Jeffrey L. Boney

Ray B. Shackelford Elected as 10th National President of National Urban League Young Professionals

Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire ContributorSeptember 12, 2019

“Just like I didn’t get here on my own, moving forward the same will be true,” said Shackelford. “In the coming months my team and I look forward to meeting with the members across the country and hearing their ideas of how we can work together to advance the movement. It will take all of us to create the impact that we want to see, and our communities desperately need.”

National News

IT’S HER! — Harris County Medical Examiner Determines Human Remains Found in Arkansas Belong to Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis

By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire ContributorJune 6, 2019

Earlier Monday morning, the Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office positively made the identification of the remains as belonging to little Maleah, although no cause or manner of death has been determined as of yet.

Opinion

The Walking Dead: Public Policy is Problematic for People of Color

Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Political AnalystFebruary 7, 2019

“Once you get a felony conviction, your life is practically ruined based off of the current laws on the books in many states,” said nationally-recognized civil rights attorney Benjamin L. Crump. “It is as if you are walking dead, but they just haven’t given you the death certificate.”

Op-Ed Opinion

Jim Crow 2018: Black Voting Rights under Attack in America

Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Political AnalystSeptember 13, 2018

“This is a discriminatory state law that is antiquated and almost equates to the laws that discriminated against racial minorities decades ago when they were required to pay a poll tax in order to vote…” — Sheila Jackson Lee

Op-Ed Opinion

A New Generation of Freedom Fighters: Black Youth Are Taking Up the Mantle of Leadership in America

Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Political AnalystAugust 2, 2018

Without being given much direction, Black youth have seemingly taken matters into their own hands, relative to their future here in America, by strategizing, organizing and mobilizing.

National News

More than Just a Hashtag: The Ongoing Fight to Get Justice for Sandra Bland

Jeffrey L. Boney, Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward TimesDecember 29, 2015

The Houston Forward Times (HFT) has been covering the latest developments in the case of Sandra Bland. In July of this year, the HFT wrote an article entitled “Wrongful Death: What Happened to Sandra Bland?” in which it was still unknown whether 28-year-old Sandra Bland was murdered by Waller County law enforcement officials or whether she committed suicide. Whatever the cause of death there is one thing for certain; it was a wrongful death and the family of Sandra Bland has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit to get justice and answers to what actually happened to their loved one.