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A 59-year-old widow has been forced to use a breathing tube and skyrocketing demand for wood pellets in the EU might be to blame
This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard…
Kamala Harris raised $1.5 million on a Zoom call after 44,000 Black women rallied support
Some of America’s most prominent Black women across politics, business and entertainment joined thousands of their peers on a Sunday night…
The South Bronx is a cross section of everything wrong with America, but has a community hellbent on changing that: ‘You need to have an outlet so it doesn’t destroy your life’
Walking down Alexander Avenue in the heart of the South Bronx, the poorest congressional district in the country despite its…
The Tulsa Race Massacre court ruling is disappointing—but it should serve as a catalyst for justice
In the neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also known as Black Wall Street, Black entrepreneurship and the local economy…
‘Sometimes, the facts don’t matter’: Attacks on DEI are an anti-capitalist war on American prosperity
Few three-letter words have polarized our country more than DEI—formerly known as diversity, equity, and inclusion. DEI has engaged America…
American Airlines rocked by racial discrimination suit after Black passengers forced off plane
Black passengers who were briefly ordered off an American Airlines plane in January sued the airline Wednesday, alleging that they were victims…
In a world where change is the only constant, the swift currents of modern life contrast starkly with the sluggish…
Black CEO representation on the Fortune 500 is so bad that this year’s 1.6% is a near-record high. Here’s what could turn it around
The Fortune 500 is making progress when it comes to Black leadership. That’s the good news. The bad news is…
‘Gumbo Coalition’ leaders: ‘We were born into a segregated America–but MLK’s dream is now being tested as never before in our lifetimes’
We are eternal optimists. As civil rights leaders, we have to be. Our work on behalf of millions of underrepresented…