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For 35 Years, This Black Town in Illinois Has Been Told Its Sewage Crisis Isn’t Real
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For 35 Years, This Black Town in Illinois Has Been Told Its Sewage Crisis Isn’t Real

Adam Mahoney, Capital B Residents proved their tap water carries sewage and bacteria. Federal funding dried up anyway. Cahokia Heights residents depend on bottled water…

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Black Panther Park: A Community Garden Launch
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Black Panther Park: A Community Garden Launch

On a sunny Sunday earlier this month, at the corner of 75th Avenue and Renton Avenue South, the community gathered for the opening of Skyway’s…

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51 charged in Oklahoma black-market marijuana conspiracy
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51 charged in Oklahoma black-market marijuana conspiracy

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Federal prosecutors say a sprawling black-market marijuana operation used Oklahoma grow sites to supply illegal cannabis across the country, leading to…

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Jill Darden, founder of Fort Worth Black News and community advocate, dies at 52
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Jill Darden, founder of Fort Worth Black News and community advocate, dies at 52

FORT WORTH, Texas – Jill Darden, a longtime journalist, publisher and community advocate who founded Fort Worth Black News, has died at 52. Remembering Jill…

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Black Hair Takes Center Stage In The ‘Doodle For Google’ Contest
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Black Hair Takes Center Stage In The ‘Doodle For Google’ Contest

Kameirah Hair Power: The Crown That Grows From Us A Washington high school student is celebrating the beauty and power of Black hair on a…

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Chicago Tonight | New Book on Tulsa Race Massacre Details Ongoing Fight for Reparations | Season 2026
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Chicago Tonight | New Book on Tulsa Race Massacre Details Ongoing Fight for Reparations | Season 2026

Next month marks 105 years since the 1921. Tulsa race massacre over the course of 2 days. A mob of white men terrorized in burned…

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Baltimore Seeks to Close Black Homeownership Gap
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Baltimore Seeks to Close Black Homeownership Gap

Black residents in Baltimore are still much less likely to own a home than white residents, despite years of efforts by the city and the…

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Misogynoir, Gun Violence, and a Crisis We Refuse to Name
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Misogynoir, Gun Violence, and a Crisis We Refuse to Name

Overview: Black women face some of the highest risks of intimate partner homicide, yet their deaths rarely drive national attention, revealing a hierarchy of grief…

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Last chance to catch exhibits by Theaster Gates, Arjan Martins, and Erin Leann Mitchell
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Last chance to catch exhibits by Theaster Gates, Arjan Martins, and Erin Leann Mitchell

It’s a common saying when it comes to acknowledging our ancestors that “we stand on the shoulders of giants,” but in Theaster Gates’s “Dave: All…

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The Black history mural at Arlington’s Hall’s Hill High is back – NBC4 Washington
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The Black history mural at Arlington’s Hall’s Hill High is back – NBC4 Washington

The 30-year-old Black history mural in Arlington’s Hall’s Hill-High View Park neighborhood is being repainted after it was demolished a few months ago. “The mural…

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