The philanthropy and corporate leadership of Robert F. Smith is appreciated by numerous recipients and Smith should be applauded for helping make a difference and providing hope to millions of people in underserved communities.
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Judge J. Michelle Childs Heads List of Potential Black Women Supreme Court Nominees
As the nation awaits word on whom the President nominates to fill the newly vacant Supreme Court seat, there’s little debate whether an African American woman will be that pick.
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Here’s How COVID Safety Policies, Case Numbers Compare Between Majority Black and White School Districts
When it comes to COVID-19 safety policies, could America’s K-12 public schools actually be doing right by Black children?Â
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Now Even Police Are Getting Black Books Banned
The banning of Black books is making the headlines again. This time, it’s because some parents are claiming all types of Black books — like picture book biographies of Civil Rights leaders — are teaching critical race theory.
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A California Teenager has Been Charged with Murder in 12-Year-Old’s Drug Overdose Death
A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder for selling a fentanyl-laced pill to a child who died of a drug overdose, California prosecutors said.
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Jussie Smollett is Set to be Sentenced for His Hate Crime Hoax on March 10
Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of staging a fake hate crime, is set to be sentenced on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
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Accidental Overdose Death of 23-Year-Old Connecticut Woman to be Investigated as a crime, Police Say
The death of Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Connecticut woman who died of an overdose, is now being investigated as a crime, Bridgeport police said Tuesday.
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Editorial: The President and Voter Suppression
With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because of two “Dixiecrat Senators” and a Republican blockade in the Senate that has long forgotten the Oath of Office that each of them took when taking their positions of office.
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USPS Will Issue a Forever Stamp Honoring the Black Native Sculptor Edmonia Lewis
The US Postal Service will issue a forever stamp Wednesday honoring Edmonia Lewis, the Black Native artist whose 19th century marble sculptures gained her international acclaim and are now held by the Smithsonian.
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One of Derek Chauvin’s Police Colleagues Plans to Testify in Federal Trial for George Floyd’s Death, Attorney Says
One of the three former Minneapolis Police officers who helped Derek Chauvin restrain George Floyd in May 2020 plans to testify in his own defense at his federal trial, his attorney said in opening statements Monday.