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An HBCU Campus May Be Coming To California

San Francisco officials and civil rights organizations are advocating for the city’s first HBCU satellite campus.  As California is a state without an undergraduate HBCU, the satellite campus or branch of a campus far from the original university would be the first in the Bay Area.

Why Experts Say Keep Land In Your Family If You Can

With Black families losing their land at alarming rates, splitting property among relatives can build wealth when done right.

The Cost Of Being A Woman: A $1.6 Trillion Yearly Wage Gap

Despite some progress on the gender wage gap, women still make less than men, with women of color suffering the most.

Black Fraternities Unite To Promote Black Male Voting

Black fraternities from across the country came together for the National Panhellenic Council Fraternity Days on the Hill to discuss how to increase African American male voter turnout.

Anacostia Community Museum Aims To Keep Black D.C. Art History Alive

Anacostia Community Museum will debut its exhibit, “The Bold and Beautiful,” to celebrate Black D.C. artists and their educators this month.

Viral TikToks On Housing Affordability Put Wall Street On Blast

With Black homeownership the lowest in decades, investment firms are gobbling up inventory, pushing prices out of reach.

2 Black Men Tortured By 6 White Police Officers Set To Speak Today Before...

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins said they were often not believed when they tried, for months, to tell people about...

Trump And Co-Defendants Re-Up Their Efforts To Disqualify DA Fani Willis

Former President Donald Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are seeking an immediate appeal of last week’s ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the sprawling racketeering case.

Supreme Court Allows Texas To Begin Enforcing Controversial Immigration Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.

Tax Breaks Mean More Plastic Pollution For Black Folks

People don’t want plastic factories for neighbors, but they’re being lured to Black communities by local governments.

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VOICES Heard: New Cancer Study Will Center Black Women

In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.