Infertility affects Black women twice as much as other women—and they’re less likely to seek assistance. Lately, more light has been shed on the risks…
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Amid pressure, White House announces it is extending temporary protections for some 4,000 Liberians in US for a year. About 4,000 Liberians in the US…
Rap verses are frequently brought in as “proof” in U.S. courts, with artists confronting discipline for their public portrayal and choice of lyrics. In the…
Why would someone confess to a crime they did not commit? We look at six cases of coerced confessions in the US. Why would someone…
The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal. Kawika Ke Koa Pegram has lived…
Slavery forced a wedge between Black people and the land. But now the garden feels more like church—a place for my spirit to be renewed.…
The Equal Justice Initiative is using soil to document the lynchings of more than 4,400 African-descended people between 1877 and 1950. In July 1898, a…
To get a taste of the true history of Southern cuisine, one must look to the work of African-American chefs, home cooks and writers. The eight…
Race Women on Instagram spotlights generations of Black women trailblazers. Have you heard of Rosetta Douglass Sprague? I hadn’t. Then I came across a black-and-white…
Enslavement and sharecropping cannot erase thousands of years of Black people’s sacred relationship with the land. Dijour Carter refused to get out of the van…
In Louisville, the group is purchasing vacant homes for low-income families to promote stability in the community and fight gentrification. In May, Tiffany Brown and…
James Jackson, who stabbed Timothy Caughman to death in March 2017, has pleaded guilty to murder as an act of terrorism. James Harris Jackson appears…
On the 90th birth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr, many used American icon’s legacy to push political messages. January 15 marked what would have…
His life was cut short on a train platform. Now his family is building bridges between police and the community, and connecting families affected by…
White Americans need immigrants and diversity. That’s not do-gooder talk. It’s math. President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall, and the continuing shutdown of the federal…
Brown, whose case drew national US attention, said she was a victim of child trafficking when she killed a man in 2004. Cyntoia Brown, enters…
Adults who prepare quality meals for children are offering something more important than a nutrition lesson. When the 10 Garcia-Prats boys got together every night…
Ditch the big companies for your last-minute holiday shopping and support these small businesses instead. It’s that time of year again! Retail stores across the…
The racial wealth gap is real. But a guaranteed income is not going to fix it. Yes, I feel the current distribution of wealth is…
Ontario rights watchdog report says the city’s black citizens are disproportionately discriminated against by police. The report also criticised stop-and-search processes and police response to…