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Bus driver forces Black men to sit in the back or he’ll call cops, MN suit says
The 2023 argument on a bus was compared to Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955, the lawsuit ...
Black and minoritized people feel forced to disguise their identities
A groundbreaking analysis of 750,000 household records by Heriot-Watt University reveals Black families accepted as ...
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The Trump administration wants to eradicate DEI in higher education. These Black scholars still plan to thrive.
Leaders of the Sachs Foundation, unlike companies that are scaling back DEI initiatives amid federal pressure, say they’re ...
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"I am going to miss them.” Oldest Missouri Black Owned Book Store Closes as Owner Retires
Willa's Books and Vinyl, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Missouri, closes as owner Willa Mae Robinson prepares for her ...
No, Black people may not be joining all of your protests. But they are still resisting
I actually was one of those Black women that said, ‘To hell with it. You do what you want. It’s your issue. You created it,’” ...
Black people in UK almost four times more likely to become homeless, study finds
New findings expose a housing system that not only fails to address existing inequalities but actively reinforces them through discriminatory treatment. | ITV National News ...
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If Poor Black, White People Unite, They’d Be An Unstoppable Force, But Here’s Why The Powers That Be Won’t Let Them
We need to understand that America's current racial political divisions did not happen naturally. People in power did not want Black and white people to work together.
What, to Black people, is the Fourth of July?
As we celebrate Fourth of July, Americans - especially Black Americans - have a complex relationship with the flag and our ...
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Seven Singers That Black People Swear Can Sing, But We Know They Can’t
Consider Hip Hop. Some people love quality, thoughtful lyricists like Nas, 3 Stacks, Scarface and K. Dot. Then there are ...
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Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us?
Despite convictions and backlash, his music continues to collect streams. Why is the "Pied Piper" still on the cookout playlist?
Brooke Shields Rocks Little Black Dress for Summery Hamptons Dinner with Her 2 Lookalike Daughters
Brooke Shields and her children, Rowan Henchy and Grier Henchy, glammed up for an intimate dinner hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue ...
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Black and minoritised people feel forced to disguise their identities
Race, Ethnicity and Homelessness research by I-SPHERE at Heriot-Watt University finds Black homeless families feel forced to ...