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The End of DEI: What Trump’s Executive Orders Mean for Black Americans

Not wasting any time, President Donald Trump on his first day back in the White House — a day that coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day — signed a slew of executive orders that could have major implications for Black Americans and other marginalized groups. In his inaugural address, Trump thanked Black Americans for

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Despite Pardons, Many Formerly Incarcerated Black People Still Face Uncertainty

Michelle West waited 32 years.  Convicted in 1994 of nonviolent drug offenses, she was ordered to federal prison for two life sentences, plus an additional 50 years. On Sunday, former President Joe Biden commuted her sentence, meaning she will walk away from a low-security correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, this week as a free woman.

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With Inauguration Day on MLK Day, King’s Family Reflect on His Legacy

Sitting in his Atlanta home office with his wife and fellow civil rights activist Arndrea Waters King, Martin Luther King III can’t help but reflect on a deep irony: Martin Luther King Jr. Day coincides with the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20. He worries about the fact that his father’s only

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For Black Creators, TikTok Is More Than Just a Platform

Lifestyle content creator Talia Cadet hasn’t quit her day job, but TikTok has changed her life, she says.  The additional income generated from her viral lists of Black-owned products, books she loves, and local events has made “a huge difference,” especially as a single homeowner in metropolitan Washington.  Cadet, 35, has gained more than 160,000

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‘My Son Knew Pain Before Joy’: Abuse Allegations Shake Virginia NICU

The headline alone was alarming: A nurse at Virginia hospital had been accused of abuse in a case where prosecutors said she intentionally broke the bones of at least one newborn baby in a neonatal intensive care unit. If that wasn’t disturbing enough, there was, at least one news report said, another chilling dimension to

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‘We Need Everyone’: How Two Formerly Incarcerated Firefighters Are Building a Movement

This story originally published in 2022, but has been updated to reflect the recent fires ravaging neighborhoods across Los Angeles County. On Jan. 8, 2025, deadly fires tore through Los Angeles County, fueled by hurricane-force winds. The Eaton and Palisades Fires, two of the most destructive in California’s history, burned about 60 square miles within

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Generational Black Homes in LA Reduced to Ash Amid Growing Wildfires

Throughout Los Angeles, ash, smoke, wind, and flames are rewriting the landscape and, although less publicized, Black history.  As of 9 a.m. on Jan. 10, the fires ravaging neighborhoods across the western and northeastern parts of the city have swelled to become the most destructive ever to hit Los Angeles. The convergence of more than

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