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Florida students are giving up Saturdays to learn Black history lessons their schools don’t teach
Volunteers are teaching Black history to students who have no chance to learn it because of Florida’s education restrictions.
Read MoreKerry Washington’s ‘Six Triple Eight’ shows the important role Black women played in WWII
Kerry Washington’s stars in a film directed by Tyler Perry and depicting an oft forgotten group of Black women in WWII.
Read More‘Nickel Boys’ Leads 2025 Black Reel Awards Nominations; ‘Piano Lesson’ Close Second
The Nickel Boys is a dramatic adaptation of a book about two boys sent to an abusive reform school in the 1960s.
Read MoreFears for civil rights as Trump taps Maga darling for key justice department role
Rights leaders worry that Harmeet Dhillon could harm work into police misconduct, discrimination and hate crimes
Read MoreTrailblazing politician Shirley Chisholm is awarded Congress’ highest honor
Kamala Harris signed the build posthumously awarding Shirley Chisolm the Congressional Gold Medal, which President Biden signed into law.
Read MoreThe Smithsonian Looks at How the Slave Trade Shaped the World
“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World” is the product of a 10-year collaboration among nearly two dozen curators at 10 institutions on four continents. The exhibit goes beyond the Smithsonian’s traditional American focus to tell a global story of the ways that slavery shaped the modern world.
Read MoreSeattle to pay Black delivery driver after police held him at gunpoint
A delivery driver from Seattle has been awarded more than $300,000 after a traffic stop where cops illegally searched his car.
Read MoreSilent Crisis: When Bullying Targets Black Students
Schools continue to fail to protect students against bully, especially the race-based bullying faced by Black students.
Read MoreBreonna Taylor: DOJ Investigation Leads To Police Reform Agreement In Louisville
While the city’s mayor cites “significant improvements” in policing, not everyone is happy with the pace of change.
Read MoreThe burial site of the people Andrew Jackson enslaved was lost. The Hermitage says it is found
Experts have been looking for the burial sites of nearly 30 people who President Andrew Jackson had enslaved.
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