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A statewide business coalition is calling on Arizonans to support the black community with their dollars and voices.Local First Arizona represents nearly 3,000 locally owned businesses. While the group promotes and supports independent businesses year round, Executive Director Thomas Barr said the priority now should be helping black-owned businesses.“I don’t think people see it as playing favorites, I think people see it as addressing an issue that’s been experienced by African Americans for 400 years,” he said. “And we have to name it, we have to recognize it, so the response has been supportive, the response has been positive.”  Among…

Lyon College will honor Black History Month this February with a series of special events hosted by the Black Student Association (BSA) to celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans. All events are free and open to the public. “The events planned by the BSA shine a light on the rich history and accomplishments of Black individuals while encouraging important conversations, enhancing cultural awareness, and building a stronger sense of community on our campus,” said Dr. Branndii Peterson (pictured below), TRIO executive director and BSA adviser. Observed annually, Black History Month serves as an opportunity to highlight the pivotal…

The fast-food industry spent $5 billion on advertising in 2019, and the advertisements disproportionately targeted Black and Latino youth, according to new research published today by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. The new report, Fast Food FACTS 2021, finds that the industry’s annual ad spending in 2019 increased by over $400 million since 2012, and that children and teens were viewing on average more than two fast food TV ads per day. Frequent and widespread exposure to fast-food marketing increases young people’s preferences for, and consumption of, fast-food, which is largely high…

Illustration by Michael Zaharuk The killing of a Black child 45 years ago reignited anger from the Wilmington riots of 1968, sparking more protests and calls for justice that still echo today. READ PART I OF THIS STORY HERE The Protests PART IIMonday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Sept. 5, 1975 J ohn Bailey was released on bail early the following morning, fewer than 12 hours after his arrest. Bailey was charged with attempted murder, and Municipal Court Judge Carl Goldstein set bail at $25,000. Bailey’s family quickly supplied the cash and they all went into hiding. Folks who knew Bailey…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis’ policies toward the Black community are coming under fresh scrutiny after an avowed racist gunman killed three Black people over the weekend at a Jacksonville Dollar General store, an attack the Justice Department is investigating as a hate crime.The white gunman, identified as 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter from neighboring Clay County, had writings that expressed open racism toward Black people found by his parents after the 11-minute rampage, which included Palmeter taking his own life.“I know for a fact that he did not like Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said at a news conference…

Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama alongside Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama alongside Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Close your eyes and you might be able to conjure the iconic image of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, with a white bushy beard, as he marches alongside Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s 1965 and they’re at the front of the delegation from Selma…

POCATELLO — Multiple organizations are teaming up to record the history of a once-established but now long-gone Gate City neighborhood. The city of Pocatello, the Pocatello NAACP and the Bonneville Neighborhood Association will hold an informational meeting about a project to document the Historic Triangle Neighborhood. They hope that historians, members of the community and anyone with a personal connection to the old neighborhood will attend Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at 427 North 6th Avenue. “I would highly encourage them to reach out as soon as they hear about it or come to the meeting because we want…

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus announced they will focus on passing a balanced budget that uplifts low-income and working families and enhances classroom and early childhood education. “The governor’s proposed budget showcases a continual dedication to fund programs that promote public safety and equity for all Illinois residents,” said State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago). “A budget proposal that contains investments in schools, small businesses, working families and our environment reframes key investments that have traditionally left out Black and Brown communities and is a step toward progress.” After Governor JB Pritzker outlined his legislative priorities, the Black Caucus…

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Following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprisings that swept the U.S., there was a nationwide rallying cry to support Black-owned businesses, resulting in a flood of new customers to many. “We just kept getting orders all day. We got 400 Saturday, the next day we got over 1,000,” recalls James Fugate, co-owner of Eso Won Books, one of only a handful of Black-owned bookstores in Los Angeles. The shop temporarily halted new orders in June to catch up with the rush. Now, six months after protesters first took to the…