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George Floyd Deserved A Better Life. A New Book Charts His Trajectory From Poverty To The US Prison-Industrial Complex – And The Impact Of His Death

George Floyd Deserved A Better Life. A New Book Charts His Trajectory From Poverty To The US Prison-Industrial Complex – And The Impact Of His Death

September 29, 2022

George Perry Floyd, Jr. was murdered when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sank his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine…

The United States Just Hit Equal Pay Day For Black Women

The United States Just Hit Equal Pay Day For Black Women

September 21, 2022

Serena Williams Forced Sports Journalists To Get Out Of The ‘Toy Box’ – And Cover Tennis As More Than A Game

Serena Williams Forced Sports Journalists To Get Out Of The ‘Toy Box’ – And Cover Tennis As More Than A Game

September 5, 2022

US Military Has Clamped Down On Racist Speech, Including Retweets And Likes, Faced With A Rise Of Extremism Within Its Ranks

US Military Has Clamped Down On Racist Speech, Including Retweets And Likes, Faced With A Rise Of Extremism Within Its Ranks

August 14, 2022

The Story Behind ‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols’ And The Iconic Interracial Kiss

The Story Behind ‘Star Trek’ Actress Nichelle Nichols’ And The Iconic Interracial Kiss

August 9, 2022

This Fall, Those Free School Lunches That Helped Families During The Pandemic Won’t Return

This Fall, Those Free School Lunches That Helped Families During The Pandemic Won’t Return

August 5, 2022

Atlanta Black, Indigenous Activists Resist ‘Cop City’ Plans At Historic Park

Atlanta Black, Indigenous Activists Resist ‘Cop City’ Plans At Historic Park

August 5, 2022

Goodbye To The Barbershop?

Goodbye To The Barbershop?

July 24, 2022

In Preventing Older Americans From Lacking Enough Quality Food, Social Security Benefits Play Key Role

In Preventing Older Americans From Lacking Enough Quality Food, Social Security Benefits Play Key Role

June 27, 2022

With The End Of Roe v. Wade – Abortion Funds Are In The Spotlight

With The End Of Roe v. Wade – Abortion Funds Are In The Spotlight

June 27, 2022

Octavia E. Butler Mined Her Boundless Curiosity To Forge A New Vision For Humanity

Octavia E. Butler Mined Her Boundless Curiosity To Forge A New Vision For Humanity

June 23, 2022

Juneteenth: To Thousands Of Blacks Unable To Make Bail Freedom’s Promise Is Still Denied

Juneteenth: To Thousands Of Blacks Unable To Make Bail Freedom’s Promise Is Still Denied

June 17, 2022

Don’t Listen To The Sanitized Version Of History – Jackie Robinson Was A Radical

Don’t Listen To The Sanitized Version Of History – Jackie Robinson Was A Radical

April 15, 2022

Preventing Burnout Among Black Movement Leaders

Preventing Burnout Among Black Movement Leaders

February 23, 2022

A Black History Month Tribute: Lorraine Hansberry, The First Major Black Theatrical Voice To Emerge From America

A Black History Month Tribute: Lorraine Hansberry, The First Major Black Theatrical Voice To Emerge From America

February 3, 2022

Black Women In Television And Film – Grace In The Face Of Discrimination

Black Women In Television And Film – Grace In The Face Of Discrimination

January 30, 2022

Everything You Need To Know To Claim The Child Tax Credit This Tax Filing Season

Everything You Need To Know To Claim The Child Tax Credit This Tax Filing Season

January 24, 2022

5 Things I’ve Learned Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. And Curating The MLK Collection At Morehouse College

5 Things I’ve Learned Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. And Curating The MLK Collection At Morehouse College

January 17, 2022

Suicidal Thoughts In Black Adults And Children Linked To Racial Discrimination

Suicidal Thoughts In Black Adults And Children Linked To Racial Discrimination

November 8, 2021

A Research Finding That Women Are More Competitive When They’re Given An Option To Share Winnings May Help Close The Gender Pay Gap

A Research Finding That Women Are More Competitive When They’re Given An Option To Share Winnings May Help Close The Gender Pay Gap

November 2, 2021

For Low-Wage Women Of Color What About Work-Life Balance

For Low-Wage Women Of Color What About Work-Life Balance

October 4, 2021

R. Kelly Has Been Convicted Of Sex Crimes Against Black Women. Why Did It Take Nearly 30 Years?

R. Kelly Has Been Convicted Of Sex Crimes Against Black Women. Why Did It Take Nearly 30 Years?

September 28, 2021

It’s Not The Whole Story But Safety Net Policies Are Helping Reduce The Number Of Americans Below The Poverty Line

It’s Not The Whole Story But Safety Net Policies Are Helping Reduce The Number Of Americans Below The Poverty Line

August 24, 2021

America’s First Known Black Master Distiller – The Story Of Nearest Green

America’s First Known Black Master Distiller – The Story Of Nearest Green

August 19, 2021

One Potentially Dangerous Substance Likely To Be Mixed Into Illicit Drugs – Rat Poison

One Potentially Dangerous Substance Likely To Be Mixed Into Illicit Drugs – Rat Poison

August 16, 2021

Activism In Students Sparked By Critical Race Theory

Activism In Students Sparked By Critical Race Theory

June 23, 2021

UNC Board To Reexamine Tenure For Nikole Hannah-Jones

UNC Board To Reexamine Tenure For Nikole Hannah-Jones

May 27, 2021

Attempts To Upend Viewers’ Notions Of What It Meant To Be Enslaved ‘The Underground Railroad’

Attempts To Upend Viewers’ Notions Of What It Meant To Be Enslaved ‘The Underground Railroad’

May 21, 2021

Not The Groups You Might Think But Racial Groups Suffer Disparate Consequences After Unfair Police Treatment

Not The Groups You Might Think But Racial Groups Suffer Disparate Consequences After Unfair Police Treatment

May 18, 2021