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Read This: Here’s Why Millions Are Losing Health Care.

Nearly four million Americans have been kicked off of Medicaid since April, and things are only expected to get worse

By

Jessica Washington

Published

August 9, 2023
News, Race Matters

Six Black Celebrities Who’ve Lost Family Members to Gun Violence

Jennifer Hudson, Dwayne Wade and Rihanna (and more), not unlike a third of Black Americans who have had a family member killed by gun violence, says new report.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

April 11, 2023
Criminal Justice, News, Reproductive Justice

SC Court Permanently Blocks Abortion Ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court defended the right to abortion, arguing that the state’s six–week abortion ban violated South Carolina’s Constitution.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

January 6, 2023
Coronavirus, Covid in Black America, News

How Black People are Responsible for America’s Vaccines

An enslaved man brought knowledge of vaccines to America.

By

Amira Castilla

Published

October 27, 2022
Politics

Stacey Abrams’ Finances Mirror Many Black Womens’

The would-be Georgia governor had to disclose her networth this week.

By

Keith Reed

Published

March 18, 2022
Politics

Shalanda Young Confirmed To Crucial Cabinet Position

The longtime Capitol Hill staffer officially joins the Biden Cabinet as OMB Director

By

Keith Reed

Published

March 16, 2022
Coronavirus, News

The Black-White Vaccination Gap May Be Gone but Republicans, Whites Still Hesitant

Now that we have virtually eliminated racial disparities in the vaccination rate, will we be able to convince Republicans to trust science?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

September 30, 2021
News, Race Matters

It’s ‘White People’

If there’s nothing wrong with discussing Black voters, Hispanic neighborhoods and Native American culture, why is the media so afraid to mention whiteness?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 26, 2021
Politics

Former President Obama Scales Back 60th Birthday Celebration as Delta Variant Spreads

The forever president and first lady had planned a star-studded affair at their Martha’s Vineyard estate. Now it will be a party for family and close friends.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

August 4, 2021
Coronavirus, News

Vice President Kamala Harris Announced $250 Million Grant That Will Be Distributed Among Organizations Combating Racial Disparities in Covid Response

At this point, you’re probably tired of the phrase “Black people are disproportionately affected” when it comes to coronavirus. I know I am. Unfortunately, the last year has seen the Black community bear the brunt of the worst parts of the pandemic—be that deaths, job losses, a lack of economic relief, evictions, or the loss…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

March 9, 2021