Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO: The warehouse at the Maricopa County Elections Department keeps all the equipment and signage for all the voting precincts in Phoenix, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Maricopa County election officials, like many others around the country, have begun pushing back against a flood of misinformation related to voting that often leads to public confusion…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Brittany Martin, second from left, wearing striped clothing, confronts police before demonstrators in support of George Floyd march with an escort around downtown Sumter, S.C., on May 31, 2020. Martin, a pregnant Black activist serving four years in prison for her behavior at racial justice protests, is scheduled to have her sentence reconsidered…

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ABOVE PHOTO: John Tierre, owner of Johnny T’s Bistro and Blues, a midtown Jackson, Miss., restaurant and nightclub, speaks about his concerns over the city’s longstanding water problems, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) By Michael Goldberg ASSOCIATED PRESS  JACKSON, Miss. — When John Tierre launched his restaurant in Jackson’s derelict Farish Street…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Ebony Brown, whose brother, Isaac E Brown Jr.,, seen in the photo at left, was shot and killed in 2002, poses for a photo in McDonough, Ga., on Aug. 29, 2022. Brown doesn’t consider herself a gun lover, but the mother of two is considering purchasing a pistol for protection in case she…

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Black PR Wire  Boston, Mass. – OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the U.S., is proud to announce the winners of its 12th annual “I Got Bank! Youth Essay & Art Contest.” Each of the ten (10) youth winners are awarded a $1,000 savings account.  The 2022 winners are Aida Anderson, 11, Cooper City,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Recruits for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department place cases of bottled water in a resident’s car, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city’s response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he’s declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Activist Valencia Gunder poses for a photo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at her home in Miami. Gunder said she’s already seen the impacts of climate change in her home state of Florida and she’s been doing climate justice work on the ground in communities across the state, focusing on the impacts of rising…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Mixed-races young males and females people im medical masks standing in line at bus stop. Keeping safe social distance. African American stylish man tourist outdoor waiting for transport. Tourists. By Jenni Bergal Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts Shudiara McMillian doesn’t have a car and relies on city transit in Wilson,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: A person holds up a shirt and a piece of paper with Brianna Grier’s face during a protest after a funeral service for Grier, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Atlanta. The 28-year-old Georgia woman died after she fell from a moving patrol car following her arrest. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) By Sudhin Thanawala associated…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Nathaniel Barone, left, defense attorney for Hadi Matar, talks with his client following an arraignment at the Chautauqua County Court in Mayville, NY., on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 . Matar, accused of carrying out a stabbing attack against “Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie, has entered a not-guilty plea on charges of attempted murder…

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