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Black residents mourn lost homes, history as wildfires scorch Altadena
“All that stuff that you thought was so important can be gone in five minutes.”
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California fires, NAACP Image Awards nominees, RIP Mr. CIAA
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60 years after assassination of Malcolm X, a lawsuit aims to uncover the truth
The outcome of this lawsuit will have broad ramifications for movements facing state surveillance and repression today.
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These programs help Black students graduate. A federal complaint claims they’re discriminatory.
A conservative legal group has filed a civil rights complaint against Northern Illinois University for its Black Student Achievement and Black Male…
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2025 is here, horror in New Orleans, Va. landlord sentenced
Welcome to the new year! Excited to continue providing you with the headlines you're interested in.
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December 2024

‘The ultimate I told you so’: Black folks sit back and watch MAGA immigration war
"These are white people issues. I’m just gonna sit here and mind my black-assed business."
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Journalists to watch in 2025, Denzel Washington baptism, revisiting ‘Gullah Gullah Island’
The second anniversary of this newsletter is January 1! Thank you to everyone who has supported this newsletter.
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Alfa Anderson, disco powerhouse and lead vocalist of the 1970s band Chic, has died
The singer was best known for working with Chic, who created notable hits like “Good Times,” “I Want Your Love,” and “Le Freak.”
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America’s oldest Black rodeo, Black enrollment falls at Harvard law, Vick heads to Norfolk State
Happy holidays!
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Unearthing the 'hidden' racist history of America's sundown towns
Tougaloo College, an HBCU in Mississippi, maintains the only active database of sundown towns in the United States.
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RIP Nikki Giovanni, Daniel Penny acquitted, Jay-Z lawsuit
As we near 30,000 subscribers, I just wanted to say thank you again for your support! This week’s edition is slightly shorter because I’m going on…
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Tributes pour in for Nikki Giovanni, world-renowned poet and educator
Nikki Giovanni, a world-renowned poet and key figure of the Black Arts Movement, has died at 81.
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