July 4th not my celebration day if legacies of slavery survive
Smithsonian African American History and Research Museum, Washington, DC. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD.EDU I did not celebrate the Fourth of July. Actually, after celebrating Juneteenth …
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Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions under scrutiny
University of North Carolina PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK WASHINGTON (AP) – The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers …
Nonprofits receive $4.9 million for housing, homelessness, education
MIAMI, Fla. – Five local non-profit organizations created to tackle affordable housing, homelessness and education in the South Florida area got a big financial boost …
Biden offers new student debt relief plan, cites ‘stunning’ GOP hypocrisy and delay after Supreme Court ruling
President Joe Biden PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan …
Judge awards Black church $1 million for Black Lives Matter banner burned by Proud Boys during protest in 2020
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a …
Affirmative action dead for Blacks, alive and well for Whites
Justice Clarence Thomas, for three decades the only African American member of the U.S. Sup. Ct. gained admission to Yale University in 1971 through its …
Unwed dads gain custody rights under new state law
MIAMI, Fla. – Unmarried fathers who were legally not a natural guardian to their children now have equal rights to parenting thanks to a new …
Rev. Al Sharpton slams Florida officials for declining to file murder charges against woman who fatally shot Ajike “Aj” Owens
Calls for U.S. Department of Justice to Intervene after Outrageous Decision New York, New York – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National …
Queen Latifah and Billy Crystal look marvelous as they headline this year’s Kennedy Center Honors
Queen Latifah speaks at the opening of the new Harriet Tubman monument in Newark, N.J., March 9, 2023. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOUTUBE WASHINGTON (AP) – …
Lawsuit claims Virginia’s felony disenfranchisement violates Reconstruction-era federal law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – People who have been disqualified from voting in Virginia because of their criminal records filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Glenn …