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White terrorists pose top safety risk — focus on most violent, ex-FBI expert advises

By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Law enforcement knows that the top threat of deadly violence in the United States today comes

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The real story of Juneteenth must be told, historians and educators say

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — When President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act last year, making Juneteenth

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What can America do to ease its fears?
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has long examined America’s hatred toward African Americans, recently noting a profound new rendering of the struggle ...
Amistad Research Center receives National Medal
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The Amistad Research Center earlier this month was named a recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, considered the country’s highest recognition for museums ...
Mass Shootings and Gun Laws: Canada does what America won’t
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – According to the Gun Violence Archive, 2022 has quickly become the year of Mass Shootings.
Victim’s son tells Congress, ‘My mom’s life mattered’
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The son of a Black woman shot and killed by a white supremacist begged members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 7, ...
75% of Black Borrowers have student loan balances that exceed the original amount borrowed.
Despite years of payments, Black student loan balances go up – not down
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Over half of federal loan debt held by borrowers with a net worth less than $6,370 With every passing day, urgency grows to cancel the nation’s $1.7 trillion ...
Pres. Biden signs landmark police reform executive order
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on police reform that he hopes will help prevent excessive use of force and encourage officers ...
U.S. Senate Republicans block bill requiring agencies monitor domestic terrorism
By Arian Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill that would require federal agencies to monitor domestic terrorism incidents, including those potentially related to white supremacy.
SGT. WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON Courtesy of U.S. Department of Defense
Who is Sgt. William Henry Johnson, the recommended new namesake for Fort Polk?
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The panel tasked with finding new names for U.S. military bases that continue to honor the Confederacy has come up with its recommendation for nine ...

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