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‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’ Republican lawmakers working to turn back the clock on voting rights

By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Donald Trump no longer occupies the White House, but he continues to cast a long shadow over

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FEMA launches fund to aid families facing COVID-related funeral costs

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the launch of a COVID-19 funeral assistance fund to provide financial aid to

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Civil Rights groups issue solidarity statement on wave of hate crimes against Asians and other communities of color
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) – More than 207 national civil rights organizations have released a unified statement condemning the recent wave of hate crimes against the Asian community; including ...
National Museum of African American Music opens in Nashville
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Newswire) — From the hymns of slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries to hip-hop artists’ powerful message in the 20th and 21st centuries, African ...
The Banality of Violence: Black man sues Chicago police for stopping him over 60 times in 15 years due to mistaken identity
By Ishena Robinson Contributing Writer (Special from The Root) – It can sometimes be tempting to dismiss the psychological and traumatic impact of racism, outside of the horrific inflection points of bigotry ...
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More than half of top US companies earn ‘F’ in race and gender pay equity
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer In honor of Equal Pay Day on March 24, investment firm Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact released their fourth annual racial and gender pay scorecard, finding that ...
What should you do if your loved one goes missing?
By Stacey M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — According to the most recent statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, approximately 40 percent of the 425,000 missing children in America are ...
The PRO Act would undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism
By Olivia Paschal Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The U.S. House of Representative passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act this week, with 42 House Democrats from Southern ...
The Voting Rights War: Will democracy survive?
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Despite losing the White House, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in the 2020 election cycle, Republicans are determined to win back minority control of the ...
House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation on March 3 over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law ...

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