From Participant, Kartemquin Films and Oscar-Nominated Steve James, Documentary Series Delves Into the Universal and Timely Story of Structural Inequality Through the Lens of Chicago and Its Heated 2019 Mayoral Election Newly Created Fifth Hour Focuses On Human Stories During the Current Pandemic and Recent Social Unrest Series Includes Music from an Eclectic and Diverse …
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(BET) OPINION: Why The Biden Administration Is Accountable For America’s Bullying Past Towards Haiti
Masses of people fleeing a catastrophic earthquake, tropical storm, and ongoing political turmoil, sit, stand and lay huddled under a bridge in the blazing Texas heat. Border Patrol agents atop horses using whips to control asylum seekers carrying all their belongings in small, plastic bags. A man standing in the middle of the Rio Grande cradles a …
(The Hollywood Reporter) ‘City So Real’: TV Review | Sundance 2020
Settling in to watch a Steve James documentary can be like taking your place at a 15-course prix fixe dinner from a master chef. From the outside, you can worry it might be excessive, but if you trust the chef and know they have ingredients they want to cook with, you can be confident that …
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(MS. Magazine) 45. Fifteen Minutes of Feminism: Slavery’s Global Legacy and the African Diaspora (with Dr. Amara Enyia)
With Guests: Dr. Amara Enyia, a public policy expert and strategist. She is also the managing director of Diaspora Rising, a transnational advocacy organization working on issues of concern to the Global Black Diaspora around the world. In this Episode: In August, the United Nations General Assembly moved to create a Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. There was …
(The Grio) It’s past time we shine light on the IRS and an inequitable tax code
As he reached 100 days in office, President Joe Biden proposed doubling the rate that millionaires pay on capital gains. This is the money that they make when they sell assets. While conservatives decry the proposal, Mr. Biden’s plan will only apply to less than 1% of taxpayers, which is not even the top half of the …
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(MS. Magazine) A Global Commitment to Combatting Anti-Blackness: Why The World Needs a Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
In 2015, the international community determined that the years 2015 to 2024 would be dedicated to people of African descent under the themes “recognition, justice and development.” Yet it seems it was not until 2020, when racial justice uprisings exploded around the world after the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, that …
(Essence) “Compromising” On $3.5 Trillion Social Safety Net Bill Harms Black Communities. We Can’t Let That Happen.
As moderate Democrats pressure their party to slash investments in infrastructure that would support children, families, access to health care, and the programs that ensure that working people in this country are supported, many are talking about the importance of “compromise.” To compromise requires parties on equal footing to each give as much as they get. It is no …
(ChicagoMag) How I Wound Up Chauffeuring a Mayoral Hopeful for a Day
After 48 hours with the Enyia’s campaign, I learned a few things. I learned that Enyia, who has worked in the mayor’s office and is a member of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, seemed to know by name every alderman and county board member we ran into. She seems adept at gauging how her policy …
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(FOX32) Students grill Chicago mayoral candidates at high school forum
“The decisions that get made February 26 will affect all of you more than anyone else,” said mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. And young women flocked to the rapper backed candidate, Amara Enyia. The race for Chicago mayor had some candidates heading back to school Wednesday. A North Side high school held a mayoral forum, even though many of the students won’t …
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(Chicago Tribune) Political silence: Why the federal raid on powerful Ald. Ed Burke has left Chicago mayoral candidates quiet
Amara Enyia also has sought to blaze a progressive path in her grassroots run for mayor. She predicted voters’ reaction to the federal investigation will depend on its ultimate result, but said the raids place Burke “front and center” on the public’s radar even with voters who may not have known much about him. “Alderman …
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