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Racism, Rhetoric, and Charlie Kirk: A Reality We Can’t Ignore
Calls for collaboration and nonviolence after the political commentator’s shooting death ignore the violence of his own words.
The Quiet, Radical Work of Saving Black Family Histories
Founder Martina Abrahams Ilunga tells how Black Storytelling Week ensures our histories survive America’s attempts at erasure.
How a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward Forever
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a canal project may finally kick off, threatening the homes of families in the Ninth Ward.
This Majority-Black City Is the Asthma Capital of America
Factors such as environmental polluttion and lack of health care access lead to worse outcomes for people with asthma.
Black Educators, Others Reimagine Future of Education
We’re able to create a knowledge base for the students that takes the student experience from being a fixed schedule, fixed curricular experience to something more like a streaming or a Netflix experience
Minnesota man leaves prison after serving 27 years for a murder he didn’t commit
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit reviewed Hooper’s case after a key witness recanted their story in a letter.
How a Tradition Forged in Slavery Persists Today
A new book delves into the practice of conjure, its roots in multiple religious and cultural systems, and its place in American culture.
Stitt Targets Nichols, Tulsa’s First Black Mayor, Over Homelessness
Oklahoma’s Governor Stitt’s focus on homelessness in Tulsa, despite recent decreases, has led the city’s first Black mayor to push back.
No prison time for 4 charged in death of D’Vontaye Mitchell outside Milwaukee hotel
A proposed initiative from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would provide food assistance recipients with home deliveries of unprocessed, natural items like raw milk and organic produce. While reflecting Kennedy’s support for traditional nutrition, the plan may involve changes or cuts to current SNAP benefits.
Racial Bias in Medicine Is Driving the Overdiagnosis of Schizophrenia in Black Patients
Recent research and health data analyses reveal a troubling pattern of racial bias in psychiatric diagnoses, particularly affecting Black patients. Experts point to implicit bias among medical professionals as a significant factor driving the overdiagnosis of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders within Black communities.
Make America Hungry Again? RFK Jr.’s Iffy Food Box Scheme
A proposed initiative from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would provide food assistance recipients with home deliveries of unprocessed, natural items like raw milk and organic produce. While reflecting Kennedy’s support for traditional nutrition, the plan may involve changes or cuts to current SNAP benefits.
As Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian, meet the woman racing to visit every exhibit
Kathryn Jones, who began visiting Smithsonian facilities earlier this year, is trying to see every exhibit before Trump forces them down.
After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display
The gun is now on display at the Museum of Mississippi History & Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson.
Judge orders new trial for officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death
A risk of bias by the original judge may have compromised the ruling, leading to a second judge ordering a new trial.
The New Orleans That Hurricane Katrina Revealed
The storm disproportionately impacted the Black residents in New Orleans, many of whom are still suffering because of it.
Three Black Siblings Create Heartfelt Children’s Book to Honor Late Grandfather and Celebrate Elders
Texas has redrawn congressional maps, giving power to white voters, who are the minority, and diluting others’ votes.
NAACP sues Texas over congressional redistricting, saying it strips Black voters of political power
Texas has redrawn congressional maps, giving power to white voters, who are the minority, and diluting others’ votes.
Solving the U.S. Black Maternal Health Crisis Could Save Lives and Dollars
Thousands of Black lives and billions of dollars could be saved if the U.S. was no longer one of the highest maternal-mortality rates among high-income nations.
Kemi Badenoch reveals ‘hysterical’ level of personal attacks faced as a black woman
Both her colleagues and constituents have said and done racist things during her tenure as party leader.
