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Elevating America's conversation about Black identity, politics, & culture. Telling stories by, for, and about the Black community.
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Joined December 2014
Rep. Lauren Underwood sworn in as the youngest black woman in Congress
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Dozens of books written by Black authors are being pulled from school libraries under the pretext that they’re teaching critical race theory. Most of the books don’t teach critical race theory but are written by and about people of color.
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Race is one of the strongest predictors of how long a person waits in line to vote, research shows.
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In 1939, a Chinese American family was unable to rent a house until a Black couple allowed them to rent and eventually buy their property. Now, the family is donating $5 million to Black college students using proceeds from the sale of the house.
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Tennis great Serena Williams and civil rights icon Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year, the hall announced Thursday.
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Cherelle Parker wins the Philadelphia mayor’s race, NBC News projects, making the Democrat the first female chief executive in the city’s history.
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“Black Lives Matter. That’s why we’re here … I’m a mom, and I heard George when he called out ‘mama.’ That’s why I’m here.”. A Portland mother explains why she continues to protest.
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Rep. Cori Bush in her first speech on the US House floor:. “We have a mandate to legislate in defense of Black lives. The first step in that process is to root out white supremacy starting with impeaching the white supremacist in chief.”
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A Black woman and four minors who were removed from their car at gunpoint and then handcuffed by Aurora police in 2020 receive a $1.9 million settlement.
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A 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S. and the fifth-oldest person on Earth, according to LongeviQuest.
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Anti-Racism educator Jane Elliott on why Kapernick's knee is about taking a stand
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Dr. Edith Irby Jones, the first black student to enroll at an all-white medical school in the South and later the first female president of the National Medical Association, has died. She was 91.
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Attorneys for George Floyd's daughter and her mother have sent rapper Kanye West a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that he refrain from commenting publicly about Floyd's death as he did recently.
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Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Black Lives Matter has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Dennis began her routine by taking a knee while raising her fist in the air, an homage to the protest movement led by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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Zion Carr, who witnessed the police shooting of his aunt Atatiana Jefferson, will receive a $3.5 million settlement from the city of Fort Worth, Texas.
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A 15-year-old Black girl placed in a detention center after she failed to complete her homework will be released, Michigan's Court of Appeals says.
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For the first time in U.S. history, a presidential debate will be hosted at a historically Black college or university. Virginia State University will host the second debate of the 2024 general election cycle Oct. 1.
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Torres is the first Afro-Latina to create, produce and star in her own show.
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From Jacksonville to Miami, nearly 300 Black churches in Florida are offering Black history lessons for their communities, teaching everything from the Civil Rights Movement to Juneteenth to mass incarceration.
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Beyoncé’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” has shined a light on Linda Martell, a Black country music pioneer that many people may not know.
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If you have a critique for our resistance you better have a critique of our oppression. #betawards
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Exclusive: Members of the Little Rock Nine, who in 1957 integrated Little Rock Central High School under threats from white segregationists, are denouncing the Arkansas Department of Education’s restrictions on an AP African American Studies course.
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NEW: St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell says he will not charge Darren Wilson, the white former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, following a reinvestigation.
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BREAKING: Kentucky judge orders grand jury records from the Breonna Taylor investigation to be released, citing the need to show if "publicly elected officials are being honest;" jurors will now be able to speak publicly.
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Stacey Abrams gives victory speech after winning Georgia Democratic primary. "Inaction can be contagious, but so can a passion for change. A wave is coming and I know Georgians won’t stand on the sidelines."
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, will stand trial alone in early March, a judge rules.
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#BlackHistoryMonth inspires us to continue making history. Join us all month long as we celebrate the contributions of African-Americans and immigrants by sharing what it means to you and your story using #BLKHistory. #BlackHistoryIsOurHistory
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Breonna Taylor was a big sister who snuggled in bed with her little sister watching scary movies. She was a daughter, a godmother, a niece and a best friend who dreamed of caring for the tiniest, most helpless of humans.
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Kenya's orphaned elephants are getting a second chance at life, thanks to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. More than 200 elephants have been saved. via @NBCNightlyNews
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.@BarackObama: “When you hear how great the economy is doing right now, let’s just remember when this recovery started.”
