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Why Black men's job situation is worse than it looks
Black men are still working at a considerably lower rate than white, Asian, and Hispanic men, despi…
Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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I threw my son's Xbox out the window. Now, he's a national champion gamer playing for college scholarships.
Sherry Williams was worried about how much time her son was spending playing video games. He is now…
Kelly Burch
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Atlanta-based HBCU Morris Brown College regains full accreditation two decades after it was revoked
Morris Brown College, a historically black college, is now able to receive federal funding after ye…
Taylor Ardrey
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In 1870, a Black woman sued her enslaver for reparations and won
Henrietta Wood was born into slavery. After she was freed, she sued her enslaver for $20,000 — $500…
Christine Jean-Baptiste
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PRESENTING: After a Twitter thread exposed the mistreatment of Black employees at Google, I ended my company's partnership to connect HBCU students with the tech giant. Here's why we decided to pull the plug.
Nicole Tinson says dropping the tech giant "was a no-brainer" after a Twitter thread by a former Go…
Business Insider
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Who is Patrick Clark? The 'pioneer of the American bistro' who broke barriers for Black chefs
Netflix's "High on the Hog," season two, celebrates Chef Patrick Clark's contributions to American …
Lauren Edmonds
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Obama took a dig at Trump's handling of the coronavirus during a virtual commencement address
"This pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many folks in charge kn…
Michelle Mark
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Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions
Now dominated by right-wing appointees — including three appointed by Donald Trump — th…
Jacob Shamsian
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Changes are coming to an AP Black history course, but the College Board says suggesting Florida's objections played a role is a 'wildly misleading'
College Board denied that changes were made because of Florida's objection. The new course framewor…
Chris Panella
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A college gymnastics star and her brother who went viral for dancing at her meet — are helping to transform the sport by highlighting Black culture in her routines
A viral clip of an All-American gymnast's brother was billed as a heartwarming show of sibling supp…
Meredith Cash
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A McKinsey partner explains the steps he's taking to clear up the 'myth of massive and widespread Black economic progress'
McKinsey's Shelley Stewart III believes closing the gap between reality and the perception of econo…
Josée Rose
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Black women in the legal world celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic Supreme Court nomination as a 'victory' for all Americans
"It's the American dream of coming from moderate means as a child and working really hard and being…
Oma Seddiq
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Dawn Staley credited Megan Rapinoe and the US women's soccer team's equal pay fight for helping her get a historic payday
The legendary player-turned-coach earned a seven-year, $22.4 million payday to continue coaching th…
Meredith Cash
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Researchers say college sports promote racial inequity. But the pandemic could level the playing field.
Researchers say it's Black athletes who lose most. Critics of the NCAA say the pandemic shutdown is…
Ashley Davis
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Trump spoke at a historically black college and students were asked to stay in their dorms
The 2019 Second Step Presidential Justice Forum at the historically black Benedict College in South…
Benjamin Goggin,Benjamin Goggin
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Shooter who 'hated black people' had swastika painted on his AR-15 rifle, killed 3 at Dollar General store in Florida
A racially-motivated white gunman killed three black people at Dollar General store in Jacksonville…
Rebecca Rommen
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Princeton University will remove Woodrow Wilson's name from campus buildings due to his 'racist thinking and policies'
The decision to remove former President Woodrow Wilson's name came amid a nationwide reckoning with…
Lauren Frias
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Black women and girls cry and cheer over a historic victory for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
"It just gives us a sense of hope, a sense of 'You know what? We can do this,'" one woman told Busi…
Taylor Ardrey
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A prominent Black voting rights activist says there are 'saboteurs' within the Democratic Party who don't want Kamala Harris to succeed, arguing they are worried about her 'outshining' Biden
Ahead of 2024, President Biden has repeatedly praised Harris' policy acumen and the strengths that …
John L. Dorman
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Chadwick Boseman recalled being fired from a TV show after questioning the racial stereotypes of his role
In a graduation speech at Howard University, Chadwick Boseman revealed he was hired to play a young…