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Education Featured New York

Meisha Porter appointed to become first Black woman to run NYC schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Meisha Porter to run the New York City system following the resignation of Chancellor...

Ny Magee / February 26, 2021

Featured News Washington DC

Rep. Al Green scolds GOP over Equality Act: ‘You used God to enslave my foreparents’

Congressman Al Green, who represents Texas’ Ninth District, delivered an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives...

Biba Adams / February 26, 2021

Featured New York News

Lawrence Otis Graham, lawyer and author who exposed racism, dead at 59

Prominent lawyer Lawrence Otis Graham, the eloquent activist and author who exposed racism and detailed life in the Black upper...

Biba Adams / February 26, 2021

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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls taken in mass abduction

Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series...

Associated Press / February 26, 2021

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Costco announces $16 minimum wage amid $15 debate in Congress

As federal lawmakers are stalled on increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, wholesale retail giant Costco has announced...

Biba Adams / February 26, 2021

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Texas federal judge rules that national moratorium on evictions is unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that the national moratorium on evictions instituted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Biba Adams / February 26, 2021

Atlanta Celebs Featured

Shereé Whitfield reunites with ex Tyrone Gilliams after prison release

Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Sheree Whitfield has reunited with her boyfriend, Tyrone Gilliams, who was released from prison...

Biba Adams / February 26, 2021