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6 Eye-Opening Facts About How Differently Black And White People View Race
By Lilly Workneh A new Pew Research study released Monday shows that black and white America have profoundly different views on race and inequality. The study, which involved 3,769 adults (1,799 whites, 1,004 blacks and 654 Hispanics) and was conducted between Feb. … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, Black Lives Matter, race, racial equality, United States
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Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival
By Sydney Ember and Nicholas Fandos For the black community in Chicago and elsewhere, Johnson Publishing Company represented a certain kind of hope.The company’s magazines, most notably Ebony and Jet, gained prominence during the struggle for civil rights — Jet … Continue reading
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Tagged Black media, Desiree Rogers, Ebony, Jet, Johnson Publishing Company, journalism, media, press, Uptown Ventures
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Meet the Chicago teen who may cure colon cancer
By Carol Kuruvilla A 19-year-old Chicago teen may one day hold the key to curing colon cancer. If his previous successes are any indication, Keven Stonewall is well on his way to becoming the kind of scientist who leaves a … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, black, cancer, health, Keven Stonewall, medicine, Research, science, United States
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The Depths Of Poverty In The Deep South
By Scott Rodd Andrew sat a table in a bar with no sign outside drinking a Bud Light tallboy. The windows were boarded up from the outside and the only source of light was a bare light bulb sticking out … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, life, Mississippi, money, poverty, southern states, United States
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The 9 Things the McKinney Pool Party Reminds Us Black People Can’t Do
By Danielle C. Belton When I was 21, a police officer at the scene of a fire cursed me out. It didn’t matter that I was there with a camera crew and working for a TV station in St. Louis. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Black In America, existing while black, Ferguson, life, McKinney, race, racism
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How to Lock Up Fewer People
By Marc Mauer and David Cole WHEN Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ted Cruz, Eric H. Holder Jr., Jeb Bush, George Soros, Marco Rubio and Charles G. Koch all agree that we must end mass incarceration, it is clear that times have … Continue reading
NAACP Statement on Rachel Dolezal
For 106 years, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has held a long and proud tradition of receiving support from people of all faiths, races, colors and creeds. NAACP Spokane Washington Branch President Rachel Dolezal is enduring … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethnicity, NAACP, race, Rachel Dolezal, Seattle
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This Restaurant Pays A $15 Hourly Wage With Health Insurance, A Retirement Plan And Paid Leave
By Bryce Covert Jen Piallat, the owner of Zazie in San Francisco, knows what it’s like to work in the American restaurant industry. “I worked on the restaurant floor for 30 years before I owned my own,” she said. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economy, jobs, Living wage, minimum wage, wages
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Charges Dropped Against Martese Johnson, UVA Student Bloodied During Arrest By Alcohol Agents
By Larry O’Dell Charges have been dropped against a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest sparked a public uproar and a state police investigation, a prosecutor said Thursday. Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney David Chapman said he made the decision after … Continue reading
Michelle Alexander: “A System of Racial and Social Control”
What is mass incarceration? Mass incarceration is a massive system of racial and social control. It is the process by which people are swept into the criminal justice system, branded criminals and felons, locked up for longer periods of time … Continue reading
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