National Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/category/national/ The Voice of the Black Community in California Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:07:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-BVN_logo_square-32x32.png National Archives - Black Voice News http://blackvoicenews.com/category/national/ 32 32 182193136 Director Raoul Peck Explores the Crisis of Black Land Loss https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/11/28/black-land-loss-reels-family/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=242330 The Reels family in 2019. The new film Silver Dollar Road by acclaimed director Raoul Peck, tells the story of the Reels family of North Carolina and the struggle experienced by their family in relation to “heirs property”. Heirs property is described by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as family owned land that is jointly owned by descendants of a deceased person whose estate did not clear probate.

Raoul Peck explores the Reels family's struggle to regain their property in Silver Dollar Road, a film that explores the larger issue of heirs' property and its contribution to the loss of Black family homes.

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]]> 242330 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Receives Marion Barry Jr. Award https://blackvoicenews.com/2023/02/03/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-receives-marion-barry-jr-award/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=238662 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser accepts the Marion Barry, Jr. Award for Public Service.

Asante-Ra | The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) honored Mayor Muriel Bowser as the inaugural recipient of the Mayor Marion Barry Jr. Award for Public Service. Bowser is the Mayor […]

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]]> 238662 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Receives Official Welcome https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/10/02/u-s-supreme-court-justice-katanji-brown-jackson-receives-official-welcome/ Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:55:15 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=237098 President Joe Biden, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Breanna Reeves | Ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term which is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 3, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attended a ceremony on Friday where she […]

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]]> 237098 Life in Prison for Murderers of Ahmaud Arbery https://blackvoicenews.com/2022/01/07/life-in-prison-for-murderers-of-ahmaud-arbery/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 01:49:59 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=231769

Breanna Reeves | Black Voice News After nearly two years since 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was stalked and murdered by three men in Glynn County, Georgia,  on Friday, January 7, a […]

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]]> 231769 Arbery Verdict: Guilty! https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/11/24/arbery-verdict-guilty/ Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:50:32 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=231300

S. E. Williams “He didn’t do nothing but run and dream,” said Marcus Arbery, Sr., the father of Ahmaud Arbery, commenting on the life and loss of his son in […]

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]]> 231300 Pandemic pushes more Black Americans to take up urban farming to fight ‘food apartheid’ https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/11/19/pandemic-pushes-more-black-americans-to-take-up-urban-farming-to-fight-food-apartheid/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=231253

Karen Robinson-Jacobs During the pandemic, one in four Black Americans experienced food insecurity and activists say they want more members of the community to take an active role in solve […]

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]]> 231253 Taken by COVID-19, Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Leaves a Mixed Legacy on Race and War https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/10/19/taken-by-covid-19-former-secretary-of-state-colin-powell-leaves-a-mixed-legacy-on-race-and-war/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:53:26 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230944

S. E. Williams | Once viewed by many the world over as the most highly respected Black man in America, Powell, America’s first Black Secretary of State, succumbed to complications […]

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]]> 230944 The Multifaceted Nature of Domestic Abuse https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/08/11/the-multifaceted-nature-of-domestic-abuse/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230141

Phyllis Kimber Wilcox | “She tries to talk to the man about going to the hospital, and how he shouldn’t kill her. She even gets on her knees in front […]

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]]> 230141 Celebrating Black Businesses During National Black Business Month and Beyond https://blackvoicenews.com/2021/08/08/celebrating-black-businesses-during-national-black-business-month-and-beyond-part-1/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:10:25 +0000 https://blackvoicenews.com/?p=230092

Breanna Reeves | August marked National Black Business Month, a month in which Black businesses and Black entrepreneurs are recognized and celebrated for their successes, milestones, and historical progress. According […]

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