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DR. W. FRANKLYN RICHARDSON BACKS NOMINATION OF JUDGE HECTOR LASALLE TO BECOME NEW YORK STATE’S TOP JUDGE

New York, NY (Wednesday, January 4, 2023) – Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) and Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, NY, issued the following statement in support of Governor Hochul’s nomination of Judge Hector LaSalle to the position of Chief Judge of the New York

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U.S. Special Rep. for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée C. Smith reflects on first six months in office

By DaQuan Lawernce, Special to the AFRO Internationally, some nations with substantial racial or ethnic variation among their populations have acknowledged that addressing issues of racism, institutional or interpersonal, should be a priority.  Seeking to continue the Biden Administration’s efforts to confront global systemic  racism and injustice, in June 2022, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken appointed