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A Conspiracy Of Silence Led By Baseball’s First Commissioner To Preserve The Color Line

A Conspiracy Of Silence Led By Baseball’s First Commissioner To Preserve The Color Line

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America recently announced that it would remove former Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’…

Columbus Day Is Being Abandon In Favor Of Indigenous Peoples Day In Some Places

Columbus Day Is Being Abandon In Favor Of Indigenous Peoples Day In Some Places

Student Housing Scarce For College Students With Kids

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Student Housing Scarce For College Students With Kids

How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black

How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black

Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant

Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant

Homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods still undervalued 50 years after US banned using race in real estate appraisals

Homes in Black and Latino neighborhoods still undervalued 50 years after US banned using race in real estate appraisals

Climate Issues At The Forefront Of The 2020 Elections

Climate Issues At The Forefront Of The 2020 Elections

Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy

Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy

To stop police shootings of people with mental health disabilities, I asked them what cops – and everyone – could do to help

To stop police shootings of people with mental health disabilities, I asked them what cops – and everyone – could do to help

Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Why Americans are buying more guns than ever

Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities – and lasted into the 21st century

Forced sterilization policies in the US targeted minorities and those with disabilities – and lasted into the 21st century

Trump Assumes Voting By Mail Favors Democrats

Trump Assumes Voting By Mail Favors Democrats

Black and Latino essential workers experience greater safety concerns than their white counterparts

Black and Latino essential workers experience greater safety concerns than their white counterparts

What should replace Confederate statues?

What should replace Confederate statues?

In Confederate statue debates, common values can bring meaningful resolution

In Confederate statue debates, common values can bring meaningful resolution

Companies are struggling to engage with today’s activists – a new survey explores why

Companies are struggling to engage with today’s activists – a new survey explores why

Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown – talking with the director of ‘Murder to Mercy’

Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown – talking with the director of ‘Murder to Mercy’

B.B. King: Why Google honors him today

B.B. King: Why Google honors him today

Damon Young Tells His Story in “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker”

Damon Young Tells His Story in “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker”

Harry Belafonte and ‘The Long Road to Freedom’

Danny Glover on New Film “Sorry to Bother You” and the Myth of Postracial America

Danny Glover on New Film “Sorry to Bother You” and the Myth of Postracial America

Kerry Washington on Shonda Rhimes

Kerry Washington on Shonda Rhimes

Stacey Dash: ‘Spike Lee Doesn’t Think I’m Black Enough’

Stacey Dash: ‘Spike Lee Doesn’t Think I’m Black Enough’

Watch Portions Of The “NewsOne Now” Best Of Black Entertainment Special

Watch Portions Of The “NewsOne Now” Best Of Black Entertainment Special

Tupac Shakur Movie: 3 Reasons ‘All Eyez On Me’ Biopic About Rapper Will Be A Massive Failure

Tupac Shakur Movie: 3 Reasons ‘All Eyez On Me’ Biopic About Rapper Will Be A Massive Failure

WATCH: R. Kelly walks out of awkward interview

WATCH: R. Kelly walks out of awkward interview

Patti LaBelle’s Sweet Potato Pie Pandemonium – NBC News

Patti LaBelle’s Sweet Potato Pie Pandemonium – NBC News

EXCLUSIVE! Rhymefest: Spike Lee Owes Chicago An Apology, & His ‘Hood Pass Has Been Revoked

EXCLUSIVE! Rhymefest: Spike Lee Owes Chicago An Apology, & His ‘Hood Pass Has Been Revoked

‘Chiraq’ – Spike Lee attempts to explain what’s wrong with Chicago – ‘The Herd’

‘Chiraq’ – Spike Lee attempts to explain what’s wrong with Chicago – ‘The Herd’