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The Shooting Of Ta’Kiya Young Highlights Sobering Reality For Black Pregnant Women In America

The Shooting Of Ta’Kiya Young Highlights Sobering Reality For Black Pregnant Women In America

Ta’Kiya Young’s shooting highlights sobering reality for Black pregnant women in America. Nadine Young left her home in Ohio under…

Even When The Patent System Explicitly Excluded Them – America’s Always Had Black Inventors

Even When The Patent System Explicitly Excluded Them – America’s Always Had Black Inventors

The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Medicaid Coverage Leaves Out Many Older Americans Who May Need Help Paying For Medical And Long-Term Care Bills Where The Government Draws The Line

Medicaid Coverage Leaves Out Many Older Americans Who May Need Help Paying For Medical And Long-Term Care Bills Where The Government Draws The Line

Fannie Lou Hamer’s — Her Fight For Voting Rights

Fannie Lou Hamer’s — Her Fight For Voting Rights

Education And The Culture Wars

Education And The Culture Wars

Ja Morant — A ‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Can Never Be Black

Ja Morant — A ‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Can Never Be Black

Exploreing The Legacy Of “Big Mama” Thornton The Black Musician Who Made ‘Hound Dog’ A Hit

Exploreing The Legacy Of “Big Mama” Thornton The Black Musician Who Made ‘Hound Dog’ A Hit

Think You’re A Good Ally?

Think You’re A Good Ally?

The History And Meaning Of Juneteenth

The History And Meaning Of Juneteenth

With New Laws That Restrict What Teachers Can Teach About Racism — How Can They Stay True To History Without Breaking The Law

With New Laws That Restrict What Teachers Can Teach About Racism — How Can They Stay True To History Without Breaking The Law

The Stressful Health Toll Of Gun Violence Plague Black Mothers Trapped In Unsafe Neighborhoods

The Stressful Health Toll Of Gun Violence Plague Black Mothers Trapped In Unsafe Neighborhoods

State Lawmakers Have A Long History Of Silencing Elected Black Officials And Taking Power From Their Constituents

State Lawmakers Have A Long History Of Silencing Elected Black Officials And Taking Power From Their Constituents

The SNAP Work Requirements Drastically Limits The Availability Of Food Aid — But Don’t Actually Get More People Working

The SNAP Work Requirements Drastically Limits The Availability Of Food Aid — But Don’t Actually Get More People Working

Reversing A Legacy

Reversing A Legacy

A Houston ISD Takeover Would Oust A Diverse, Nearly All-Women School Board From Office

A Houston ISD Takeover Would Oust A Diverse, Nearly All-Women School Board From Office

World Health Day: Why Aren’t Americans Eating Enough Fruits And Veggies

World Health Day: Why Aren’t Americans Eating Enough Fruits And Veggies

Reinforcing A Legacy Of Racism In Medical Knowledge — Leading American Medical Journal Continues To Omit Black Research

Reinforcing A Legacy Of Racism In Medical Knowledge — Leading American Medical Journal Continues To Omit Black Research

Houston Public Schools Taken Over By The State Is About More Than School Improvement

Houston Public Schools Taken Over By The State Is About More Than School Improvement

Nonprofit Groups Led By White Executive Directors Get More Funding Than Similar Groups Serving Or Led By People Of Color

Nonprofit Groups Led By White Executive Directors Get More Funding Than Similar Groups Serving Or Led By People Of Color

Black Students Learned To Become ‘Bicultural’ To Succeed And Get Jobs At A Small Liberal Arts College – But Stress Followed

Black Students Learned To Become ‘Bicultural’ To Succeed And Get Jobs At A Small Liberal Arts College – But Stress Followed

Black History Bans – Teachers And Students Respond

Black History Bans – Teachers And Students Respond

A Historian Connects Shirley Chisholm’s Life And Politics: ‘We Need To See Our Heroes As Human’

A Historian Connects Shirley Chisholm’s Life And Politics: ‘We Need To See Our Heroes As Human’

First Grader That Shot Teacher In Virginia Among The Youngest School Shooters in US History

First Grader That Shot Teacher In Virginia Among The Youngest School Shooters in US History

A History Of Myths About Black Hair: From Slavery To Colonialism And School Rules

A History Of Myths About Black Hair: From Slavery To Colonialism And School Rules