The National Association of Black Journalists handed out five Thumbs Down Awards at its annual convention in Atlanta on Saturday — the most in the organization’s history. One recipient created a big stir and overshadowed the others: Stephen A. Smith. The ESPN host and YouTube personality was singled out for his “recurring public pattern of […]
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NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus Lends Support in Nolan Wells’ Case
From the National Urban League Conference to the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention, Nolan Wells’ parents are on a nonstop campaign to get answers into the mysterious death of their son. They’re getting more help in their quest, this time from the NAACP’s Office of General Counsel, which announced Aug. 17 that it […]
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Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree in Mississippi Has Been Identified as Tasia Fortune
This story was originally published in the Mississippi Free Press, a nonprofit journalism multimedia network reporting on the causes of and solutions to the social, political, and structural challenges facing all Mississippians and their communities. The woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant Jackson, Mississippi, home is 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, […]
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Cori Bush’s Primary Loss Further Hurts Black Women’s Chances for Representation in Congress
This story was originally reported by Mel Leonor Barclay of The 19th. Former Democratic Rep. Cori Bush will not be returning to Congress after failing to retake her old seat from Rep. Wesley Bell in the heated primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, according to projections by Decision Desk HQ. Bush was first elected to […]
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‘We’re Not Going Back’: Black Voters March in Alabama Against Redistricting
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Roy Wilson remembers marching with his family before the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. More than 60 years later, the 77-year-old answered the nationwide call to action this weekend as hundreds mobilized across Selma and Montgomery against the direct attacks on the voting protections he fought for as a teenager. […]
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Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Black Voting Power Beyond Louisiana
Louisiana resident Press Robinson wasn’t surprised by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on Wednesday to strike down the state’s new majority-Black district. But he was deeply disappointed. “They’re determined to see to it that we don’t have a voice at all,” Robinson, a participant in the case, said Wednesday, referring to Louisiana political leaders. […]
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A Sudden Resignation Leaves Florida’s Blackest Congressional District in Limbo
Constituents of Florida’s heavily Black 20th Congressional District must now navigate a volatile political moment, as U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat who represented the district since 2022, resigned on Tuesday. The surprise announcement came just ahead of a hearing when the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to formally recommend disciplinary action over an investigation […]
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Black Women Most at Risk From Harmful Chemicals in Unregulated Hair Products
This story was originally published on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for the ICN newsletter here. Elissia Franklin is an analytical chemist with an infectious laugh, a penchant for braided hair extensions and a fierce commitment to reducing health disparities for Black women. Growing […]
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Racist Doll Thrown at Mardi Gras Parade Ignites Citywide Backlash
During what should have been a joyful 7th birthday at a Mardi Gras parade, a young Black girl in New Orleans caught a gift that stopped her family cold. The child was tossed a Black doll with noose-like beads around its neck from a parade float adorning the phrase “crack pipe,” the child’s mother, Shayna […]
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Claudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Nearly 10 months before Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance, a 15-year-old Black girl named Claudette Colvin had already refused to surrender her seat on a segregated bus on March 2, 1955. Even as the police arrived, the high school student refused to move, holding her ground. “History had me glued to the seat,” Colvin […]