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Olympian Lee Evans, who raised his fist on medal stand in 1968, dies at 74
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'If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair' Remembering Shirley Chisolm tonight
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The horrific case dramatized in DuVernay’s series was not a 1,000-year flood event, belonging to the country’s past. Elements of what led to the Central Park Five wrongful convictions are recurrent and ongoing features of American justice.
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Attorneys for George Floyd's daughter and her mother have sent rapper Kanye West a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that he refrain from commenting publicly about Floyd's death as he did recently.
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News anchor says she was fired for her 'unprofessional' natural hairstyle
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Colin Kaepernick contributed $100,000 to a coronavirus relief fund aiding black and brown communities affected by the pandemic.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is calling on five major banks to provide updates on the racial equity pledges they unveiled following the surge in Black Lives Matter activism in 2020.
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In the U.S., Black women are six times more likely to be killed than their white counterparts, troubling new data reveals. In some states the rate is even higher; for example in Wisconsin, Black women were 20 times more likely to be killed.
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Nick Cannon announces his 5-month-old son Zen died of a brain tumor over the weekend.
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A new super PAC will spend tens of millions of dollars to mobilize Black voters in an effort to flip the House majority for Democrats — and elect the first Black speaker of the House.
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New York City has closed down a stretch of 5th Ave. at Trump Tower to begin painting a large Black Lives Matter mural.
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Today we remember and celebrate civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer who would have been 100 years old today. #FannieLouHamer
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“As a man, I've got to stand for something,” said Jacksonville Jaguars’ Telvin Smith.
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Black Lives Matter signs that were apparently burned and destroyed at historic Black churches in Washington, D.C., during a Pro-Trump rally Saturday are now being investigated as possible hate crimes, authorities say.
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Veterans haven't received GI Bill benefits for months due to ongoing IT issues at VA
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Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, filed an amicus brief on Monday asking the Ohio Supreme Court to block the former officer's attempt to get his job back. “He was, and remains, unfit to serve as a police officer, in Cleveland — or anywhere else.”
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.@FLOTUS is rocking a floor length, rose gold chainmail gown designed by Atelier Versace for her last state dinner. #FlawlessFlotus
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Harvard University students are calling for their school’s endowment to be divested from the prison industry and the money put toward communities that have historically been disproportionately impacted by policing and incarceration.
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NY AG James sues city of New York to install monitor to oversee NYPD, alleging years of civil rights abuses, including by officers at protests over the death of George Floyd.
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From Jacksonville to Miami, nearly 300 Black churches in Florida are offering Black history lessons for their communities, teaching everything from the Civil Rights Movement to Juneteenth to mass incarceration.
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In the U.S., Black women are six times more likely to be killed than their white counterparts, troubling new data reveals. In some states the rate is even higher; for example in Wisconsin, Black women were 20 times more likely to be killed.
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Lauren Underwood, a 32-year-old registered nurse with two master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University, becomes youngest black woman in U.S. history to serve in the House.
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Genevieve Hansen, an off-duty firefighter at the scene of George Floyd's death, gets emotional during testimony at Derek Chauvin trial. Hansen says she would have given Floyd chest compressions, but "officers didn't let me into the scene."
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Brazil, which enslaved more Africans than any other country, is grappling with growing calls for reparations in a country where half the population self-identifies as Black or biracial but where discrimination remains.
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A Los Angeles woman is handing out plain T-shirts to unhoused people to provide them with an alternative clothing option after boxes of excess T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase “White Lives Matter” were recently dropped off on skid row.
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This is the first time in 70 years all 4 of the acting in musical #TonyAwards went to Black actors. #BLKTonyAwards
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced "very real" threats to their safety, including threats emanating from the far-right, while in the U.K., an outgoing top British police official says.
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, will stand trial alone in early March, a judge rules.
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The new figure skating team at Howard University was built from the ground up by two students who fell in love with figure skating when they were little girls. They say they hope other HBCUs follow in their footsteps. NBC's Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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Scientists at Meharry Medical College, a historically black college, say they are weeks away from testing an anti-virus to prevent COVID-19, as the disease ravages many African American communities across the country.
