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Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement
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Immigrant Rights Advocates & Elected Officials Rally to Keep NY Families Together, Pass New York For All Act
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Black and Brown Kids Should Attend Charter Schools
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Although unemployment has fallen in New York City, the last year has seen a sharp divergence in White and Black unemployment rates
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USCIS Updates Review Process for the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
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NYPD data: Few weapons turned up in more than 15,000 pedestrian stops in 2022
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Racist, Hand-Drawn Hate Mail Delivered to Black-Owned NYC Restaurant
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Controversy Brewing at Westchester School District Over Assignment Based on Book Addressing Racism
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Here’s How Twitter and Elon Musk Can Prevent Racist ‘Raids’ on the Social Network
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Men Wrongly Convicted in Malcolm X Slaying Reach Settlement With New York City, State
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Justice Jackson’s History Lesson Exposes ‘Reverse Racism’ Concerns
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Racial Wealth Gaps are yet Another Thing the US and UK Have in Common
By Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation It’s an old saying that Britain and America are two countries separated by a common language.…
Whiteness is an Invented Concept That Has Been Used as a Tool of Oppression
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1 in 3 U.S. Students Attended a Racially Segregated Public School in 2020-21, Watchdog Says
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A Statue of a Trailblazing Black Educator Gets a Home in the U.S. Capitol, Replacing a Confederate General
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Many African American Last Names Hold Weight of Black History
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America’s Race Gap Between Black and White Homeowners
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CEO Shares the Systemic Racism he Discovered Lurking Beneath the Surface
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Black Women Face Greater Risk of Eviction than Any Other Group
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Tesla Hit With Another Lawsuit Alleging Racism Against Black Workers
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Black Women are Underserved When it Comes to Birth Control Access. The Roe Decision Could Make That Worse.
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Emmett Till’s Family Seeks Arrest After 1955 Warrant Found
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Akron Police Shot Jayland Walker at Least 60 Times: Attorney Describes Body-Camera Footage
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Woman says Arkansas Church Turned Her Away because She was Black
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The Responsibilities of Parents and the Rights of Autistic Children
By Linda Nwoke Alexa is a bright and imaginative seven-year-old…
Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement
Actor, writer, director, and producer Jon Favreau, a Flushing native…
Immigrant Rights Advocates & Elected Officials Rally to Keep NY Families Together, Pass New York For All Act
Photo by Oscar B. Castillo The New York for…
