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H and other m she expects sti Krause, a veterin not be paraphrased or translated into the often quoted is no educator to compare with the press.” e is keepin ing. larizing the politica inorities liv th ar e ia g 1 n l 1 h , specThe -p16 is focus on te Continue bacclaimed oundeaths So proclaimed Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who fearlessly “Ain’t I A Woman” reprise. But forever burdened by their trum k into thaerecord d (5-kin Kern are River d on page ilo2017. lls th fairness an shined a light with words on the abominable dark days af- womanhood and Blackness, their path – then and now – is A2 d justice McGuire wvild after it regainsgstram) cat to isited rength. that if he se littered with obstacles. ter slavery and into the 20th century. es it again, the bobcat on Fri Educator and writer Mary Church Terrell observed, Journalist, publisher, author, activist, and suffragist day he’ll issue a ticket for j. leader, Ida B.’s spirit soars. July 16 marks the 157th anni- “Nobody wants to know a colored woman’s opinion about versary of her birth. Blood, sweat, and ink sealed her legacy her own status [or] that of her group. When she dares express it, no matter how mild or tactful..., it is called ‘propaand the future of a nation still struggling to be whole. Ida B. revered the Black press as an organizing tool. ganda,’ or is labeled ‘controversial.’” Poet, teacher, and Baltimore abolitionist Frances Ellen Though her newspaper The Memphis Free Speech was HANOVER, Va. (AP) – About a dozen people destroyed by racist mobs, she was never silenced. During Harper was among the suffragists who pleaded the case for wearing white Klan robes and waving Confederate flags her life, she would publish three newspapers and authored linked fate unity. “We are all bound up together in one held a recruitment rally Saturday outside a Virginia “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases” and “The great bundle of humanity,” she said. “Society cannot tramcourthouse. Red Record,” investigative reports that remain definitive ple on the weakest and feeblest of its members without reThe Hanover County Sheriff’s Office tells newsoutceiving the curse in its own soul.” sources on racist violence more than 100 years later. lets that they received multiple calls about the Ku Klux These Founding Sisters forged civil rights organizaSmall in stature but huge in courage, Wells, an emanKlan rally Saturday outside the county courthouse. But cipated slave, joined a cadre of Black contemporaries – tions with Black men, sororities, and service clubs with they said no laws were broken and no violence occurred. scholars, activists, and thought leaders – who pledged to their women peers, and joined “woke” White women The rally north of Richmond lasted about an hour. change the trajectory of bondage and demand that Black against lynching and disenfranchisement and for education The Klan unit waived signs and held banners urging and economic development. women have a voice. prospective new members to contact them. They defy the clichés and caricatures planted in popIda B. Wells-Barnett Continued on page A7 Hanover County Board of Supervisors Chairman W. Canova Peterson said he disagrees with the Klan but was pleased that things remained peaceful
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The analysis of responses from over 5,300 participants in the 2019 Black Census, demonstrate that police violence and impunity — and broader societal violence that targets the LGBTQ+ community — are also urgent concerns, showing a strong alignment with the nonLGBTQ+ identifying larger Black community. By Tedarius Abrams, Sharon Washington and Elae Hill Washington Informer According to a new report produced in part by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, Black lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans may be more concerned with everyday economic issues like low wages, unaffordable health care, and access to housing. More respondents identified these as higher priorities than marriage equality, though they strongly support laws enabling gay and lesbian couples to marry legally. The analysis of responses from over 5,300 participants in the 2019 Black Census, demonstrate that police violence and impunity — and broader societal violence that targets the LGBTQ+ community — are also urgent concerns, showing a strong alignment with the non-LGBTQ+ identifying larger Black community. “Too often, Black LGBTQ+ people are perceived as distinct and separate from the larger Black community and defined more by their sexual orientation than their race,” said Alicia Garza, principal at the Black Futures Lab and co-founder of Black Lives Matter. “In fact, LGBTQ+ respondents prioritize Alicia Garza’s new report offers insight into the needs of Black LGBT+ communities. (courtesy photo)
the same concerns as the rest of the Black community and face triple consciousness: violence and discrimination based not only on race but gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation. “Black LGBTQ+ people often lose employment opportunities, access to housing and quality affordable health care because of how we identify. It is important for policymakers, activists and community groups to remember this and create an agenda that reflects that understanding when representing and serving Black LGBTQ+ people. Attending a gay wedding and changing your Facebook profile picture to a rainbow flag is great but it’s simply not enough.” The report, “When the Rainbow Is Not Enough: LGBTQ+ Voices in the 2019 Black Census” examines the priorities and concerns of over 5,300 respondents to the 2019 Black Census who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual or describe their sexual orientation as “other.” The Black Census is the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States since Reconstruction. The Black Futures Lab is publishing the findings of the census in a series of reports and briefs in partnership with Color of Change, Demos, and Socioanalítica Research. “Black LGBTQ people hold in their very bodies the dual brunt of racism and discrimination based upon their sexual orientation and gender identity,” said K. Sabeel Rahman, President of Demos. “The day to day experience of economic insecurity, mistreatment by families and communities, Continued on page A2
