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SETTLE THE LAWSUIT WITH THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE

President and Founder of The Black Institute, Bertha Lewis stands alongside Senator Bill Perkins, Councilman Charles Barron and Marvin Bing in demanding justice and vindication for "The Central Park Five"!  New York City and our justice system has failed these men. They will never get…

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COMPROMISE ON SICK LEAVE NOT ACCEPTABLE

By Bertha Lewis, President of the Black Institute and Daisy Chung, Executive Director of Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York Can we really say that the issue of paid sick leave has been resolved when hundreds of thousands of workers aren’t…

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BLACK IMMIGRANTS WAITING FOR REFORM, TOO

Recently, thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. in front of the Capitol to demand comprehensive immigration reform which includes a pathway to citizenship and a cessation of the indiscriminate criminalization of undocumented immigrants. ColorOfChange.org preceded this action by launching a…

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WHITES SIX TIMES WEALTHIER THAN BLACKS

WASHINGTON – Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics had $110,000, according to a recent study by the Urban Institute. “Such great wealth disparities help explain why many middle-income blacks and…

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