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  • The Rooney Rule Was Always Meant To Fail

    The Rooney Rule Was Always Meant To Fail

    Brian Flores’ class-action suit is a confirmation of a truth Black football fans know all too well.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 3, 2022
  • Climate-Driven Flood Costs Will Impact People of Color To A Greater Extent, According To New Study

    Climate-Driven Flood Costs Will Impact People of Color To A Greater Extent, According To New Study

    The Nature Climate Change journal estimates a 40% increase in flood risk in places where at least one-fifth of the population is Black.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 2, 2022
  • Chicago Public Schools Are Experiencing Loss of Black and Latino Students As Noted In New Report

    Chicago Public Schools Are Experiencing Loss of Black and Latino Students As Noted In New Report

    Factors such as gentrification, slowing birth rates, and out-migration are noted as causes.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 1, 2022
  • Republican Comments About Supreme Court Picks Shows America Is A Long Way From Respecting Qualified Black Women

    Republican Comments About Supreme Court Picks Shows America Is A Long Way From Respecting Qualified Black Women

    Senators’ comments on Biden’s potential picks show we may have an uphill battle ahead

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    February 1, 2022
  • Historically Black Colleges Receive Second Round of Bomb Threats In A Month

    Historically Black Colleges Receive Second Round of Bomb Threats In A Month

    Six HBCUs such as Howard University and Bethune Cookman received bomb threats on Monday morning.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 31, 2022
  • Exclusive: Joe Madison Speaks About His Hunger Strike, Voting Rights, and Why We Need To Keep Fighting

    The radio host and civil rights activist tells us to keep the fight for voting rights going through opposition.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 28, 2022
  • Mississippi’s Capital City Continues To Struggle With Aging Water System

    Mississippi’s Capital City Continues To Struggle With Aging Water System

    Jackson’s water supply, which has been an issue for years is home to a population that is 80% Black.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 27, 2022
  • Biden Has Chance To Put First Black Woman On Supreme Court With Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

    Biden Has Chance To Put First Black Woman On Supreme Court With Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement

    Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger are potential candidates.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 26, 2022
  • Constitutional Amendment Banning Non-Citizens To Vote In Georgia Elections Fails In Senate

    Constitutional Amendment Banning Non-Citizens To Vote In Georgia Elections Fails In Senate

    There is already a state law that says only citizens of the U.S. and residents of Georgia can vote in Georgia elections

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 25, 2022
  • The Preserving Black Churches Project Provides $20 Million To Rebuild Historical Churches

    The Preserving Black Churches Project Provides $20 Million To Rebuild Historical Churches

    While Covid shut down churches, this project will reopen them and address threats to Black houses of God.

    By





    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    January 18, 2022
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