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  • Harvard Law Appoints First Black Dean of Students

    The Harvard Law alumnus is now returning as an administrator, making history as the first Black man to do so.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 21, 2022
  • Black NJ Man Shot and Paralyzed after Traffic Stop

    Jajuan Henderson suffered four gun shots to the back and neck while reaching in his car for his phone.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 18, 2022
  • “The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Praised by National Books Critics Circle

    The award-winning poet has been honored with a fiction prize for her novel.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 18, 2022
  • GUESS Honors Black Women by Partnering with Gyrl Wonder

    Gyrl Wonder’s talent pool of career-driven women of color will now have a chance at interning or working with GUESS HQ.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 17, 2022
  • BLM Activist and Husband Indicted on Federal Charges for Scamming Donations

    BLM Activist and Husband Indicted on Federal Charges for Scamming Donations

    The two allegedly used their non-profit’s donations for personal expenses such as vacations, home buying and shopping sprees.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 17, 2022
  • Mayor Adams Rolls Out Modified Plainclothes Unit, Condemns Bystander Recording [UPDATED]

    The Neighborhood Safety Teams will be deployed across 30 neighborhoods in the city. Adams says recording police has gotten “out of control.”

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 16, 2022
  • AP-NORC Poll Finds Black Americans are Doubtful about Police Reform

    AP-NORC Poll Finds Black Americans are Doubtful about Police Reform

    About 49 percent of Black respondents say more work needs to be done toward police reform but are pessimistic the work will get done.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 15, 2022
  • Kentucky State Prisoner Choked, Pepper Sprayed and Hooded, Family Files Lawsuit

    Marcus Penman was reported to have suffered from mental illness and was attacked by guards during a mental breakdown leading to his death.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 15, 2022
  • Email Leak: Democratic Deputy Treasurer Doubts Black Candidate Electability

    Barbara Goldberg Goldman questioning the likability of Black Democratic candidates running for governor.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 14, 2022
  • Five Florida Middle School Students Arrested and Charged with Hate Crimes

    According to arrest reports, the children said it was “Opposite Day” and yelled “brown power” while kicking and punching a group of white students.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    March 11, 2022
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