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What to Do When Authoritarianism Comes for You
As the dawn of a new year emerged - a time of hope, optimism, and excitement for what's to come - Keith Porter, 43, was fatally shot by an off duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Los Angeles, CA. Not long after, on January 7 in Minneapolis, MN, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car and killed by an ICE officer. These acts of domestic terrorism not only took two parents from their families, but are a threat to everyone's safety.
NAACP Joins Student Debt Cancellation Advocates at the Department of Education Student Loan Policies Hearing
Press Statement March 24, 2023 Education is supposed to be the key to financial freedom, not the barrier. This week, myself and a delegation of student loan borrowers from Howard University united with student debt cancellation advocates to support the fight against attempts to restrict those very freedoms. Senator Cassidy announced his effort to overturn President Biden's plan and end the current student loan payment pause.
NAACP CEO: Biden's Plan to Cancel Student Debt Isn't Enough
NAACP CEO: Biden's Plan to Cancel Student Debt Isn't Enough ‚Äč(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) According to CNN reporting, Biden might cancel just $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower for those earning less than $125,000 a year. That would do little to help. Read Full Article »
Opinion: NAACP CEO: Biden's reported plan to cancel student debt isn't enough Original
Derrick Johnson is president and CEO of the NAACP. Wisdom Cole is the NAACP's national director of Youth & College. The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own. With the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden has the unique opportunity to unlock financial freedom for countless Black Americans and low-income communities. But according to CNN reporting, he might cancel just $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower for those earning less than $125,000 a year. That would do little to help.
The racial justice argument for student debt relief Original
To take her first steps onto the storied yard of her dream school, Bianca Jones didn’t just get the grades and write a strong application; she applied for five different types of financial aid, including a work–study position. She took on additional jobs, but still came up short of what she needed to pay for her Howard University education, so both she and her mother took out loans to make it possible.
The future of student debt cancellation is in Black people’s hands
OPINION: Come election time, if Black people can’t win, then neither should candidates who only deliver empty promises. Racism doesn’t always show up with tiki torches and epithets; more often it manifests as disregard. Black voters ostensibly matter during political campaigns, but once in office, more often than not, politicians devalue the Black labor, input and demands that propelled them to victory. Democratic politicians, in particular, owe a political debt to Black voters.
A nation at a demographic crossroad: Rising diversity, youthful activism, and the 2020 election
Twitter Join the conversation on Twitter using #DiversityExplosion Amid a global pandemic that is robbing the nation’s younger generations of career-defining education and employment opportunities, the millennial and Gen Z generations are also making their voices heard in leading protests throughout the country, demonstrating their commitment to fundamental civil rights for Black Americans.
Op-ed: Coronavirus has proven that we need more young Black policymakers
Over the last few weeks, while data has increasingly shown the disparate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Black communities, the white-led movement to reopen states has gained momentum. “This particular decision is not a choice between the lesser of two evils,” wrote Michael Hariot for The Root.
OP-ED: We Count Too
The last time the census happened in 2010, I was a 16-year-old high school student and I made sure that we definitely did a better job of filling out the census that year. I remember actually filling it out together with my mom and what caught my eye about the census that year was the questions they asked about race. By Wisdom Cole, National Organizing Manager, NAACP, Youth & College Division As a millennial in 2020, this will be the third time the Census has occurred in my lifetime.
Cole: We count too
By Wisdom Cole | National Organizing Manager, NAACP, Youth & College Division There is over $675 billion in federal funding tied to this year’s census count and we cannot go through another census like the one in 2010, where over 800,000 Black people were not counted and we missed out in the Census, costing our community over $16 million dollars. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) As a millennial in 2020, this will be the third time the Census has occurred in my lifetime.
OP-ED: We Count Too
As a millennial in 2020, this will be the third time the Census has occurred in my lifetime. The first time it happened I was 6 years old in the first grade and my mother was pregnant with my baby sister. I remember the Census distinctively because they would play the Census commercials over and over while I was watching Nickelodeon.
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