By GBH News — Plans for reparations are starting to emerge across the country after various measures have been under consideration for more than 150 years. However, what will these…
The bureau estimated that the 2020 census incorrectly counted 18.8 million residents, double-counting some, wrongly including others, and missing others entirely, even as it came extremely close to reaching an…
By Austyn Gaffney, Smart Cities Dive — Dive Brief: Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Jorge Elorza last week signed an executive order creating a city commission to develop recommendations on how to facilitate…
The Underground Railroad conductor’s understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety By Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian — Harriet Tubman successfully navigated…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent — For several years Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has picked up the mantle to lead efforts to create a commission to study…
Mayor calls it an important step toward meeting his five-year equitable growth goal of creating or preserving 6,600 affordable homes in Newark Newark, NJ, March 8, 2022 — At today’s…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is a sankofa retrieval, resharing and reaffirming of the ancient African ethical imperative of “lifting and holding up heaven,” ensuring human good and the…
A task force in charge of the state’s reparations effort, the first in the nation, is struggling to decide which Black Californians should receive payments. By Soumya Karlamangla, NYT —…
The city’s task force is developing short-, mid- and long-term recommendations on how best to address governmental systemic racism and is collecting input from the community on who should be…
Monday, March 7, 2022 — On this Women’s History Month Phenomenal Black Women Series edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor pays tribute to Betty Dopson…
VP Harris champions voting rights on ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary: ‘We will not let setbacks stop us’
By Gerren Keith Gaynor, TheGrio — Voting rights and Black America’s historical fight for equality was front and center on Sunday as Vice President Kamala Harris, White House officials, members…
By Julianne Malveaux — Most of us are riveted to the television, radio, or internet to learn more about what is happening in Ukraine. On one hand, it is a…