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People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affected consumer prices in Manhattan, New York City

Economy Aug 10

America’s most vulnerable bear the brunt of high inflation

By William Brangham

Health Jul 19

FILE PHOTO: Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth
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Why overdose deaths spiked among people of color during the pandemic

A CDC report finds overdose deaths rose significantly for people of color from 2019 to 2020. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame, combined with a disruption in treatment and prevention programs during the pandemic. Dr. Edwin Chapman, who…

Nation Jun 20

Americans mark 157th anniversary of Juneteenth
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Americans celebrate Juneteenth as the push for social justice persists

Monday marked just the second time in U.S. history that the federal government has recognized Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought word of slavery’s end to Galveston, Texas, freeing the last enslaved people after the…

By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes

Nation Jun 19

Juneteenth commemorates end of U.S. slavery
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Juneteenth’s evolution into a national holiday and meaningful ways to celebrate

Monday will be the second time Juneteenth is a federal holiday. The day honors the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, but some people are still figuring out how to best mark the holiday. John Yang spoke with two organizers about Juneteenth’s…

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Economy May 07

Job fair is held for air travel related postions at Logan International Airport in Boston
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Inequality persists as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic

The latest jobs report for April shows the U.S. capping a year of solid growth. Employers added 428,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remains steady at 3.6 percent, a pandemic-era low. But inequality continues as the economy recovers from the…

Apr 12

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National Urban League’s ‘State of Black America’ report shows consistent disparities

By John Yang, Matt Loffman

Since 2005, the National Urban League has released an annual "Equality Index" to compare how Black Americans are doing in comparison to white Americans. This year, the index shows that Black Americans get only 73.9 percent of what white Americans…

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Apr 12

Annual report shows systemic racism continues to bring down Black people’s quality of life

By Michael Warren, Associated Press

Urban League President Marc Morial says the index shows how hard it is to overcome systemic racism that's made life harder in many ways for people of color.

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Feb 14

What the pandemic taught us about racism at work and how to handle going back to the office

By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn

Digital correspondent Nicole Ellis spoke with Y-Vonne Hutchinson, the CEO and founder of Ready Set, a workplace inclusivity consulting firm, about how to talk about racism with your boss as employees return to the office.

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Dec 30

What Kwanzaa means for Black Americans

By Frank Dobson, The Conversation

For the African-American community, Kwanzaa is not just any “Black holiday. ” It is a recognition that knowledge of Black history is worthwhile.

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Nov 11

Veterans Day legislation targets GI Bill racial inequities

By Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford, Associated Press

In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black veterans who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from…

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