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Columnist John W. Fountain III urges us not to forget about Kalief Browder, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The conviction on Friday of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke in the shooting death of teen Laquan McDonald is no cause for celebration, Fountain writes.
Until the African-American community accepts the importance of addressing mental health issues, progress on all the other pressing problems won’t be achieved, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford urges everyone to make it a priority to fight for justice and change the bad public policies that continue to hurt African Americans in Austin and elsewhere.
If more Black dollars were re-circulated in Black American communities, Black dollars would produce Black companies, help hire Black employees, support Black families and rebuild Black communities, writes Phillip Jackson, founder and chairman of the board of The Black Star Project.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Quiwana Bell and the Good Neighbors Campaign will host an event 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at 5437 W. Division. Learn about slavery’s impact on black families 152 years after the 13th Amendment was ratified.
Columnist John W. Fountain III challenges society – especially those of us who are white – to get serious about dealing with racism.
The Chicago Police Department’s 15th District community policing is sponsoring the event; the deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Feb. 28th.
One longtime Austin resident celebrates the fact that five young men in his family have graduated from college and extols others to not let their children succumb to the bigotry of low expectations.
Audience members were reminded that the quest for equality continues as they watched earlier this month the performance “Of Quiet Birds.”
West Side residents recall how long and hard African-Americans battled for their rights at the polling place and urged others to keep up the fight.