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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) recently introduced a package of legislative bills to help improve access to housing and affordability for our men and women in the armed services.

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) plans increasingly are being offered as a convenient credit alternative that enables purchases to be made in installments. But consumer groups and economic justice organizations point out that these financial products may be just another explosive form of predatory lending that exploits unsuspecting consumers.

It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first speech on Friday since her historic Senate confirmation, making her the first Black woman to hold a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit cards, utilities, and auto loans combined.

Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the suit described the school’s scheme to lure Black and female students into their Doctor of Business Administration.

As Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States, health leaders warn that the crisis is not over -- especially in the Black community.

One in every three American families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their infants and toddlers clean, dry and healthy, according to the National Diaper Bank Network.

Jessica Murray said her daughter is reluctant to be herself when she goes to class at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, because of racial taunts from white students.

What if a law passed but no one enforced it? That’s essentially what has happened with one small but helpful rule about hospitals and financial assistance for medical bills.

While covid testing is much easier to come by than it was early in the pandemic, the ability to get a test — and timely results — can vary widely nationwide.