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Having a white parent doesn't protect the author from the pain of racism (Anthony Barboza/Archive Photos, via Getty Images)

The Generations of Pain I Felt in One Racist Moment

Racist words, even those stemming from slavery, are still casually used today without thought to whom they may harm.

Farmer Kenneth Sparks and Dr. Sherridan Ross of Compton County Garden in Compton, California. (Sylver Lining Media Group)

USDA Cuts Food Business Centers Supporting Black Farmers

Trump’s USDA has cut Regional Food Business Centers that researched and offered help to small and midsize farmers and sellers.

HCBU Howard University is one of the partners offering this course to high schoolers (Courtesy of Howard University)

Howard University faces students’ complaints on social media about unexpected tuition bills

The university claims that a new platform is alerting students of tuition they previously owed, sometimes for years, that suddenly appeared.

Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism.

The Many Political Interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

Kurt Streeter bust myths as he examines the many ways different people viewed Martin Luther King Jr and his work over time.

Black beauty products, including those for hair, have long contained harmful chemicals (Kampus Production/Pexels)

Congress Targets Toxic Beauty Products Marketed to Black Women

A new bill package aims to close the gaps in beauty regulation laws that have failed to remove hazardous products from shelves.

Rev. Al Sharpton, who has been speaking out against racism and discrimination for decades (David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Rev. Al Sharpton: “Hope Won’t Help” in Trump’s America

The activist, who has been speaking out against discrimination for decades, sees it as a response to progress as part of a cycle.

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EPA Delays Coal Ash Cleanup. Guess Who Lives Closest?

Black Americans make up just 15% of the national population, but a 2019 report from the NAACP found that Black people comprise fully two-thirds of the population that lives within 30 miles of a coal plant.

Leland, Mississippi, resident Tina Payne (SPLC)

SPLC report: Medicaid expansion can rectify harm to Black people in Deep South

Mississippi didn’t expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, leaving residents with a coverage gap, and Black bodies pay the toll.

Ida B. Wells was a founder of the NAACP. She compiled lists of lynching victims. She wrote books and articles revealing the truth about that horror.

What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump and the Epstein Files

Mustafa Ali imagines how the activist would respond to the Epstein and Trump scandal, which reveals a nation still hiding its truth.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer use the term “socially disadvantaged,” which described farmers or ranchers who had been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender discrimination. (Aallyah Wright/Capital B)

USDA Ends Key Support for Black Farmers Amid Trump Anti-DEI Orders

While some worry about the impact this will have, others point out that Black farmers haven’t benefited as much as expected.

Saniyah Cheatham was a Bronx Community College student. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. (Courtesy of Ben Crump Law)

Saniyah Cheatham’s Family Demands Answers in Her Death

Loved ones report that the teen was in a good mood before being arrested for a fight and allegedly taking her own life.

Yale University Art Gallery (Ragesoss, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Yale Art Gallery abandons plans for federal grants over anti-DEI rules, funds African exhibit itself

With Trump in office, the federal government is blocking funding or adding stipulations that bar DEI programs like this one at Yale’s museum.

Window covering at Arlington Historical Museum honors Sgt. Nimrod Burke of the 23rd US Colored Infantry (Scott McCaffrey)

New Civil War research sheds light on Columbia Pike military camp for Black troops

The Arlington History Museum hosted a talk about the uncovered history of Fort Casey, a military camp for black soldiers in the Civil War.

Medical debt can be reported on credit scores, resulting in financial and medical harm (Klaus Nielsen/Pexels)

Overturned Medical Debt Rule Will Impact Black Americans

Jennifer Porter-Gore explains how Black Americans will suffer from a recent ruling that medical debt can be added to credit reports.

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This Is What They’re Polluting a Black Neighborhood in Memphis For

No one living in Boxtown agreed to have higher rates of cancer and other health risk.

members of RISE St. James pray over the graves of what are believed to be formerly enslaved Black people buried on the site of the former Buena Vista plantation

Lawsuit claims slavery persists at former St. James plantation with unmarked graves

The unusual argument is one group’s attempt prevent a company from bulding a factory on the burial site of enslaved people.

The 220-year-old advert for the ship Metis, which states that it 'will carry by the present act, about 185 slaves'.

Liverpool black history researchers discover slaver ship advert from 1805

The ad casally describes a ship’s role in the slave trade, showing how people felt about slavery at the time.

14 March  2024  - Charlotte , NC - Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su and with Rep. Alma Adams Equal Pay Day Event at he Built This City Charlotte.
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Black Women Earn a Lot Less Than White Males: Study

Black women earn 64 cents for every dollar earned by white men, highlighting the persistent pay gap and the need for investment in care, good jobs, paid leave, affordable housing, and reproductive rights.

UCLA campus in westwood on Nov. 18, 2023.

Bill to provide descendants of slavery preference in college admissions moves forward

While some call the proposed bill a form of race-baiting, proponents recognize how descendants of enslaved people can benefit from it.

Bayard Rustin in 1963. (AP file)

Bayard Rustin’s Legacy Will No Longer Be Erased

An archive is working to preserve and educate about the legacy of the queer civil rights activist and leader.

Jermaine Thomas

He was born to a US citizen soldier on an army base in Germany. Now he’s been deported to Jamaica, a country he’d never been to

Jermaine’s father, a naturalized citizen, passed before he could correct documents that mistakenly say his son is Jamaican.