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After Veteran’s Administration rejected payment for his cancer treatment, Black veteran credits HBCU for saving his life
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The benefits of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are well known by those who enroll in
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Film project works to end plantation prison system
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Terrence Winn spent more than 30 years as a prisoner in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola, located
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By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The brutal beating and resulting death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Black cops in Memphis, Tenn., has roiled African Americans and ... ‘1619 Project’ docuseries gives voice to untold history
By Lottie L. Joiner Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — In the trailer for the new Hulu docuseries on the groundbreaking “1619 Project,” creator and host Nikole Hannah-Jones notes that, “No part of America’s ... DOJ initiative fights redlining in cyberspace and the real world
By Charlene Crowell Guest Columnist As 2023 begins, a key anti-financial discrimination initiative is expanding million-dollar penalties and the kinds of businesses found to violate fair lending laws. The Combatting Redlining Initiative ... Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas introduces anti-white supremacy bill
(NNPA via Defendernet-work.com) – Houston U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has introduced a bill to broaden the definition of hate crimes, with the goal of preventing and prosecuting crimes motivated ... Proposed EPA rule change would further limit allowable airborne particulate matter
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens The Environmental Protection Agency announced on January 6 that it is proposing to strengthen its particulate matter standard, which has the potential to improve health conditions for ... New federal student loan repayment plan aimed at low-income borrowers
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminaotr.com) — The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would overhaul a federal student loan income-driven repayment plan, and, if implemented, could help millions ... Congress considers minimum salary of $60K for K-12 teachers
(NNPA) – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) introduced the American Teacher Act to incentivize states to increase the minimum K-12 teacher salary to $60,000 and adjust inflation. US House Jan. 6 panel report finds Trump incited insurrection, demands accountability
By Jacob Fischler and Ashley Murray Contributing Writers (lailluminator.com) — The U.S. House Jan. 6 committee on December 22, three days before Christmas, published its findings in a nearly 850-page report that ...
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