Brian May, “My personal reaction to Donald Trump using our music…We’d never give permission.” Photo Source: YouTube.com OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. Donald Trump took to the stage on Tuesday night to the sounds of Queen’s song, “We Are the Champions.” As a life-long Queen fan, I found it strange that Queen[Read More…]
Opinion
Race and Beyond: The Greatest of All Time
Muhammad Ali peers over a copy of his autobiography, “The Greatest: My Own Story,” in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 10, 1975. Source: AP/Kurt Strumpf Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016 By Sam Fulwood III Last Saturday morning, my Twitter and Facebook accounts exploded with the news, tributes, and recollections: Muhammad Ali,[Read More…]
Economic Security and Key Family Economic Issues Top Priorities for Black, Hispanic Women, New Poll Shows
With unprecedented influence over an election, black and Hispanic women say economic security on par with key race and gender issues Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. In many key battleground states, black and Hispanic women will be the deciding factor in the November elections, making issues facing their families[Read More…]
Leaders of the National Organization for Women Endorse Effort to Recall Judge Aaron Persky
NOW’s Open Letter to Judge Aaron Persky Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 Dear Judge Aaron Persky, We write to you as the largest grassroots women’s rights advocacy organization in the country, to express our outrage in the sentencing of convicted felon Brock Turner to only six months in state prison. Turner[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement in Response to House Republican Poverty Plan
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016 “Pediatricians are always eager for innovative solutions from leaders on how to lift families out of poverty. While the American Academy of Pediatrics shares U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) interest in finding a ‘better way’ to fight poverty, the plan unveiled[Read More…]
Sierra Club Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Nation’s Largest and Most Influential Grassroots Environmental Organization Cites Clinton’s Detailed Plans and Ability to Build on Obama’s Legacy San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. Today, the Sierra Club endorsed Secretary Hillary Clinton for President. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “We firmly[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 4, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 267,000 to 268,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Economic Security and Key Family Economic Issues Top Priorities for Black, Hispanic Women, New Poll Shows
With unprecedented influence over an election, black and Hispanic women say economic security on par with key race and gender issues Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2016. In many key battleground states, black and Hispanic women will be the deciding factor in the November elections, making issues facing their families[Read More…]
Allow Marijuana For Vets With PTSD, U.S. Voters Say 10-1, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Slim Majority Says Legalize Marijuana In General
CONNECTICUT–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. U.S. Veterans Administration doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana in pill form to veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, American voters say 87 – 9 percent in a Quinnipiac University National poll released today. Voters in military households, where at least one member is a veteran[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Obama Administration Withdraws Dangerous Fossil Fuel Leasing Near Chaco Canyon National Park
Farmington, NM –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) withdrew three parcels of public land totalling 2,122 acres near Chaco Canyon National Park from consideration for fossil fuel development. In April, the Sierra Club along with members of the Navajo Tribe and a broad coalition of national[Read More…]
