Omaha, Nebraska, a city known for its steaks and railroad industry, has embraced its most famous Black native son, Malcolm X, by marking his birthplace with a historic plaque, declaring his birthday as Malcolm X Day, and inducting him into the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
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Why Black Catholics Have Hope for Pope Leo XIV
The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope and a defender of labor, immigrants, and racial justice, has brought hope and optimism among Black Catholics.
Posted inHealth
Experts Warn Court Case Could End Life-Saving Preventive Care
A Supreme Court case could lead to the end of a central component of the Affordable Care Act, potentially causing millions of Americans to avoid ACA-mandated free screening and services for preventable diseases, which could increase health disparities in Black communities.
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Cory Booker’s Call to Action
Sen. Cory Booker delivered the longest speech in Senate history, surpassing the record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond, to rally Democrats and oppose Trump’s agenda.
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Black General Fired for Daring to Fix Military School’s Racism
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, a Black two-star Army commander, was fired by the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors after winning several battles against the institution’s entrenched racist culture, including removing a prominent statue of Stonewall Jackson.
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60 Years After Malcom X’s Assassination, It’s Time to Wake Up
60 years after Malcolm X’s assassination, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is calling for the declassification of government files to uncover possible involvement of the FBI in the killing.
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Destruction of L.A. Fires Includes a Historic Black Community
The Eaton wildfire in Los Angeles has destroyed Altadena, a Black upper-middle-class enclave, leaving hundreds of families without homes, clothing, and insurance, and forcing them to rely on community activists and social media for help.
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Black Lives Mattered. Then America Moved On
It’s official: Black lives don’t matter any more, if they ever truly did. Four years ago, a white man suffocated George Floyd, a Black man, to death on a gritty […]