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Southern Black girls and women receive $350,000 in grants for community support
Organizations supporting Black women and girls across the American South can expect a bit more joy — and more money — this summer following a…
Congressional Panel Investigating Epstein Subpoenas Leon Black in Unusual Escalation
The House Oversight Committee issued two subpoenas on Friday to Leon Black, the private equity billionaire, after he refused to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements…
The 'fitfluencer' community is growing. What are the dangers? | Here & Now – WBUR
Sometimes the content posted by health influencers with seemingly unattainable bodies can be harmful, false and now even artificial intelligence. Source link
How the March on Washington shaped the Civil Rights Movement
the August 28, 1963. The sound of 260,000 people marching filled the air in Washington DC, marching for justice, freedom, and an end to racial…
Woman discovers Black American patriot ancestor
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Genealogy research led a North Carolina woman back to the Revolutionary War and her ancestor who was a Black patriot. “I did…
Dear Colleague Letter Asks Colleges to End Affinity Housing
In addition to standard dorm living, many colleges offer thematic housing that gives students the opportunity to live, work and learn alongside peers with similar…
Retro Indy: Indiana Black Expo has showcased community for 55 years
June 26, 2026, 5:12 a.m. ET When the Rev. Jesse Jackson visited his mentor Rev. Andrew J. Brown in Indianapolis in 1970, he came looking…
BECMA business group gives $325K to minority-owned businesses as tourism surges
Nicole Obi, president and CEO of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, has been the head of BECMA since January 2022. Source link
Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. — The summer of 2026 was going to be a triumphant debut for former National Park Ranger Elizabeth Kerwin. Kerwin, who…
Hillsborough County Democratic Black Caucus holds ‘Meet The Candidates’ forum in July
Community members during a Tampa City Council forum at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 16, 2025. Credit:…
