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  • Here’s Why Black Americans Are Thriving In These U.S. Cities

    Earlier this week, The Brookings Institute and the NAACP launched the “Black Progress Index,” which measures Black American’s “well-being” and life-expectancy.

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    Jessica Washington






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    September 30, 2022
  • Can You Imagine a Day Without the Work of Black Women? The “Day Without Us” Campaign Wants Us to Try

    On Friday, Black women-led justice organizations are challenging everyone to ditch work and come together for a day of action focused on reproductive justice.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 29, 2022
  • NAACP Says Mississippi Officials Violated Jackson Residents’ Civil Rights

    On Tuesday, the NAACP filed a federal complaint alleging that Mississippi officials’ neglect of Jackson’s water infrastructure “all but assured” the crisis.

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    Jessica Washington






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    September 28, 2022
  • Virginia Students Stage Massive Walkout to Push Against Anti-Transgender Policies

    In Northern Virginia, crowds of students walked out of class to protest guidelines proposed by Republican Governor Glen Youngkin targeting transgender students.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 27, 2022
  • Update: Five of The Pregnant and Postpartum Women Jailed in Alabama Have Been Released

    Advocates were able to secure the release of five of the women who were being detained in Etowah County, Alabama, to “protect” their fetuses.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 27, 2022
  • Megan Thee Stallion Launches Online Mental Health Care Resource

    Over the weekend, Megan launched “Bad Bitches Have Bad Days Too,” an online archive of mental health care resources geared at Black and LGBTQIA+ folks.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 26, 2022
  • Kamala Harris Touts Her Howard Roots as She Closes Out HBCU Week

    The Howard Alumn is capping off HBCU week in Wilmington, Delaware by talking about the significance of HBCUs.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 23, 2022
  • Here’s Why Meghan McCain Was Wrong for Coming for Stacey Abrams on Twitter

    The former View co-host called Stacey Abrams ‘sick’ for saying fetuses don’t have heartbeats at six weeks. But news flash: they don’t!

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 23, 2022
  • RHOB’s Newest Star Sheree Zampino Spilled The Tea on Her Relationship with Cast Mates

    RHOB’s Newest Star Sheree Zampino Spilled The Tea on Her Relationship with Cast Mates

    Sheree Zampino, who came onto the Real Housewives as a friend of fan-favorite Garcelle Beauvais, had some very surprising things to say to the Huffington Post.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 22, 2022
  • We Could Be Getting Whoopi Goldberg and Jenifer Lewis in Sister Act 3!

    We Could Be Getting Whoopi Goldberg and Jenifer Lewis in Sister Act 3!

    On a recent episode of The View, Goldberg said she would do ‘everything I can do to work’ with her former Sister Act co-star Jenifer Lewis again.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    September 22, 2022
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