Black Troops Fought Bravely at Normandy Throughout WWII and especially D-Day in 1944, the Black Press dispatched reporters such as the New Journal and Guide’s John Q. ‘Rover’ Jordan, P.B. Young, Jr., Thomas Young, Lem Graves and the ANP’s Joseph Dunbar to the European and South Pacific War Zones to cover the exploits of the Black soldiers. By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter, New Journal and Guide The United States, Great Britain, France and other allies recently observed the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing on five beaches along Southern France at Normandy on their way to defeat Nazi Germany. The modern images of the allied leaders, including the U.S. President and other participants, captured by the media at the Normandy Beach event appeared mostly white. Seventy-five years ago, the mainstream news media and various movies such as “The Longest Day” and others also captured the images of white soldiers valiantly fighting on the sandy beaches against withering gun and cannon fire from the Germans. But thanks to the written words and images recorded by members of the Black Press who were eye witnesses to the action in Southern France to Berlin, the contributions and valor of Black military men and women were recorded, too. Along with a quarter million Black servicemen, Black newsmen from the Norfolk Journal and Guide, the National Newspaper Publisher’s Association (NNPA) and the
Stevie Wonder Says He’s Getting a Kidney Transplant By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall. The 69-year-old music legend made the announcement after performing “Superstition’’ at the end of a packed British Summer Time concert in London’s sprawling Hyde Park. He said he was speaking out to quell rumors and sought to reassure fans that he would be okay. “I’m going to be doing three shows then taking a break,’’ he said. “I’m having surgery. I’m going to have a kidney transplant at the end of September this year.’’ He said a donor has been found and that he would be fine, drawing cheers from a devoted crowd of tens of thousands that stretched out from the stage as far as the eye could see. “I came here to give you my love and to thank you for yours,’’ he said. “You ain’t gonna hear no rumors about us. I’m good.’’ He did not provide additional information about his kidney illness. There had been a recent report that Wonder was facing a serious health issue. A representative for Wonder didn’t immediately respond to a request Saturday for details about his health. He has kept an active schedule, including performing recently at a Los Angeles memorial service for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. Wonder, who has received more than two-dozen Grammy Awards, has produced a string of hits over a long career that began when he was a youngster who performed as Little Stevie Wonder. His classic hits include “You Are the Sunshine of My Life’’ and “Living for the City.’’ Wonder seemed in top form throughout the concert, performing a series of his hits and paying tribute to musical heroes including Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and John Lennon, performing a stirring rendition of the latter’s “Imagine’’ near the end of the show. It was a joyous event, with his fans reveling in the warm summer night – though a light drizzle fell near the end – and the career-spanning retrospective that evoked Wonder’s early days as a young Motown star. He did seem less ebullient than in the past and made his health announcement in a somber tone with a severe look on his face. But he was smiling as he left the stage with the band playing the memorable conclusion of “Superstition’’ one final time.
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John Q. Jordan, New Journal and Guide Archives
Associated Negro Press (ANP) were on hand to record this history left out of the mainstream press then and recently. Throughout WWII and especially D-Day in 1944, the Black Press dispatched reporters such as the New Journal and Guide’s John Q. ‘Rover’ Jordan and P.B. Young, Jr., Thomas Young, Lem Graves and the ANP’s Joseph Dunbar to the European and South Pacific War Zones to cover the
exploits of the Black soldiers. In many of the stories printed on the pages of the GUIDE, one could detect the tone of the accounts indicating that the reporters wanted to make clear that “Negro” soldiers were making significant contributions. They worked on the ground and the air in combat, Continued on page A7
DALLAS (AP) – Dallas police officials say more than two-dozen officers face disciplinary measures after they were found to have posted bigoted or other offensive material to social media in violation of the department’s code of conduct, including mocking protesters who were pepper-sprayed. Officials announced Friday an internal review determined that 25 officers posted or shared objectionable material. Four of those officers have been placed on administrative leave because of the extreme nature of their posts. The findings come after The Plain View Project last month released a database cataloging thousands of bigoted or violent posts by police officers in several states. More than 1,000 public posts from people identified as current and former Dallas officers were flagged by researchers with the project, which spent two years looking at the personal Facebook accounts of police from Arizona to Florida. The Dallas posts also included joking about police shooting victims.