The History of the U.S. White-Black Wage Gap from 1969 to Now

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 and explain the white-Black wage gap.1 Three questions are among those that dominate this voluminous body of research: How much does widespread economic growth lead to a narrowing of the wage gap? How much of […]

The Hostility Black Women Face in Higher Education Carries Dire Consequences

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 to chronicle their professional experiences and relationships with colleagues as they earned their Ph.D.s at a public university in the Midwest. I featured their writings in the dissertation I wrote to get my Ph.D. in curriculum […]

NAACP Unveils Black Policy Agenda Ahead of State of the Union

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 in November, the nation’s largest civil rights organization has unveiled their Black Policy Agenda: State of The Union Edition. The agenda, which is first-of-a-kind for the organization, encapsulates the issues that are top-of-mind for Black America, […]

Memory Loss: Alzheimer’s in Black Communities

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 cure, and despite the introduction of exciting treatments that slow its progression, the absence of a cure has remained a challenge. Generally, any form of memory loss affects an individual’s daily activities and is […]

Reading Octavia Butler in the Age of the Polycrisis

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 America has collapsed. A dysfunctional, authoritarian government is unable to reign in rampant unemployment and poverty, skyrocketing drug abuse, and crime. The earth’s temperature continues to climb, while desperate people scramble for food, water, […]

Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech

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 right tried to censor classroom instruction on racism and sexism. Next, they banned books about BIPOC and LGBTQ lives. Today, the extreme right’s latest attack is aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) […]

California introduces first-in-nation slavery reparations package

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 reparations bills on Wednesday, including a proposal to restore property taken by “race-based” cases of eminent domain and a potentially unconstitutional measure to provide state funding for “specific groups.” The package marks a first-in-the-nation […]

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

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 2023 claiming the US has a ‘moral and legal obligation’ to make restitution to the descendants of slaves Bowman believes $14 T should be distributed to black people who make up 12 percent of […]

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’

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 “Fast Car” gained renewed popularity this year after Luke Combs’ cover of the song went viral. Chapman is now the only Black woman to ever have a solo writing credit on a No. 1 […]

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