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Scholar Zindzi Thompson has made history as the youngest Black woman to graduate from Meharry Medical College.

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Dr. Joyce Yerwood—the first Black woman physician in Fairfield County—will have a street named in her honor.

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Former President Donald Trump once again tried and failed to show leadership after a crisis.

Civil Rights & Social Justice

If more isn’t done to level the playing field, so voters have a reasonable chance of making their voices heard, America will look less like a democracy and more like a dictatorship.  

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"Black people are within their rights to resist oppression." - Dr. Betty Shabazz

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Entrepreneur Robert Thomas founded Houston’s first Black-owned grocery store, District Market Green Grocer, to eradicate food insecurity.

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Jacob Philadelphia—the youngster featured in the memorable 'Hair Like Mine' photo with former President Barack Obama 13 years ago—received a call from the former POTUS ahead of his high school graduation.

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Actress Yara Shahidi has graduated from Harvard University.

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"In a big victory, a federal court has dismissed Donald Trump's baseless lawsuit to stop my office's investigation into his and the Trump Organization's financial dealings," James tweeted.

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Investigators think a retired federal agent knew Payton Gendron was going to commit the Buffalo shooting before it happened.

The lawsuit claims a Chicago police officer shot an unarmed 13-year-old Black boy in the back while he was trying to comply.

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The Black-owned company City Fresh Foods has inked a historic $17 million contract with Boston Public Schools.