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Black family awarded $8 million after being detained, handcuffed by police
A California jury awarded a Black mother and her two daughters more than $8 million after local police detained them near a Starbucks.
Read MoreWhat Does the LAUSD Strike Mean for Black Students?
LA’s Unified School District is negotiating with service employees who say they cannot live on their current low wages.
Read MoreBrandy returns as Queen Cinderella for Disney+ musical
After 26 years, actor and singer Brandy will reprise her role as Cinderella in and upcoming Descendants movie on Disney+.
Read More‘Blue’ Grapples with Realities of Police Killings
This unique opera tells the story of hardships faced by a Black man who is also a police officer as he becomes a father.
Read More‘We Are Here’: Crusade for More Inclusion of DeafBlind People of Color
An impressive interpreter performance at the Superbowl has drawn attention to the Black Deaf and Deafblind community and the issues they face.
Read MoreAn Activity Book for the Anti-Racist
It’s not often that a book covering an issue as serious as anti-racism features coloring pages, crossword puzzles, and even a board game. But that’s precisely what W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz have incorporated into their new book, Do the Work!: An Antiracist Activity Book.
Read MoreNew class on African American Studies will offer U.S. high schoolers college credit
The College Board is launching a new class on African American Studies for U.S. high school students that offers college credit. In Ms. Taylor’s class, a Black History quote is celebrated daily. Students are motivated to learn about their roots and Black History and Culture. This class will prepare students for college while broadening their world perspectives. The College Board plans to roll out a class similar to Ms. Taylor’s starting the 2023-24 school year called African American Studies.
Read MoreBoosting the Black Experience in Green Spaces
T.J. Osborne argues for the importance of diversity, and the Black community specifically, in the environmental justice movement.
Read MoreBlack Patients Dress Up and Modify Speech to Reduce Bias, California Survey Shows
A recent study of Black Californians revealed the measures they took to avoid racist treatment when seeking healthcare.
Read MoreReporter’s Notebook: The Uncomfortable Truths I Uncovered About Black Childhood
Journalist Anissa Durham’s difficult research into adulfication revealed something commonly experienced by Black children.
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