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Nation Feb 24

With a history of abuse in American medicine, Black patients struggle for equal access

By Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford, Bria Lloyd, Lizz Bolaji

Politics Oct 26

White House adviser Jared Kushner at the "2019 Prison Reform Summit" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on April 1, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Kushner says Black people must ‘want to be successful’ to benefit from Trump policies

Presidential adviser Jared Kushner says President Donald Trump wants to help Black Americans, but they have to "want to be successful" for his policies to work.

By Associated Press

Politics Aug 26

WATCH: Harris attends ‘Sister to Sister’ roundtable on Black women voter engagement

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris is expected to attend a "Sister to Sister" roundtable on voter engagement with Black women.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Nation Jun 02

Childhood inequities worst for black and Native American communities, report says

A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in the most disadvantaged counties die at rates up to five times of children elsewhere in the same state.

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

Economy May 05

In clamor to reopen, many African Americans feel their safety is ignored

Many African Americans watching protests calling for easing restrictions meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus see them as one more example of how their health and their rights just don't seem to matter.

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Aug 13

Watch 8:13
How southern black farmers were forced from their land, and their heritage

African Americans have lost millions of acres of farmland across the South during the last century, in a trend propelled by economic forces, racism and white economic and political power. Most of the losses occurred since the 1950s. John Yang…

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Aug 01

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Can reparations help right the wrongs of slavery?

By Paul Solman

The first African slaves arrived in North America 400 years ago this month, landing at Jamestown in what's now Virginia. Recently, the idea of paying reparations for the atrocity of slavery has been earning new attention, even making its way…

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Feb 01

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Why is cervical cancer killing many more African-American women than we thought?

By PBS NewsHour

A new research analysis suggests the mortality rate of cervical cancer is higher than we thought, especially among African-American women. Miles O’Brien talks with Dr. Jennifer Caudle of the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine about the findings, as well…

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Aug 28

Photos: LGBTQ Africans express identity in ‘(Limit)less’ ways

By Aisha Jama

LGBTQ African immigrants are the heart of “Limit(less),” a photography documentary project that illuminates the lives of first and second-generation LGBTQ Africans in the diaspora.

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Apr 11

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Photographer Gordon Parks’ hunt for childhood friends reveals 1940s black life under segregation

By PBS NewsHour

One of the most celebrated African-American artists of his time, Gordon Parks, is the subject of a photography exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that focuses on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s. WGBH's Jared…

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