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The Lookout: Get an Update on Bills in the Black Caucus’ 2025 Priority Package
The California Legislative Black Caucus has introduced a bill package of 16 bills to address economic harm and abuse ...
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Tariffs Are Crushing Black Women, Advocate Warns
(WIB) – As the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs take effect, Mica Whitfield, co-president and CEO of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, warns that the policies are another economic ...
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Are We Honoring Our Elders Enough?
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Can This Chicago Preacher Save ‘The ‘Blacksonian’?
Overview: With some 3 million visitors a year, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of the most popular attractions on the National Mall in Washington. It houses ...
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Democrats accuse Trump and his allies of profiting from tariff flip
Democrats are calling for an investigation into whether President Trump and his GOP allies financially benefited from ...
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Experts Say Child Welfare System Reform Needed To Better Serve Black Children
Exploring the deep-seated distrust of the child welfare system within the Black community, rooted in a history of racial bias and systemic inequities.
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Supporters Say Reparations Bill “Not Stalled” as Republican Sponsor Leaves Legislature for Fed Job
President Trump appoints Assemblymember Bilal Ali Essayli as U.S. Attorney for California. Reparations advocates seek new ...
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LaVar Ball’s Amputation Sheds Light on a Health Crisis
Although Ball lost part of his right leg below the knee, he acknowledges in his SLAM essay that he is fortunate to have discovered the blood infection before it took his life. If he hadn’t gone to see ...
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Rikers Island: A Modern-Day Auction Block in the Heart of New York
In the early 1800s, Richard Riker, a descendant of the family who owned Rikers Island, participated in a kidnapping ring for decades that sent African Americans into slavery. Riker used his power as a ...
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Overdose Death Rates Prompt Launch of ‘You Can Save Lives’ Campaign, Expanding Visibility and Life-Saving Access in Urban Areas
By Tracie Gardner, executive director, National Black Harm Reduction Network | Trice Edney Wire NEW YORK, NY (TriceEdneyWire.com) – In a drive to curb a ...
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LeBron James becomes first professional male athlete to have likeness depicted in a Ken doll
By The Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, April 6, ...
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The Joys of Black Hair
Black hair is more than just strands of keratin. The afros, locs, braids, twists, and Bantu knots are a cultural archive, a political statement, and a source of culture and pride. Black hair is time ...