Yet, the “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants. The level of THC in Sandra Bland’s system is negligible and is equal to placebo. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2015. By: Dr. Carl Hart Was Sandra Bland under the influence of marijuana,[Read More…]

Kevin Hermening also called for deportation of undocumented immigrants ‘of Middle Eastern descent’ WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today called on Republican presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker (WI) to drop a foreign policy adviser who[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  In a cynical bid to salvage the already-controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Obama administration today removed Malaysia from a list of the world’s most flagrant violators of basic human trafficking norms – two months after the discovery of mass graves for human trafficking victims in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015.  Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the U.S. Government upgrading of Malaysia on its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report: This decision is wrong and outrageous. It is a political decision that undermines the integrity of the TIP Report and signals that the U.S. is[Read More…]

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2015. In response to yesterday’s unprompted violence against activists attending the Movement for Black Lives convening in Cleveland, OH, Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) National Director Charlene Carruthers issued the following statement: “The Movement for Black Lives Convening ended with a demonstration of what collective action can[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015 – Thirteen of America’s largest companies today pledged to significantly slash their carbon pollution, increase their reliance on renewable sources of energy and invest more than $140 billion in a drive to lessen their carbon footprint. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2015. Tonight, 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton rolled out her plan to fight the climate crisis and grow the clean energy economy to 33 percent of the nation’s energy mix by 2027, enough to power every home in America. The Sierra Club has not yet begun[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 24, 2015. The following statement was issued by Jane Lang, Vice President of the New Hampshire Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Jeb Bush’s plan to gut Medicare “Jeb Bush has declared war on seniors. “By going after their earned Medicare benefits, he is putting our health and economic[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 24, 2015 By: Sharda Sekaran Two years ago, when marijuana was brought up to smear the reputation of Trayvon Martin, I wrote “In Order to Address Racism, We Must Confront the Drug War.” I said, “From clothing to intoxicants, what is normal and innocuous in another context becomes[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. After calls to defund Planned Parenthood, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive healthcare services to women across the country. Calls to defund it based on doctored undercover recordings are politically motivated and wrong. We support its core mission of offering[Read More…]