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Advocates fight for voting rights of formerly incarcerated people in Mississippi

January 17, 2025

One woman is working for lasting change after having a felony stripped her of employment opportunities and the right to vote.

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Americans are taught FDR was the hero of the Great Depression. For one historian, that’s erasure

January 5, 2025

A new book about the Great Depression shows the important role Black workers and communities played that has often been lost to history.

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‘Black jobs’? Trump draws pushback after anti-immigration rant

June 28, 2024

Trump left the country perplexed after his attempt at fear mongering when he stated that immigrants would take “Black jobs.”

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Black and Latino workers die on the job at disproportionate rates, new report shows

April 25, 2024
Black construction worker

Research shows that Black and Latino workers are more likely to die from accidents, exposure, and homicides at work than white workers.

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Convenience Store Chain With Hundreds of Outlets in 6 States Hit With Discrimination Lawsuit

April 19, 2024

Convenience store chain, Sheetz, faces discrimination lawsuit based on the disproportionate impact its hiring practices have on minorities. Altoona, PA-based Sheetz automatically weeds out applications whom the company deems to have failed criminal background checks. Federal officials say they take issue with the criminal background check screening of applicants.

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Recruitment of nurses from global south branded ‘new form of colonialism’

March 27, 2024
Black nurse

A shortage of nursing professionals had lead to “poaching of staff” from places where health infrastructure is already precarious.

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Labor board: Home Depot violated labor law by firing an employee who drew ‘BLM’ on work apron

February 21, 2024
The Home Depot

The labor board finds that a former employee of The Home Depot has a right to organize for better work conditions, including racial equality.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Face a Sharp Decline Three Years After George Floyd

December 10, 2023

According to workforce analytics, DEI initiatives that were promised in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder have fallen through.

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U.S. Forest Service and HBCUs unite to boost diversity in wildland firefighting

July 6, 2023

Several HBCUs have partnered with a government agency to create an apprenticeship program for tomorrow’s forest firefighters.

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With Big Promises Still Unfulfilled, State Department Diversity Chief Leaves Post

June 6, 2023

The first State Department chief diversity and inclusion officer, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, is leaving her post. However, many argue not enough was done in her term.

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Friday - Saturday
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday - Monday
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* For the safety of our guests and staff members, please reschedule your visit if you are not feeling well. Mask-wearing is not required but is welcomed.

ABHM builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing. 

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