partnership with Chevrolet announced this year’s program also provides an opportunity for the aspiring, young journalists to look beyond the newsroom for story ideas…
Read MoreCalifornia Senator Kamala Harris Announces She Won’t Take Corporate PAC Money
The Citizens United decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010 created a situation where seemingly endless amounts of money can flow into the political system.
Read MoreUC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement Selects Executive Director
A national conference will be held later this year to allow the fellows to create an opportunity for elected officials, university leaders to explore new approaches to engaging and educating students…
Read MoreThe Difference Between a Closed and Open Primary – Do I Need to Do Anything Different to Vote?
With primary election season officially upon us, we thought it might be fun to actually talk about why and how our country votes.
Read MoreNAACP, Legislators and Civil Rights Leaders Agree: Duncan Unfit for Lifetime Appointment as Federal Judge
WASHINGTON – NAACP, members of Congress and several civil rights leaders held a telephone press briefing in opposition to President Trump’s nomination of Stuart Kyle Duncan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate is expected to vote this week on Duncan’s nomination as a lifetime judge. Click here for a
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Determines if Texas Intentionally Discriminated Against Blacks and Latinos in Redistricting Case
The intention to discriminate against voters of color is clear. This case also highlights the need to reinstate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act as a buffer against voter suppression and racial gerrymandering…
Read MoreFive Ways To Empower Daughters In an Unkind World
Gender stereotypes persist. According to a survey of 1,900 girls and young women between 7 and 21, conducted by the charity Girlguiding, many feel that pressure from social media, TV, friends, teachers and parents affects how they think and act.
Read MoreChair of HBCU Alumni Leadership Roundtable Endorses “Call to Colors” Part VI
Andrea Harris, Senior Fellow with the Durham-based Self-Help Credit Union, Chair of the HBCU Alumni Leadership Roundtable, and former president of the NC Minority Institute for Economic Development, supports a “Call to Colors”.
Read MoreStarbucks to Close All Stores Nationwide for Racial-Bias Education on May 29
The curriculum will be developed with guidance from several national and local experts confronting racial bias, including Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative…
Read MoreTaking Aim at Corporate Impunity, Sanders’ Bill Would Send Big Pharma Execs Behind Opioid Crisis to Jai
“We know that pharmaceutical companies lied about the addictive impacts of opioids they manufactured,” said Sanders. “They knew how dangerous these products were but refused to tell doctors and patients.
Read MoreRed State America’s Teacher Rebellion and Class Conflict – Lessons Learned
Nothing could be more at odds with a society that has learned to salute “winners” and give the back of the hand to “losers,” than the widening social sympathy sweeping through the schoolhouses of red state America.
Read MoreDespite the Racist, Xenophobic, and Dangerous Policies, N.J. Enacts Automatic Voter Registration
The developments in New Jersey is similar to an automatic voter registration measure in Maryland last month. Lawmakers in at least 15 other states have introduced automatic voter registration bills
Read MoreEnd Tax Breaks – Are Americans Winning on Tax Day, Common Good Faces Grim Future
It’s time to end tax breaks for the Koch brothers, wealthy CEOs and big corporations that shift profits offshore and outsource jobs. It’s time to end tax breaks for Big Pharma and greedy health insurance corporations.
Read MoreCalifornia Democrats Under Fire, Siding With Telecom Lobbyists Against Net Neutrality Bill
Net Neutrality Bill – Advocates are warning that Democratic legislators appear to be caving to telecommunications industry lobbyists’ efforts to dramatically weaken the bill.
Read MoreThe Law That Made Facebook What It Is Today
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hauled in front of Congress to apologize for a data scraping scandal – a scandal that quickly followed an outcry that the site had been exploited by Russia during the 2016 election.
Read More‘Fascism: A Warning’ When Someone Claims to Speak for a Whole Nation
A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, “is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group, is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others, and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary…”
Read MoreWhen Presidents Lawyer Up: A Brief History
The formal explanations of why lawyers have chosen not to represent Trump have included various business and client conflicts. But attorneys are often unwilling to take on a client who has a reputation for disregarding legal advice and freezing out, if not outright firing, lawyers who disagree with him.
Read MoreESSA Demands Full Transparency on K-12 Educational Funding
According to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2015, all public schools nationwide, will be required to give fully-detailed reports on how and where they spend institutional funding.
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