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November 12, 2020
Biden will have a lot on his plate when he steps into the White House, and the needs of Black…
November 7, 2020
If we learned anything from this historic election and the defeat of Donald Trump, it is that the Black vote…
Biden Harris
October 22, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris released an agenda to support the African diaspora with just days left until Election Day…
October 13, 2020
Only 33.5% of Black households owned stocks in 2019, according to data released recently by the Federal Reserve.
September 29, 2020
OPINION: U.S. Rep. Schiff introduces the Equal Health Care for All Act, a civil rights approach to bringing equity to…
August 29, 2020
OPINION: Chadwick Boseman gave life to a world we don’t often get to see but desperately hope for through Black…
August 19, 2020
OIn the anniversary of Trump's now-infamous question posed to Black Americans 'What do you have to lose?' the answer is…
July 31, 2020
For communities that look like ours, witnessing unloving by our cities is an everyday occurrence. The Loving Cities Index gives…
July 3, 2020
OPINION: Kamaria Fayola writes that instead of sharing fireworks on July 4th, America should be paying back its initial investors.
June 30, 2020
"Begin Again" author Eddie Glaude shares books to help contextualize the uprisings, racial reckoning and possible reconstruction of America in…
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June 24, 2020
“I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous.” Who said this? Was it Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. President who
June 11, 2020
A recent study conducted by the African American Research Collaborative concludes that Black Americans prioritize their health over their wallets.
June 2, 2020
Samantha Kate James, a former Miss Universe Malaysia, posted controversial Instagram stories in reaction to the police protests taking place…
May 30, 2020
Tamika Mallory's speech in Minneapolis protesting the death of George Floyd has gone viral. Mallory said Black America is in…
May 1, 2020
In 2017, Eric Garner cried three words eleven times before being choked to death by a New York City police
April 22, 2020
Are you Black, possibly COVID-infected (since testing kits aren’t available for you), either bed-ridden at home because the hospital turned
April 21, 2020
Is there an oversaturation of information about the coronavirus pandemic? And if so, what does that mean for the Black…
April 18, 2020
Leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to…
April 10, 2020
"Structural racism has turned the flu into a death sentence for many Black Americans," writes URGE Director of Policy Preston…
March 28, 2020
The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has rocked the entire globe, and unfortunately, the Black community is no exception.  Contrary