A coalition of consumer, civil rights, and education organizations is appealing to the federal Education Department to halt its plans to begin garnishing borrowers’ wages this month, citing research that shows that a new student loan default occurred every nine seconds in 2025 and that the Trump administration’s policies are disproportionately harming Black and older borrowers.
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Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Passes Away at 81
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., a Civil Rights icon, passed away on Tuesday after a long career of fighting for justice, equality, and love, and was remembered for his work with Martin Luther King, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and his two runs for the presidency.
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Learning How to Better Serve African American Children and Families
The National African American Child and Family Research Center (NAACFRC) at Morehouse School of Medicine is designed to provide national leadership and excellence in community-engaged research to better serve African American children […]