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workers at Target stores and distribution centers in places like New York, where competition for finding and hiring staff is the fiercest, could see starting wages as high as $24 an hour this year.

Former Indian Hoosier basketball player Maurice Creek is stuck in Ukraine amid a Russian invasion that is escalating by the day. A GoFundMe has been started in hopes to raise enough money to help get him evacuated

"Black lives should matter today. Black lives should matter in America. Black lives should matter in Europe."

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The son of Texas’ first Black architect donated $1 million to his father’s alma mater.

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Pamela Culpepper has made history as the first Black woman appointed to serve on Prada’s Board of Directors.

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Research over the past several years found that Stand Your Ground laws led to an increase in firearm homicides.

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Livingstone College received a $2.24 million endowment to advance its STEM initiatives.

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The Bray School—the nation’s oldest standing schoolhouse for African American children—recently received a $5 million preservation grant.

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11-year-old Caden Harris is transforming a bus into a mobile financial literacy center for youth.

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As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advances in this Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process, she will no doubt face disrespect and skepticism. Lovers of democracy should ardently stand beside her. I know Black women will, writes author Jennifer R. Farmer.

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Howard University received a $2 million endowment to digitize its Black Press Archive.