Politics Jul 24 WATCH: Harris delivers remarks at Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta’s Grand Boulé convention By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Politics Jul 16 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 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 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
Politics Feb 17 WATCH: House Judiciary Committee hearing on reparations for African Americans A House congressional panel is holding a hearing on whether and how to provide compensation for America's history of slavery and racial discrimination. By Associated Press
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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.”… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Apr 18 Racial toll of virus grows even starker as more data emerges By Kat Stafford, Meghan Hoyer, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many African Americans far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to… Continue reading