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By Jackie Hampton and Wiley Henry NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Although she received more than 500 local, state, and national honors for her extraordinary contributions to publishing,…
By Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III I often look to our Ancestors to guide my service to the Black community today. They connect me to the…
By Robert Slater There are elections, and then there are hinges. Moments where a state does not simply choose a senator, it chooses whether an entire…
By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer On Monday, July 6th Govenor Josh Stein signed House Bill 1173, widely known as Jaleeyah’s Law, in the presence of Jaleeyah’s…
By any measure, economic mobility is about more than money. The ability to buy a home, start a business, attend college, access healthcare, vote, and advocate…
Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson speaks to police and youth attending a 5000 Role Models conference at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Nov. 1,…
When we forget the first fights over voting rights, we forget who profits when the many are divided. Voting rights is back in the news because…
The loudest arguments about fairness in the American justice system tend to occur outside courthouses, at protests, or on social media. But some of the most…
Two hundred and fifty years. That is how long America has been chasing its own promise. As fireworks illuminated on “The 4th – 250,” the night…
By Tracy Chiles McGhee | Word In Black As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a federal reading initiative reveals a glaring truth: the…