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What to watch as Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court hearings begin
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to deliver an opening statement on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee after being nominated for the Supreme Court.
Read MoreOverlooked No More: Louise Little, Activist and Mother of Malcolm X
Louise Little fought oppression in public and private spheres, and shaped her son’s education as he evolved into a powerful thinker and speaker.
Read MoreHouse passes Crown Act banning discrimination against Black hairstyles
After passing the house, an act that would ban hair discrimination, especially against the protective and natural hairstyles commonl worn by black people, requires Senate approval on its way to becoming a law
Read More“Heritage Quilt” shows history, fulfills a promise in Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette’s Heritate Quilt, which uses pictures to tell the stories of the city’s past, was finshed just in time for Black History Month.
Read MoreMarch 16 Marks Founding of Freedom’s Journal
The Anniversary of the Black-owned newspaper had run for two years, fighting for racial equality and sharing opportunities for newly freed Black people.
Read MoreAll-Black Female WWII Battalion Will Receive Congressional Gold Medal
By Deena Zaru, ABC News “They never got a salute,” a daughter of one of the women said. The only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and in Europe is set to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill on Monday. The…
Read MorePoor People’s Campaign holds multi-state rallies calling for the end of US poverty
The Poor Peoples Campaign addresses government inaction despite a staggering number of Americans experiencing poverty. Barber added that the rallies and the upcoming march on Washington will put front and center a Third Reconstruction agenda, also known as House Resolution 438, which has aims of addressing poverty and low wages from bottom up.
Read MoreBiden Administration To Announce Steps Targeted To Close Gender and Racial Pay Gaps
In honor of Equal Pay Day, the Biden Administration announced plans to further close the racial and gender gap for Black Americans. Today women working full-time are paid eighty three cents on the dollar compared to men. Black women made sixty four cents on the dollar compared to White men, while Latina and Native American women made just fifty seven cents.
Read MoreWells Fargo Approved Less Than Half of Mortgage Refinancing Applications from Black Homeowners
A new study reveals how mortgage refinancing is yet another obstacle in the fight against economic injustice for Black Americans.
Read MoreAlabama’s only Black member of Congress welcomes a fight over her voting rights bill
Following in the footsteps of her ancestors and mentor, Rep. Terri Sewell is prepared to fight for a bill to stop roll purges, gerrymandering, intimidation, and I.D. requirements that would unfairly prevent black citizens from voting.
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