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National Urban League Backs NYC Delivery Workers, Warns Proposed Legislation “Would Almost Certainly Destroy Dozens of Black Businesses”

Civil rights organization warns NYC Council that proposed restrictions on independent delivery contractors could eliminate 10,000 jobs and widen the racial wealth gap. NEW YORK, NY — The National Urban League (NUL), one of the nation's most prominent civil rights organizations, is throwing its support behind...
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Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Steps Down Amid BK Dem Party Conflicts

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeSuddenly deciding to “pass the baton” to new forward-thinking leadership after corrosive public and court battles, on Monday, September 28th, embattled Kings County Democratic County Committee Democratic Party chair Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn decided to step down from the position...

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Local Elections: 2021

Taharka Robinson on What’s Happening in NYC’s Municipal Elections Civics Cornerby David Mark GreavesWith election...
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Young Voters Came Out, Latinos Did Not

The Gen Z BriefRyan M. BrooksAt 10 30 Am on Tuesday, November 3, I...
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Politics/The Next Generation

The explosion of young Black and Latino incumbents in American politics began with the...
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BP Adams to Supreme Court Confirmation: “(You) have prioritized politics over principles; We will continue to fight for a fairer, more just democracy.”

“Weeks ago, we stood with advocates and elected officials in front of the newly-renamed...
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Aligned with Democracy!

Despite Voter Suppression Tactics, Millions Head to Polls
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Our Time Press Q&A with …DARMA V. DIAZ

We first met Darma V. Diaz on the Rediscovering Lost Values tour, an educational...
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Fostering Confidence in the Community: An Interview with Barber Christian Thompson

Chi OsséOur Time Press Since I was nine years old, I have called the Bed-Stuy,...
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Arva Rice, Pres/CEO NY Urban League Statement at Mayor’s Digital Divide Press Conference

The city will expand broadband internet access to another 600,000 New Yorkers as a...
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Brown and Black Enterprises Matter

 by Bernice Elizabeth Green July 3 in front of One Police Plaza in Manhattan, Brooklyn...
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Q&A … with Stefani Zinerman, newly elected 56th District State Assemblymember

“Everybody who is a citizen of this great state has a voice in deciding...
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A Black Progressive Beat a 16-Term Democrat in a Heated New York Congressional Primary

Addy Baird - Ryan Brooks,BuzzFeed News ReportersJamaal Bowman, a former educator and middle school...
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Election Results:

Brisport Takes Senate Seat, Richardson and Salazar Triumph, Mosley, Lentol, Ortiz Win By Stephen Witt,...
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National Urban League Backs NYC Delivery Workers, Warns Proposed Legislation “Would Almost Certainly Destroy Dozens of Black Businesses”

Civil rights organization warns NYC Council that proposed restrictions on independent delivery contractors could...
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