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(Photo by Eye for Ebony on Unsplash) State passes measure after incidents of employees fired and children disciplined over hair texture and type sparked outcry By Kenya Evelyn, The Guardian Virginia has become the first […]

Remarking on the former vice president’s success on Super Tuesday, the mayor of New York said Mr. Biden had benefited from “his historic connection” to Barack Obama. By Derrick Bryson Taylor /March 6, 2020, 12:48 p.m. […]

By Associated Press, Wire Service Content Feb. 28, 2020, at 2:25 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday cited low unemployment rates for African Americans and passage of a criminal justice bill providing earlier release […]

Ruth UmohForbes Staff Diversity & Inclusion Brianne GarrettForbes Staff ForbesWomen https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthumoh/2020/02/03/celebrating-black-history-month-2020/#7ea72b3a2b45 African-Americans have played a profound role in shaping the U.S. business landscape. Technological innovations like the traffic light, automatic elevator doors and even caller […]

The Emancipatory Past and Future of Black Politics BY PAUL PRESCOD https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/01/black-politics-what-the-negro-wants-black-power-unions Our conceptions of black politics today are often monolithic and juxtaposed as separate from or even against democratic-socialist politics. But 75 years ago, […]

Gwen Ifill didn’t want it to be a big deal. The legendary journalist knew she’d served as a trailblazer for women and especially a beacon of what is professionally possible for women of color. But […]

BY ZACK BUDRYK – 01/15/20 02:28 PM EST https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign-polls/478425-poll-equal-numbers-of-african-americans-open-to-voting-for-biden © Getty Images A Vice-Ipsos poll showed former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a statistical tie among African Americans nationwide. The poll, conducted from Jan. 8-10, showed 56 percent of African […]

By JULIET LINDERMAN and HOPE YEN Associated Press BLACKAMERICAWEB.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took steps Tuesday to roll back an Obama-era rule intended to ensure that communities confront and address racial segregation in […]

By Hazel Trice Edney Trump impeachment highly supported by Black people, likely because of his fueling of racism and White supremacy.   Activist Melanie Campbell maintains hope for increase in Black voting and Black elected […]