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Celebrating Father’s Day, & Juneteenth In this issue we are celebrating Father’s Day and Juneteenth. We look forward to the arrival of Summer and with it the signal to enjoy those warm Summer days and nights. We hope you are making the most of your time. Happy Father’s Day, & Juneteenth!
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BUFFALO MASS SHOOTING: AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE Statement By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Apparently, after listening and buying into Tucker Carlson’s “white replacement theory,” Payton Gendron drove 200 miles from Conklin, New York to Buffalo, dressed in military style clothing protected by bulletproof equipment and opened fire on the Tops Friendly Market killing 10 people and wounding 3 including 11 African Americans and 2 whites. An off-duty police officer providing security for the store was also one of the victims killed. The mass killing in Buffalo was clearly racially motivated as 18-year-old Gendron had written the “N” word on one of two guns he had with him, as well as messages later discovered on his social media account. He live-streamed the event as well. As recently as March of 2021 a similar mass shooting occurred in Boulder, Colorado in which 10 people were also killed, including a police officer. 34 AFRICA USA TODAY
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For a shooting to be considered a mass shooting at least 4 people must be killed or wounded, and this was the 198th such mass shooting that has occurred this year. There is a consistent and dramatically rising national pattern of anti-Semitic, anti-Asian, anti-African American and anti-immigrant violence occurring consistent with the violent attack on the nation’s Capital on January 6, 2021. This is learned behavior, taught by parents and friends, and licensed by the political climate. Such racism is not natural but taught quietly behind the walls of ignorance. No other modern industrial democracy has this level of mass violence. What most Americans are not aware of is that the U.S. Supreme Court is not only primed to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, but they plan to issue two other decisions that will likely weaken or destroy affirmative action that will also affect women and people of color, and rule more favorably for the open carry of concealed guns with fewer regulations and little or no training.
Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a multi-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international organization that was formed in December 1996 by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. through merging of two organizations he founded Operation PUSH People United to Serve Humanity (estab. 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (estab. 1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Oakland, the organization works to make the American Dream a reality for all citizens while advocating for peace and justice around the world. RPC is dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Its mission is to protect, defend and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields while promoting peace and justice around the world. Get Informed & Be Social with PUSH!
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Refugees Gain Financial Inclusion in Kenya Through Microlending Project June 17, 2022 3:08 PM
Juma Majanga
Somali refugees sit with their families, who have volunteered to be repatriated back to Somalia from the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, on Dec. 19, 2017.
NAIROBI, KENYA — In Kenya, e orts are underway to better integrate refugees ahead of the planned closure of camps that house more than 400,000 people, mainly from Somalia, South Sudan and Congo. One project, backed by the International Rescue Committee, provides refugees with microloans to start small businesses. Congolese refugee Enock Gatangi, 54, attends to customers at his small grocery shop in Nairobi’s Kayole neighborhood. Gatangi fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003 with his wife and child to Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, where they lived for 12 years. They moved to Nairobi where he worked as a security guard while saving his money and dreaming of starting his own business.
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Refugees Gain Financial Inclusion in Kenya Through Microlending Project June 17, 2022 3:08 PM
Juma Majanga
Somali refugees sit with their families, who have volunteered to be repatriated back to Somalia from the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya, on Dec. 19, 2017.
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• Provide discount to seniors • Promote equity in hiring, contracting and service delivery to each part of the state • Create Jesse White Youth Engagement Office in state’s 122 driver services facilities via publicprivate partnership • Expand voting to young adults, returning and incarcerated citizens BUSINESS
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• Improve ethics regulations and operations oversight • Ensure every driver and pedestrian in Illinois is safe and all vehicles are licensed and insured • Introduce young people to their civic responsibility as drivers, voters, businesspeople and organ donors • Enhance library services to preserve the history of Illinois, and improve access to reading and research that engages all ages and abilities 7852 S. Ada St. Chicago, IL 60620 872-244-7155
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The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again. Following two consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games to win their fourth NBA title since 2014-15. Guard Stephen Curry had 34 points in the 10390 victory to lead the Warriors on the road after trailing 14-2 within the first four minutes of Game 6. He was named the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his 13-season career. AFRICA USA TODAY 43
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