Automatic Draft Registration Raises Questions Among Young Americans
As the federal government moves toward automatically registering men ages 18 to 25 for the Selective Service System, a long-standing…
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What Trump Presidency Means for Black Economic Mobility
That reality is why many economists and civil rights scholars argue that the policies emerging from President Donald Trump’s second…
Today in Black History: July 23rd
1900 – First Pan-African Conference Takes Place On July 23, 1900, the First Pan-African Conference was held in London, bringing…
A Wave of Student Loan Borrowers Have Entered Default Since Pandemic-Era Protections Lapsed
Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments.
Commentary: Justice Requires the Truth
The deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Texas,…
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A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations. This acknowledges our respect and appreciation of our…
A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations.
A Salute to Our African Nations
This article continues our salute to the independence anniversary of African nations, acknowledging our respect and appreciation of our brothers and sisters among us as…
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Commentary: Inglewood’s School District Return to Local Control Offers Lessons for California
In July, the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) announced that Inglewood Unified had met all 153 standards established…
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The Black Resiliency Project — Tackling Big Issues Across All Demographics
As an African American woman who has lived in rural Butte County, Rachel Morton knows what it means to be…
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Children’s Books About Black People’s Everyday, Joyful Lives are Sometimes Banned – But They Help All Kids Explore What it Means to be Human
By Wintre Foxworth Johnson, Brooke Harris Garad, Jennifer D. Turner, and Tiffany D. Meadows Since 2021, there have been nearly 23,000 bans on individual books in libraries and public schools.…
Time For A Clock Change? Congress Considers Daylight Saving Time … Again
Now, after a 2022 attempt to reintroduce this policy floundered, the U.S. House of Representatives on July 14, 2026, passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would…
