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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Proposes $14 Trillion Reparations Plan

ustowner-011 2024-01-22 02:01

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) proposed a $14 trillion reparations plan Tuesday “for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of milli[……] ....

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Biden’s delay in banning menthol cigarettes puts more Black lives at risk

ustowner-011 2023-12-20 01:56

All other flavored cigarettes have long been banned. The Biden administration must keep its promise and ban menthol cigarettes, which disproportionate[……] ....

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Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies

ustowner-011 2023-12-18 03:56

Cydney Wallace, a Black Jewish community activist, never felt compelled to travel to Israel, though “Next year in Jerusalem” was a constant refrain at[……] ....

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Black and Latino students lack access to certified teachers and advanced classes, US data shows

ustowner-011 2023-11-17 02:27

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s Black and Latino students are at a disadvantage in nearly every measure of educational opportunity, with less access to&nb[……] ....

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As FISA turns 45, time to rethink post-9/11 mass surveillance expansion under Section 702

ustowner-011 2023-10-31 02:42

Forty-five years ago this month, President Jimmy Carter signed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to restrain U.S. intelligence age[……] ....

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Feds allege 16 states are underfunding Black land-grant colleges

ustowner-011 2023-10-31 02:39

Sixteen states have received letters from the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture alleging they underfunded their land-grant historically Bl[……] ....

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Black women face deadly racial disparities in breast cancer

ustowner-011 2023-10-26 04:42

As breast cancer deaths decline in America, racial disparities persist in the mortality rates between Black and white women. Those rates rem[……] ....

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Black Americans 42 Percent More Likely To Die After Surgery: Study

ustowner-012 2023-10-17 02:15

Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to die after surgery than white patients by a significant degree, new research has found. Black patient[……] ....

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