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At the NAACP, Racial Justice Means Climate Justice
The NAACP is working toward achieving climate justice for Black communities. A current focus is on water quality in Jackson, MS.
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Adultification Bias
Black children and their parents must deal with adultification and its consequences, including violence an sexualization, on a daily basis.
Read MoreA Law Was Meant to Free Sick or Aging Inmates. Instead, Some Are Left to Die in Prison.
The First Step Act was supposed to help free terminally ill and aging federal inmates who pose little or no threat to public safety. But while petitions for compassionate release skyrocketed during the pandemic, judges denied most requests, including Jimmy Dee Stout, aged 62 with terminal lung cancer, who wants to die at home.
Read MoreData Shows That Seattle’s Preschool Program Is A Wise Investment
A preschool program in Seattle helps children of color better prepare for kindergarten according to a report.
Read MoreNYC to pay millions to George Floyd protesters boxed in by police
New York City is set to pay millions to protesters who were mistreated during racial protests in June 2020.
Read MoreGenealogists want faster action from UWM and others on Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery remains
Two Wisconsin genealogists want to highlight the significance and protect the sanctity of Milwaukee’s poor burial sites, such as Cemetery One.
Read MoreAtlanta queer-friendly Black church is source of solace for LGBTQ youths: ‘I look over and see my people’
Atlanta’s queer Black residents finally have a welcoming and safe community to call their own in this church.
Read MoreShe grew up watching ‘Sesame Street.’ Then she made history as the show’s first Black female puppeteer
When Megan Piphus Peace’s dream of being a puppeteer came true, it added to Black representation on a popular kids’ TV show.
Read MoreA viral high school tour underscores the haves and have-nots in America’s schools
Viral TikTok videos illustrated the income and education disparities experienced by some students in low-income areas.
Read MoreAngel investing in Black startups plummeted after 2020. These investors are trying to reverse the trend.
Black entrepreneurs ma have great ideas, but the need capital, something which hasn’t been easy to find, to get them off the ground.
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