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Former Northwestern Student Athletes Allege Racist Treatment
“We never felt like we could be ourselves. We had to fit in by being white or acting white or laughing at our own people,” said one former player.
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There Aren’t Enough Black Firefighters. HBCUs Want to Help
HBCUs and the U.S Forest Services are teaming-up to train the next generation of Black firefighters.
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Tulsa Massacre Survivors Continue Their Fight for Reparations
Survivors and descendants of the Tulsa Race massacre appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court after a lower court dismissed their case last month.
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Black Farmers Have Faced Decades of Discrimination, But Now There’s Help
On Friday, the USDA began accepting applications from farmers who’ve faced discrimination.
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HBCUs Plan to Fill The Void In the Wake of Affirmative Action Ruling
HBCU leaders discuss how they can provide an option for Black students left by the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision.
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Eric Adams’ Allegedly Fake Photo Scandal Explained
The New York Times alleges that staffers crafted a photo of a fallen New York City police officer to appear as if it had been in Eric Adams wallet for decades.
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Does Tyler Perry Really Own BET? Here’s the Tea
Rumors have been floating around on social media that the A Madea Homecoming Director bought BET. But is there any truth to them?
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Former New York Congressman Mondaire Jones Fights to Reclaim His Seat
Former Democratic Congressman Mondaire Jones announced a bid for his former house seat.
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Black Students Weigh-in on Affirmative Action Decision
The Root spoke to students at one of the most selective schools in the country about the Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action.
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Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Jim Crow-Era Voting Law to Continue
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Mississippi felony voting provision intended to block Black Mississippians from voting.