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The State of Black America’s Drug Overdose Epidemic
People of color struggling with addiction have long been penalized, not helped, allowing addiction and overdoses to continue unchecked.
Maryland’s Black Caucus Leadership: Driven by Faith and Service
Delegates Jheanelle Wilkins, Stephanie Smith, Karen Toles, and Melissa Wells are blending politics and purpose.
School May Be the Only Doctor Some Black Kids Ever See
If the GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill Act is passed, cuts to Medicaid will result in slashed school-based health services, putting health at risk.
A look at the Met Museum’s exhibition on Black dandyism
The museum’s latest exhibit, which inspired the 2025 Met Gala, pays homage to the fashion of Black dandies.
Why The History of Segregated Facilities Matters in the Trump Era
America has come a long way since the institution of segregation, a system of enforced separation based on race, that lasted well into the 20th century. It involved laws, policies, and social customs that kept Black and white Americans apart in public spaces, schools, transportation, housing, and more.
Norwalk students receive full scholarships to historically Black college: ‘Truly a gift’
Two high school students will head to Livingstone College this fall, thanks to a scholarship to the historically Black school.
Tulsa’s new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre
Mayor Nichols does not call the payments “reparations” because it’s a loaded term, and the approach will focus on racial repair generally.
“19 Black New Orleanians’ heads were dismembered and shipped to Leipzig University”
19 Black New Orleanians’ heads were dismembered and shipped to Leipzig University in Germany for research.
Coping Strategies for Black Women Facing Job Loss, DEI Rollbacks
Licensed therapist educator Dr. LaToya S. Gilmore offers ways Black women can deal with the financial and identity hits caused by job loss.
Harvard relinquishes possession of slave photos after years-long dispute
A descendant of the subject of some photos has allowed Harvard to keep ownership in as long as the photos became publically available.
Trappist abbey’s meditation garden honors enslaved people who once worked the land
What was once a plantation is now a Catholic Abby overseen by the first Black Catholic bishop in South Carolina.
Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94
Charles Rangel, the Democratic former congressman from New York who championed his Harlem community on Capitol Hill for almost five decades, died Monday, his family said.
They were shot by police at the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. ‘I came home a different person’
Thousands of activists protested after George Floyd’s murder, and many of them bear the scars five years later.
May 25, 2020: Remembering when George Floyd’s murder ignited Milwaukee and the nation five years ago
Kenosha, Wisconsin was just one city where a protest against police violence made headlines after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress
Milwaukee is one of several cities that diverted money away from policing toward social programs to improve communities and reduce crime.
A look at the promise by George Floyd’s family to 38th and Chicago area in the years since grants awarded
Small Minneapolis businsses are among those who received part of nearly $500,000 in grants dispersed by George Floyd’s family.
Praise and dismay in South Africa over president’s meeting with Trump
Many South Africans have praised their president, Cyril Ramaphosa, for staying calm when Donald Trump ambushed him in the Oval Office
Sirens Failed. FEMA Didn’t Show Up. Now Black St. Louis Recovers from Deadly Tornadoes Alone.
Due to government changes, Black residents in St. Louis have no where to turn after an F-3 tornado hit the area.
