Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event
Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom ...
When Covid hit Black Americans hard, too many white Americans shrugged
The higher rates of infection and death weren’t the result of anything Black people had done to make ourselves sick; they ...
Kentucky Rep. McGarvey hosts annual African American veterans breakfast in Louisville's Russell neighborhood
Rep. McGarvey spoke on recent VA layoffs and his co-sponsoring of the Protect Veteran Jobs Act in Louisville Friday, ...
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Ricks ’27: African American Identity Matters
Black and African American are often used interchangeably. African American is a term that some define as an ethnic group in ...
Enduring Families Project teaches African American history in the Coulee Region
A performance is allowing people in the Coulee Region to learn more about the history of African Americans from the area.
Rolling Out5d
Black Americans face alarming heart disease risk
A national emergency unfolding silently. Every 33 seconds, someone in America dies from cardiovascular disease—nearly 2,500 people daily.
Here’s How Trump’s Tariffs Will Impact Black Americans
Civil rights leaders say Black Americans and marginalized communities will be impacted the most by Trump's tariffs on Canada ...
'Excited about what's in front of us': Nebraska Commission on African American Affairs looks to present new opportunities
'We welcome accountability': State Senator introduces oversight bill for Nebraska’s Commission on African-American Affairs.
Poll: Black Americans Want Democrats To Defend DEI Attacks
A new survey reveals that a majority of Black respondents want Democrats to prioritize defending attacks on DEI.
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From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
The importance of African American Studies in schools
Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland was one of the first high schools in the U.S. to offer Advanced Placement African ...