The History of the U.S. White-Black Wage Gap from 1969 to Now
By William M. Rodgers III | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis For decades, researchers have performed quantitative studies that describe…
The Hostility Black Women Face in Higher Education Carries Dire Consequences
By Ebony Aya | The Conversation Isolated. Abused. Overworked. These are the themes that emerged when I invited nine Black women…
NAACP Unveils Black Policy Agenda Ahead of State of the Union
Editorial credit: Al Teich / Shutterstock.com By NAACP WASHINGTON – Ahead of President Biden’s final State of the Union address before elections…
A Texas Court Ruling on a Black student Wearing Hair in Long Locs Reflects History of Racism in Schools
By Kenjus T. Watson | The Conversation A Texas judge ruled on Feb. 22, 2024, that the Barbers Hill School District didn’t…
Memory Loss: Alzheimer’s in Black Communities
By Linda Nwoke, Exclusive to New Black Voices Alzheimer’s disease is among the top seven in the United States with no…
Reading Octavia Butler in the Age of the Polycrisis
Editorial credit: hamdi bendali / Shutterstock.com By Julia Tong | February 15, 2024 | Ethnic Media Services It is 2024, and…
Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech
By Leah Watson | ACLU First, Donald Trump and right-wing extremists attacked government trainings on racism and sexism. Then the far…
California introduces first-in-nation slavery reparations package
Editorial credit: Bob Korn / Shutterstock.com By Lara Korte | MSN SACRAMENTO, California — California state lawmakers introduced a slate of…
Squad Member Jamaal Bowman on Slave Reparations – Says He Wants ALL 42 MILLION Black Americans to Get $333,000 and Reveals ‘Creative Ways’ to Pay Them
Editorial credit: Paul Froggatt / Shutterstock.com By Bethan Sexton | January 18, 2024 | MSN Lawmaker tabled bill H.R. 414 in…
The Life and Career of Tracy Chapman, the Only Black Woman Ever to Have a Solo Writing Credit on a No. 1 Country Song with ‘Fast Car’
By Yoonji Han | November 9, 2023 Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter with four Grammys under her belt. Her song…
South African Violist Tackles Legacy of Alcohol Payments to Laborers
By Thando Hlophe | October 26, 2023 JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Reuters) – A South African violist has used music and art to…
Museum brings lone survivor of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
Editorial credit: Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com During the 60th anniversary, the survivor reveals her journey through the book, The 5th…
[Opinion] There’s Still Resistance to Black People Receiving Reparations, Despite Evidence That We Deserve Them
Assembly member Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a member of the California reparations task force, in Los Angeles, California, US, on Friday, May 5,…
Workers like it when their employers talk about diversity and inclusion
By Rita Men | August 20, 2023 | The Conversation Many companies have made commitments toward diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in…
Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election?
By: Per Urlaub and David Huenlich // TheConversation.com Editorial credit: Consolidated News Photos / Shutterstock.com German Americans paved Donald Trump’s road…
NYPD data: Few weapons turned up in more than 15,000 pedestrian stops in 2022
Listen to a special podcast Article: By Samantha Max, Gothamist.com Police found a weapon in about one out of six pedestrian…
Racist, Hand-Drawn Hate Mail Delivered to Black-Owned NYC Restaurant
Sept 26, 2020 – Welcome signs “Welcome to City Island, Settled 1685, The Garden Club of City Island”, Bronx, New York…
Controversy Brewing at Westchester School District Over Assignment Based on Book Addressing Racism
By Marcus Solis, ABC7 NY SOMERS, New York (WABC) — The superintendent of one school district in Westchester County stopped and…
Here’s How Twitter and Elon Musk Can Prevent Racist ‘Raids’ on the Social Network
By Lora Kolodny, CNBC When Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took over at Twitter, showing up at headquarters on Oct.…
The History of the U.S. White-Black Wage Gap from 1969 to Now
By William M. Rodgers III | Federal Reserve Bank of…
The Hostility Black Women Face in Higher Education Carries Dire Consequences
By Ebony Aya | The Conversation Isolated. Abused. Overworked. These…
New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone
By Jake Pearson, illustrations by Dominic Bodden, special to ProPublica This story…