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‘A crisis that is hiding in plain sight’: Missing and murdered women of color
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Parents at a Thursday (March 3) congressional hearing about missing and murdered women of color detailed their frustrating
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The South’s schools are failing to teach accurate Reconstruction history
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — “What are American children taught today about Reconstruction” asked sociologist and historian W.E.B. Du Bois
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By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In a 1980 oral history interview, African-American Army veteran Robert L. Sweeney related his experiences during World War I while serving in France as a supply clerk ... Supreme Court contenders include Black women from the South
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — A Black woman will soon be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, as President Joe Biden prepares to fulfill a pledge to ... Activists, Civil Rights leaders vow to keep fighting to pass Voting Rights bills
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Marc Morial said he, like much of the country, watched the tug-of-war between Democratic and Republican senators over passage of two critical voting rights ... Methane plan funds orphan well cleanup, rewards reduced farm emissions
By Jacob Fischler Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – The federal government will provide $1.15 billion this year to help states cap defunct oil and gas wells, the White House said Monday, as part ... Newly-elected president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority dies
(NNPA Newswire) — Cheryl Hickmon, president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the nation’s largest African-American sorority died on January 22 at the age of 60, following a recent illness. ... Landmark $1.85 billion in relief for federal and private loan borrowers: State AGs reach settlement with nation’s largest student loan servicer
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer A broad coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) recently secured student loan debt cancellation and restitution against Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicer. Pending federal court ... Richmond issues blistering Voting Rights attack against GOP, Trump
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond continued the administration’s forceful tone on voting rights with a blistering attack on Republicans and former ... Ten little-known facts about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(Special from Rolling Out) — Martin Luther King Jr. would be 93 years old today, had he not been assassinated on April 4, 1968. The nation has celebrated MLK’s birthday ...
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