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A message to my newborn son: for your sake, I have to take a stand against racism

I don’t want you to still be fighting for equality in 20 years’ time. Here are my hopes for your future, says Cephas Williams, founder of the Black British Network Source: A message to my newborn son: for your sake, … Continue reading

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The Myth Of The Absent Black Father

By Tara Culp-Ressler The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published new data on the role that American fathers play in parenting their children. Most of the CDC’s previous research on family life — which the agency explores … Continue reading

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Trans-racial Family Gets Double-Takes ‘Everywhere We Go’

By NPR Rachel Garlinghouse and her husband, Steve are both white, and they’ve adopted three kids — two girls and a boy — who are African-American. “We get double-takes everywhere we go,” Garlinghouse tells NPR’s Rachel Martin. “You have to … Continue reading

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Descendants of ’12 Years a Slave’ subject, Solomon Northup, release video

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For Restaurant Workers, A Struggle To Put Food On The Table

By Jennifer Ludden Losia Nyankale, 29, didn’t mean to make a career in the restaurant business. But after two years of college, her schoolteacher mom lost her job and could no longer pay tuition. Then, Nyankale’s temp jobs in bookkeeping dried … Continue reading

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80 Percent Of U.S. Adults Face Near-Poverty, Unemployment: Survey

By Hope Yen Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive to The … Continue reading

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The family passes on the faith

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Tania Luna – How a penny made me feel like a millionaire

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