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San Francisco board open to reparations with $5M payouts

San Francisco board open to reparations with $5M payouts

Payments of $5 million to every eligible Black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family.

March 15
Jury awards $8.25M to Black mother, daughters handcuffed outside Castro Valley Starbucks

Jury awards $8.25M to Black mother, daughters handcuffed outside Castro Valley Starbucks

A federal jury awarded a mother and her two daughters $8.25 million after they were unlawfully searched and handcuffed by Alameda County sheriff's deputies outside a Castro Valley Starbucks on their way to taking one of the young women to a college math test in Berkeley. 

March 15
San Francisco lawmakers consider funding reparations for slavery: $5 million per Black person

San Francisco lawmakers consider funding reparations for slavery: $5 million per Black person

San Francisco could become the first major U.S. city to fund reparations for slavery and systemic racism as the idea gains traction across the country.

March 14
New Georgia café offers coffee and second chances

New Georgia café offers coffee and second chances

The owner wants to provide a path to re-enter the workforce for people of color who once were incarcerated.

March 8
Jennifer McClellan becomes 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress

Jennifer McClellan becomes 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress

Jennifer McClellan, holding the receipt for a poll tax her father once had to pay tucked into the pages of a family Bible, was sworn into the U.S. House on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.

March 7
LEGO pivots brand toward push for diversity and inclusion with revamped 'Friends' product line for all kids

LEGO pivots brand toward push for diversity and inclusion with revamped 'Friends' product line for all kids

Ten years after its debut, the LEGO Friends universe will include characters with anxiety, limb difference, neurodivergence.

February 22
After Susana Morales' death, Hispanic community claims Gwinnett County Police discriminate

After Susana Morales' death, Hispanic community claims Gwinnett County Police discriminate

Protesters sounded off against the Gwinnett County Police Department accusing them of discrimination when it comes to the Hispanic community.

February 17
Atlanta civic leader, chairman emeritus of 100 Black Men Thomas W. Dortch dies at 72

Atlanta civic leader, chairman emeritus of 100 Black Men Thomas W. Dortch dies at 72

Atlanta civil servant, civic leader, philanthropist and entrepreneur Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. has died. He was 72.

February 15
Super Bowl LVII flyover features an all-female aviation team

Super Bowl LVII flyover features an all-female aviation team

The State Farm Stadium flyover for Super Bowl LVII features planes from three tactical aircraft squadrons, and seven women will be participating in the flight.

February 12
Emmett Till death: Lawsuit seeks woman’s arrest in Chicago boy's kidnapping

Emmett Till death: Lawsuit seeks woman’s arrest in Chicago boy's kidnapping

A relative of Emmett Till is suing to try to make a Mississippi sheriff serve a 1955 arrest warrant on a white woman in the kidnapping that led to the brutal lynching of the Black teenager.

February 10
Fulton County Commission approves $250,000 budget to study reparations to Black residents

Fulton County Commission approves $250,000 budget to study reparations to Black residents

Just two days after Martin Luther King Day, the civil rights icon’s dream for the descendants of African slaves got a step closer to coming true in his birth place of Fulton County. Commissioners voted last month to approve $250,000 in funding for its Reparations Task Force.

February 9
‘Queen of salsa’ Celia Cruz to appear on US quarter

‘Queen of salsa’ Celia Cruz to appear on US quarter

Celia Cruz is one of many women being featured on U.S. quarters as part of the American Women Quarters Program. Here are the other women honorees announced for next year’s coins.

February 8
Democratic-backed Connecticut bill would ban 'Latinx' term

Democratic-backed Connecticut bill would ban 'Latinx' term

A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas' lead and ban the term "Latinx" from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers.

February 2
Black Americans weigh in on what’s needed to overcome racial inequality

Black Americans weigh in on what’s needed to overcome racial inequality

Many say key institutions would need to be rebuilt, and that voting is one of the most effective ways to bring about change.

February 1
Black History Month 2023 theme highlights Black resistance in America

Black History Month 2023 theme highlights Black resistance in America

Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses the theme for Black History Month.

January 26
New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since 1997

New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since 1997

The new proposals would encourage the collection of detailed race and ethnicity information by allowing respondents on government forms to list their country of origin when answering a question about their race or ethnicity.

January 26
Slavery reparations: How the US can follow one town's effort to right dark past

Slavery reparations: How the US can follow one town's effort to right dark past

Should Black Americans be compensated for generations of oppression? From local communities to the steps of Congress, a PBS documentary airing on this MLK Day highlights the debate over reparations for slave descendants.

January 16
Ambassador Young promotes peace and kindness worldwide

Ambassador Young promotes peace and kindness worldwide

Ambassador Andrew Young and a world peace movement are asking everyone to be kinder to each and engage in prayer and unity.

January 13
CAIR rejects Hamline University ‘Islamophobia’ claims, terminations without justification

CAIR rejects Hamline University ‘Islamophobia’ claims, terminations without justification

After a Hamline University professor faced backlash from showing a depiction of Muhammad during a classroom lesson, America’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization is saying it does not believe the professor acted with ‘Islamophobic intent’ – arguing that academic positions should not be condemned without justification.

January 13
NBA to celebrate MLK Day with games, events Monday

NBA to celebrate MLK Day with games, events Monday

The NBA will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a full schedule of games to commemorate the national holiday.

January 13
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DeKalb County homeowner shoots and kills intruder, police say

DeKalb County homeowner shoots and kills intruder, police say

Muddy clothes? Activists question evidence in arrests after attack at Atlanta police training facility

Muddy clothes? Activists question evidence in arrests after attack at Atlanta police training facility

Georgia authorities identify remains of missing pregnant woman a decade after she disappeared

Georgia authorities identify remains of missing pregnant woman a decade after she disappeared

CDC warns of deadly fungal inflection spreading at ‘alarming’ rate across US

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Frozen strawberries sold at Trader Joes, Aldi recalled over hepatitis A outbreak

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Woman killed by forklift carrying car at business in Lake City

Woman killed by forklift carrying car at business in Lake City

Review committees appointed after Douglas County commissioner, chair, tax commissioner indicted

Review committees appointed after Douglas County commissioner, chair, tax commissioner indicted

Stockbridge porch pirate using toddler to steal packages caught on video

Stockbridge porch pirate using toddler to steal packages caught on video

Family grieves after man dies in DeKalb County house fire

Family grieves after man dies in DeKalb County house fire

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