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By Rebecca Shabad – The letters “BLM” were seen sitting in cubbies over Warren’s shoulder as she delivered her speech Wednesday night. WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., subtly celebrated the Black Lives Matter movement with […]

Black newborns are more likely to survive during childbirth when cared for by Black doctors, according to a new study. In the United States, Black babies die at three times the rate of white newborns […]

By Janelle Griffith – Kaden Bradford and his cousin, DeAndre Arnold, 18, made national headlines in January after they said they were not allowed to return to class unless they cut their hair. A federal […]

By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich – Primary season is winding down. – From sea to shining sea (via purple mountains majesty), today’s primary elections have it all. To have a prayer in November, Alaska Democrats may have to nominate … candidates who are […]

By Aaron Morrison And Ashraf Khalil WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “They have withheld that money. They have broken the law,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass told BlackPressUSA during a livestream interview […]

A judge in Houston could face jail time for allegedly shooting at her husband’s lover. The incident occurred on Aug. 11, according to the Houston Chronicle. Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas, who served as a Harris County […]

Judith Batty, a lifelong Girl Scout and board member, has made history as the first Black CEO of the 108 year old Girl Scouts of America. “When I was young, the Girl Scouts instilled in […]

By Axios – Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate — the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman […]