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The little-known publisher who tutored Hubert Humphrey about racism
Cecil Newman’s work with the Minnesota politician helped convince Democrats to finally embrace civil rights
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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions and says race cannot be a factor
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — the court’s first Black female justice — called the decision “truly a tragedy for us all.”
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The coronavirus pandemic’s ongoing legacy: COVID orphans
After losing both parents, the Green family works to create a life for the children left behind
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How LeBron James is smashing stereotypes around Black fatherhood
Along with his wife, Savannah, the NBA star has created a life as an involved father despite the celebrity microscope and growing up without his own dad
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When will Florida’s Black parents qualify as ‘parents’ like their white counterparts?
The NAACP’s travel advisory shows that recent state legislation isn’t considering Black families.
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I met Harry Belafonte a decade ago at a protest. I’m still moved by that moment.
The actor-activist joined Florida students mobilizing after the death of Trayvon Martin
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New study on COVID-19, race and prison populations shows the power of ‘big data’ in the fight for equality
We need more Black researchers with the training to unmask society’s ills
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Ashes to ashes: As ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws spread, Black people fear for their lives
In Ohio, 13-year-old Sinzae Reed was shot by a man claiming self-defense
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Kehinde Wiley’s ‘An Archeology of Silence’ is a homegoing of epic magnitude
The presidential portraitist offers a gift to those mourning the ubiquity and pain of so much Black death