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Andrea Jenkins is the First Transgender Official in US History to Be President of a City Council
Black Jenkins is making history for a second time after 2017, when she was the first openly transgender person to be appointed to public office
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Senate Passes Bill to Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley
66 years after the death of a 14-year old Black boy from Chicago, the government recognizes Emmett and Mamie’s sacrifices
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Rachael Rollins, First Black Woman to Be US Attorney in Massachusetts, Faces Racist Threats
Rollins received threats through her social media accounts, telling her to ‘hide her kids’
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Nonprofit That Brings Awareness to the Violence That Black Women and Girls Face Plans to March in DC This September
Black Femicide US was founded by Rosalind Page in Arkansas and has been raising awareness about the violence against Black women since 2015
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The Two Men Wanted For the Murder of Memphis Rapper Young Dolph Arrested and in Custody
One of the suspects was arrested earlier this week, while the other was arrested a month ago on Dec. 9
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Statue Honoring Shirley Chisholm at Buffalo Cemetery Where She Was Buried to be Designed by Local Artist
Chisholm was the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress and run for president
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Family of Black Man Fatally Shot by Detectives in California Seek $100 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family is claiming multiple civil rights violations and excessive use of force in the 2021 death of Kershawn Geyger by Sacramento County detectives
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US Unemployment Rate Falls For All Workers Except Black Women in December
The unemployment rate for Black women rose by almost 1.5 percentage points
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Rachael Rollins Sworn in as US Attorney for Massachusetts, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead in This Role
Rollins was nominated by President Biden in July and Vice President Kamala Harris was the deciding vote in December
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Protests Start After Black Man Shot by Off-Duty Deputy in North Carolina
Witnesses claim to have allegedly seen the off-duty sheriff hit the Black man with his truck and then fatally shoot him
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