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The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers
Despite being linked to reproductive disorders and cancer, hair relaxers are still being aggressively marketed toward Black women and even Black children.
Read MorePublic invited to celebrate new artwork at Southwest Madison Employment Center
Madison residents can now view artwork depicting scenes from the Civil Rights Era at the Southwest Madison Employment Center.
Read MoreShine a Light: Biden’s Juneteenth Concert Targets Black Voters
President Biden was quick to appeal to Black voters at a celebration of the day his administration made a national holiday.
Read MoreRemembering Rev. James Lawson, Pioneer Of Nonviolent Protest
Nonviolence movement leader Reverend James Lawson, who MLK called “the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world,” has died at age 95.
Read MoreGirls freed from Boko Haram in Nigeria can face further detention and abuse by military, Amnesty report finds
Girls and young women freed from the brutality of Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer. They face unlawful detention, neglect, and a general lack of resources in rebuilding their lives.
Read MoreMajority of Black Americans believe U.S. institutions are conspiring against them, poll finds
A study by Pew Research Center founds that more than 6 in 10 Black adults agree that institutions such as the criminal justice system, the country’s economic system and policing are designed to hold Black people back.
Read MoreOur Fathers Marched With M.L.K. Here’s What They Would Say to Activists Today.
The children of two of Dr. King’s alliance want to foster conversation between divided communities such as Israel and Palestine.
Read MoreBlack D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
A medic in the only Black combat unit to partake in the D-Day invasion Normandy has been awarded a Distinguished Service Cross.
Read MoreA Black Teen Is Helping Save Mississippi’s Oysters
Demi Johnson has raised over 1,000 oysters, and her conservation efforts have been recognized by the National Geographic Society.
Read MoreEvanston’s groundbreaking reparations program challenged by lawsuit from a conservative activist group
White residents of Evanston, Illinois challenge a program that would provide reparations for descendants of Black residents.
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