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The Root under new ownership, Sean Combs sentencing, NABJ-WaPo meeting
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September 2025
Assata Shakur dies, TSU pushes MAGA out, Karen Attiah update
I have no idea how I was able to get this newsletter done during CBC week, but I did it!
Sep 26
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Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sep 26
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Trey Reed latest, Karen Attiah firing, Jay-Z’s casino dream struck down
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Sep 19
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Civil rights photographer Cecil Williams steals the show during NY Fashion Week
Known for his iconic photo drinking from a "White Only" water fountain in 1956, Cecil Williams starred in Actively Black and SPILL's New York Fashion…
Sep 14
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HBCU threats, Kamala Harris book excerpt, EBONY Power 100
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Sep 12
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Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
Sep 10
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Lisa Cook latest, Tuskegee’s newest licensed pilot, RIP Joseph McNeil
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Sep 5
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August 2025
Amy Sherald on censorship, NAACP sues Texas, Funk Flex fake out?
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Aug 29
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Caroline Wanga steps down as president and CEO of ESSENCE Ventures
The author will not return to ESSENCE Ventures following her health leave.
Aug 25
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Black women workforce exodus, Target CEO out, RIP Vivian Ayers Allen
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Aug 22
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Trump aide leading Smithsonian overhaul says museum 'overemphasizes' slavery
The White House official leading Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian Institution believes the museum focuses too much on slavery.
Aug 21
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