As children return to school this year, teachers and families will face more than just academic challenges. Increasingly, they must also navigate the emotional and behavioral aftermath of Adverse Childhood […]
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How Ancient Practices at UMBC Heal Old Wounds
Studies have made it clear: Black college students are more likely to observe and experience overt racism and experience microaggressions that communicate that they are intellectually inferior or don’t belong. While those problems […]
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This Is Not About 2025. This Is About 2125
“They killed themselves.”That’s how “A Sky Full of Elephants” by Cebo Campbell begins — not with fiction, but with a haunting reflection on how deeply systems fail when souls are asked to […]
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The VRA at 60: Our Democracy Belongs to Every Citizen
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a monumental step in the fight for democracy, but it has been under attack since its inception and continues to face challenges today, including felony disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, and limited polling place resources.
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Five Questions for Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi discussed his new book, Malcolm Lives, with Terry Allen at The Dock Bookshop, emphasizing the importance of anti-racism and empowering young people to recognize their potential and carry on Malcolm X’s legacy.
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Dallas Lawyers Answer Legal Questions via E-Clinic
The Dallas Bar Association is offering free legal advice from volunteer attorneys via a LegalLine E-Clinic on Wednesdays in August, with registration closing the Tuesday prior.
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Twice Displaced: The Tragedy of Alligator Alcatraz and Florida’s Native Lands
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has filed a motion to join a lawsuit against multiple government entities, arguing that the construction of a new immigrant detention facility on sacred Indigenous land threatens their villages, sacred and ceremonial sites, and traditional hunting grounds.
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Artificial Intelligence Furthers Environmental Racism in Black America
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is touted as a game-changer, but its environmental and ethical implications have put a damper on the enthusiasm of one pastor, who learned that AI facilities are disproportionately affecting Black communities with pollution and health risks.
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FBI Records on MLK Jr. Released Despite His Family’s Opposition and ‘Continuing Grief’
The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from his family and the civil rights group he led, containing over 240,000 pages of documents that had been sealed since 1977.
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This New Political Movement Is Bringing Power to Black People
Over the last seven months, the political climate in the United States has become hostile to government programs that celebrate, help, or advance opportunities for Black people. Workplace diversity initiatives […]
