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How Dr. Ben Chavis Defined America’s Environmental Racism
Dr. Chavis, who is currently the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, was honored for his role in the environmental justice movement
Jesse Jackson’s Health Struggles Highlight the Impact of His Civil Rights Leadership
Jackson’s allies point out his 66 years of activism, with even age and COVID failing to slow him entirely.
U.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops
The displays’ removal comes amid American parks and museums being forced to remove information about race by the Trump administration.
Virginia’s probe into public universities’ displacement of Black neighborhoods no longer theoretical
The report is investigating properties that were acquired from Black neighborhoods to expand the college and families who were impacted.
Baby Formula Recalled After Product Sickens 15 Infants
Botulinum found in ByHeart Baby Formula forces nationwide product recall.
Crime dropped after Trump sent officers to Memphis. Not everyone is happy.
Trump sent troops into Memphis, claiming high crime rates, but while he calls it a success, it’s exacerbating some issues.
Africa Is Rising. The World Shouldn’t Turn Its Back.
Africa faces a major population surge as global powers retreat from aid and investment, causing the need for Black self-reliance.
Black Women Sweep Local Elections in Small Towns
Where Black Americans see politicians failing to represent them, they’re running for–and winning–local positions.
This Date in History: The Wilmington Massacre of 1898
White supremacists interfered with Black voters and overthrew the elected multiracial officials in what’s called the only successful American coup.
Jimmie C. Gardner, exonerated after 27 years in prison, forms foundation for social justice
D. Kevin McNeir, The Afro In 1990, Jimmie C. Gardner, now 59, was a member of the Chicago Cubs Minor League team in Charleston, W.Va., pursuing his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. But after two elderly White women falsely accused him of sexual assault and robbery, he was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 110 years…
For a Distinctive Black Culture, a Rerouted Parade Feels Like Erasure
Gullah Geechee residents see how changing the parade route is just one more example of the racial tensions they experience in the town.
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case about race-based college scholarships
If grants for students of certain groups can continue, they can help marginalized and disavantaged students make college a reality.
A State Just Made Child Care Free. Here’s Why it Matters
New Mexico’s universal child care program could be a blueprint for the rest of the nation, bringing much-needed relief to working families.
Congressman Meeks chastises president for threatened invasion of Nigeria
Congressman Meeks, who formerly chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, schooled the president on his ignorance about the African nation.
The City Where the Summer of 2020 Never Really Ended
While the city hasn’t forgotten George Floyd, many have moved on from their push to defund the police, as evidenced by the mayoral election.
They were promised a lifeline to ‘graduate’ from poverty. Then it was taken away
Refugees from South Sudan continue to travel to the settlement, located around 30 miles over the border, which already houses around 100,00.
The Southern US county honouring its dark past
Arlington, Virginia, is one city where visitors can see plaques dedicated to those enslaved whose impact can still be felt.
The Real Monsters Are in Washington, Not Haunted Houses
LaTricea D. Adams of Young, Gifted & Green says the real horror we face is the gutting of climate protections.
In historic move, MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs
The family has sold one of the pieces of pottery to the museum and will allow MFA Boston to continue to show the other for at least two years.
