3 After seven years of corporate life, Mary Smith had a routine: putting extra effort into her hair (so as to not appear too Black) and her demeanor (ditto) and her …
Black Denver residents talk police reform amid rise in crime
DENVER (AP) — Ask Imam Abdur-Rahim Ali how much policing he wants in his Northeast Park Hill neighborhood and he will say it depends. Ali doesn’t like when he hears stories of someone getting pulled …
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UCLA: Overdose Deaths Up 42% In 2020; Largest Increases Among Black And Latino Communities
0 Schools Based on cases handled by emergency medical services, the number of people in the U.S. who died due to drug overdoses was 42% higher in ... Press Release Desk …
‘This Can Be Me’: Black Participation Rising in Gymnastics
There's a phenomenon that happens every time Simone Biles appears on a screen inside Power Moves Gymnastics & Fitness. As if flipping a switch, the young women of color on the gym's competitive …
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Laquan McDonald Shooting: Protesters Disrupt Black Friday Shopping in Downtown Chicago
Protesters clogged Chicago's downtown shopping district and tried to block store entrances on a soggy Black Friday, calling on police officials to step down after the shooting of a black teenager by a …
A war over critical race theory is tearing this small Michigan town apart
8 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Nevaeh Wharton was busy with homework one evening in late April when her phone pinged with a warning. A friend had …
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And Still She Rises. And Rises. And Rises.
Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, who has used her influence to speak out against injustices, arrives at her second Olympics prepared to soar above the sport’s devastating recent …
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A Closer Look at Simone Manuel, Olympic Medalist, History Maker
When Simone Manuel touched the wall of the pool in the women’s 100-meter freestyle race Thursday at the Rio Olympics, she turned around, her eyes searching for the clock. The moment she registered …
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Maya Moore, W.N.B.A. Star, Marries Man She Helped Free From Prison
A journey for justice turned into a love story when Maya Moore, one of the W.N.B.A.’s brightest stars, married the man she helped free from prison. The man, Jonathan Irons, walked out of a …
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Lynching Victim Is Cleared of Rape, 100 Years Later
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