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Politics Oct 13

LISTEN: SCOTUS hears redistricting case that could reduce representation for Black voters

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jul 24

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at campaign event in West Allis, Wisconsin
WATCH: Harris delivers remarks at Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta’s Grand Boulé convention

Vice President Kamala Harris told members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta on Wednesday that “we are not playing around” and asked for their help in electing her president in November.

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Politics Jul 16

President Biden travels to Las Vegas
WATCH: Biden continues to call for calm, but says he won’t ‘stop telling the truth’ in campaign return

Biden will speak Tuesday at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas, aiming to showcase his administration's support for Black voters who are a tentpole of the Democratic coalition.

By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Politics Apr 30

Rally Held At Louisiana Capitol Protesting Stay-At-Home Order And Economic Shutdown
U.S. judges reject a map that would have given Louisiana a new majority-Black House district

Tuesday's decision fuels new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. Challengers of the new map said it amounted to an unconstitutional gerrymander designed specifically with race in mind.

By Kevin McGill, Associated Press

Education Mar 11

Two people in the woods tapping sugar maple tree to collect sap to make maple syrup in Detroit's Rouge Park.
Activists tap a sweet Indigenous tradition to connect youth of color in Detroit with the outdoors

The Detroit Sugarbush Project brings Anishinaabe traditions of sugarmaking and other outdoor nature activities to a new generation of Black and Indigenous youths in Detroit.

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Feb 17

WATCH: House Judiciary Committee hearing on reparations for African Americans

By Associated Press

A House congressional panel is holding a hearing on whether and how to provide compensation for America's history of slavery and racial discrimination.

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Sep 30

California to study reparations for Black Americans

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans.

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Jul 06

Watch 5:12
How federal response has failed to address racial disparities in pandemic’s toll

For months, it's been clear that the pandemic is taking a disproportionate toll on people of color. Now, new data quantifies the disparities, showing that African American and Latinx people are nearly three times as likely to contract COVID-19 as…

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May 22

Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ in saying voters still deciding between him and Trump ‘ain’t black’

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Joe Biden declared he “should not have been so cavalier” on Friday after comments he made to a prominent black radio host which some interpreted as a suggestion that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black.”…

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May 21

WATCH: Trump meets with African American leaders ahead of Michigan Ford tour

By Associated Press

The president said churches were "important in terms of the psyche of our country" and that warned that the country would be "broken" if the churches aren't reopened.

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