Azzi Fudd was welcomed to the Dallas Wings with a press conference that emphasized her skill, dedication, and the team’s commitment to building a winning organization.
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‘Breaking the Silence’: How Black Women Can Fight Breast Cancer
Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, due to a combination of systemic racism, biological factors, healthcare access barriers, and limited representation in clinical research, but solutions include self-advocacy, understanding family histories, and early detection.
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Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice bring UCLA’s championship celebration to Raising Cane’s Hollywood ahead of WNBA Draft
UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice celebrated their NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship win by serving customers at Raising Cane’s in Hollywood, while reflecting on their journey and the growth of women’s basketball.
Posted inTexas Tribune
Trump Issues Executive Order on Elections, Sparking Legal Challenges
President Donald Trump issued an executive order giving the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented oversight over mail-in voting, which experts say is unlikely to be implemented in time for the November election and will likely face legal challenges.
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Democratic Action Needed to Save Black and Brown Students’ Schools
School closures are being decided in an anti-democratic way, disproportionately harming Black and Brown students, and democratic action is needed to ensure that communities have the power to decide the fate of their neighborhood schools.
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Trump Administration’s Student Loan Policies Disproportionately Harm Black and Older Borrowers
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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Investing in Educators: A Key to America’s Sustainable Future
Investing in a diverse and well-supported educator workforce is an economic necessity to ensure that all students have access to high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed in college, career, and civic life.
Posted inFinance
When $250 Keeps You in Jail: The Personal Story Behind a National Bail Showdown
The Bail Project is a nonprofit organization that helps legally innocent people awaiting trial by providing bail assistance, court reminders, and transportation, and has supported more than 40,000 people since its founding.
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ICE Agents’ Racist Remarks and Misconduct Revealed in Court Records and Footage
ICE, Border Patrol, and other DHS agents have been accused of making racist and misogynistic remarks, as well as using excessive force, in 13 shootings since June 2025, with no agents facing criminal charges.
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Black Students Still Left Behind Despite Gains in Predominantly Black Schools
Despite making the biggest academic gains of any group since 2020, predominantly Black schools are still the least likely to be fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the fact that they had to catch up from a larger academic deficit.