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Support for Planned Parenthood

Support for Planned Parenthood

A coalition of statewide African American Faith Leaders Support Lt. Governor Dan Forest statement on Planned Parenthood Greensboro, NC: On January 22, 2020, a diverse statewide coalition of African American pastors and faith leaders are announcing their support for Lt. Governor Dan Forest statement on the racist history of Planned Parenthood and its dangers to minority communities today. “It is…

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DLI In the News

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DLI Report on the Office of Population Affairs

Why do We Still Have a Federal Office of Population Affairs? INTRODUCTION The Office of Population Affairs was created in 1970 to administrate Title X, which was established “to provide access to contraceptive services, supplies, and information to all who want and need them.”1 Specifically, Title X funding is supposed “to assist individuals in determining the number and spacing of…

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A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, November 2, 2018, Interview with DLI’s Kevrick McKain

A Closer Look with Sheila Liaugminas, November 2, 2018, Interview with DLI’s Kevrick McKain

On today’s show: ‘Civility, Justice in America; Faith Based Voting; Crucial Midterm Elections’ Guest, David DiCerto. Link: https://www.sheencenter.org/ Sheen Center series ‘Civility in America’, ‘Justice Film Festival’, address social, moral issues in the culture, what we can do. Guest, Kevrick McKain. Link: https://www.dlinstitute.org/ Douglass Leadership Center mobilizes grassroots workers nationwide to deliver faith-based, nonpartisan voter guides. Expect strong voter turnout this year as people of…

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Tuesday is Juneteenth — a holiday most Americans have never heard of, but need to know about

By Jeremy Hunt | Fox News Many black Americans will commemorate an important day in our nation’s history Tuesday – a day that many other Americans have never heard of. It’s called Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865 – more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ordering freedom for the 3.1 million slaves in the Confederate states – Union…

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