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August 27, 2022
Black borrowers on average carry about $40,000 in federal student loan debt, $10,000 more than white borrowers, according to federal…
August 27, 2022
Nancy Davis was denied an abortion, even though her fetus has a rare and fatal condition, due to state law…
August 27, 2022
Federal officials claim Texas had discriminated against minorities in how it distributed flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey.
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August 26, 2022
Pending legislation would ease the current standard, which keeps inmates locked up who are too sick to be dangerous, critics…
August 26, 2022
A former girlfriend of the R&B singer wept on the witness stand as she testified that Kelly's manager told her…
August 26, 2022
Derek Chauvin was taken Wednesday from a maximum-security prison in a Minneapolis suburb to a medium-security federal prison in Tucson.
August 26, 2022
Sullivan Walter used a handkerchief to wipe away tears Thursday as a judge formally vacated his conviction for a home-invasion…
August 26, 2022
The passage of the expansive climate change and health care bill this month delivered key Democratic priorities to voters months before the…
August 26, 2022
A Florida man has been convicted of a federal hate crime for a 2021 altercation with a Black motorist on…
August 26, 2022
The body overseeing Berlin’s public museums said Thursday that it will begin repatriating hundreds of Benin Bronzes this year.
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August 26, 2022
Providence’s mayor proposed spending $10 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid on financial literacy and homeownership, workforce training and other…
August 26, 2022
The U.N. health agency reported 5,907 new weekly cases and said two countries, Iran and Indonesia, reported their first cases.
August 25, 2022
First celebrated in 1979, Black August was created to commemorate Black Panther George Jackson’s fight for Black liberation.
August 25, 2022
A lawsuit that sought to automatically reinstate voting rights for people convicted of certain felonies in Mississippi was struck down…
August 25, 2022
Justin Blake's federal suit alleges Kenosha sheriff’s deputies unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest about his nephew.
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August 25, 2022
Brown University has acquired a trove of records, writings and artwork from Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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August 25, 2022
St. Louis' elected officials and its police associations are at odds over a new oversight plan to investigate allegations of…
August 25, 2022
Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization…
August 25, 2022
Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a…
August 25, 2022
The initiative unites more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide aiming to find equitable climate solutions.