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Banning discrimination based on hair styles top priority

A COALITION – STATE REPS. LA’TASHA D. MAYES AND JOANNA MCCLINTON, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE STATE HOUSE SPEAKER, ANNOUNCE THE “CROWN ACT COALITION”...

A Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools

America’s schools don’t always welcome cultural expression. MoMo Productions via Getty Images by Kenjus T. Watson, American University A Texas judge ruled on Feb. 22, 2024, that...

The reality of Black men’s love lives and marriages is very different than what’s usually shown on TV

by Armon Perry, University of Louisville Finding and keeping a good Black man in a relationship has become a cottage industry. From celebrities and reality...

How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes

Portrait of Betty and Willis Coles by William Bullard from about 1902. Courtesy of Frank Morrill, Clark University and the Worcester Art Museum by Janette Greenwood,...

Senate passes bill to create African American burial grounds network

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would better protect historic African American cemeteries. The measure...

Wealth gap costs over last two decades: $2.7 trillion in Black income, $16 trillion to U.S. economy 

by Charlene Crowell  For New Pittsburgh Courier America’s persistent racial income and wealth gaps are the result of four intertwined factors: housing, education, business ownership and access to...

Prison phone rates generate billions for companies, cause stress for Black families

Garry Lawrence’s family worried about paying his legal fees. But phoning him in prison nearly bankrupted them. When Garry was arrested almost seven years ago…

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