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people as a way to tackle its legacy in today’s society, including systemic racism.
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Illinois has become the first state in the country to completely abolish cash bail, setting the stage for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system.
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A Kentucky judge signed an order closing the case against Kenneth Walker over his shooting of a police officer during the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor.
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Opinion shifts in favor of athletes' national anthem protests in new poll
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Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, filed an amicus brief on Monday asking the Ohio Supreme Court to block the former officer's attempt to get his job back. “He was, and remains, unfit to serve as a police officer, in Cleveland — or anywhere else.”
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A poll worker in Memphis, Tennessee, has been fired after turning away early voters who were wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts, an elections official said.
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.@barackobama pens heartfelt message to #NipseyHussle, talks of his commitment to south LA: "Nipsey saw potential. He saw hope. He saw a community that even through its flaws taught him to always keep going.".
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced "very real" threats to their safety, including threats emanating from the far-right, while in the U.K., an outgoing top British police official says.
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Congrats to @chancetherapper for becoming the 1st independent artist to perform on @nbcsnl!
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Howard University shares video showing the installation of Chadwick Boseman's name on the school’s Fine Arts building, which is now the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts.
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WATCH: Kristen Clarke is sworn in by VP Harris as the first Black woman to hold the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
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Sen. Cory Booker walks out of committee meeting in protest: "I cannot participate in what I know history is going to look back as a dark moment again, in the same way as” the Anita Hill hearings.
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49 years ago today, #ShirleyChisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. #BlackWomanMagic #BlackExcellence
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First Oscar for #MahershalaAli for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for #Moonlight! 🙌🏾 Congrats! #Oscars #blackexcellence
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Two grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case said the actions of Louisville, Kentucky, police officers the day of the botched raid at her apartment were "negligent" and "criminal."
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"If I were black, they'd have killed me a long time ago.". Anti-racism educator Jane Elliott discusses her half-century study of America’s deep-seeded racial problems, and the racism “exercise” that catapulted her national work. This report is from 2017.
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Fort Johnson, which had previously been named after a Confederate commander, now honors Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black hero of World War I.
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.@TheRevAl: "To take a well-educated, beautiful woman like Valerie Jarrett, which they did similar to Michelle Obama, and President Obama, and equate them with a monkey is not acceptable, and we can not tolerate it." #EverydayRacism.
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NEW: St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones elected as the city's first Black female mayor.
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George Floyd’s brother, Philonis, says it was “heart-wrenching” to relive his brother’s killing during Derek Chauvin’s trial. Mental health professionals say this trial shows how justice in court doesn’t always amount to healing.
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Although older Black Americans have twice the rate of dementia as their white peers, they were screened out of clinical trials of Leqembi and donanemab, two promising drugs at a higher rate, according to pharmaceutical researchers and executives.
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The mother of a 10-year-old Black child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed, the family’s attorney announced.
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Stephen House and Draylen Mason, who were killed by package bombs in Austin, Texas this month, were members of prominent African-American families and attended Wesley United Methodist Church founded 152 years ago by newly freed slaves.
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Some churches in Florida are now offering Black history lessons as part of their services to push back against the state's new controversial school standards. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson speaks to one of the church pastors about the lessons.
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The founding director of the national African American museum in Washington, D.C., has been named the new leader of the entire Smithsonian Institution, the first time a black person will hold the role.
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Brown University students have voted for the school to offer reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who labored on campus. “The murder of George Floyd influenced everything,” Brown student body president says.
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Illinois has become the first state in the country to completely abolish cash bail, setting the stage for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system.
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California just created the “Ebony Alert” to find missing Black children. Advocates say the alert system is the first step in addressing the crisis of missing Black children, whose cases are less likely to be closed.
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Celebrate Black Music Month with music executive and journalist Gracey Mae as she talks Afrobeats. Sponsored by State Farm.
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Maryland police officers discussed killing Black Lives Matter protesters in text messages, a Black police officer alleges in a civil rights lawsuit.
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Friends, family say final goodbyes to Kentucky Kroger shooting victims
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Family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X marks the anniversary of his 1965 assassination by announcing plans to sue agencies including the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others for $100 million, accusing them of playing a role in his death.
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