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09-18-2024 2:36 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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LA FOCUS — AB 1815 is one of 14 reparations bills introduced by the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). The bills were based on recommendations in the final report published by the California Reparations Task Force in 2023.
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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Vice President Kamala Harris positioned herself as a problem-solver, taking on issues like housing, childcare, and the economy. In her opening statement, she outlined her “opportunity economy” plan, which focuses on bolstering the middle class. “I was raised as a middle-class kid, and I am actually the only person on this stage who has a plan that is about lifting up the middle class and working people of America,” Harris said. She detailed a $6,000 child tax credit as part of her plan to support young families.
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Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) (Photo: NNPA)
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and CBC members have released a first-of-its-kind report titled “What Good Looks Like: A Corporate Accountability Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” The report aims to hold Fortune 500 companies accountable for their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the racial justice movement that followed.
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Tyreek Hill (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins was stopped for speeding and reckless driving before the team’s first game of the season. His interaction with police escalated and is yet again prompting a larger discussion about the realities of “driving while Black.”
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Today, Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and Americans for Tax Fairness released a damning report exposing the deep racial inequities entrenched in the U.S. tax system. The issue brief “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity,” written by Color of Change Managing Director Portia Allen-Kyle and Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director David Kass, exposes the systemic flaws in tax policy that have widened the racial wealth gap and prevented economic mobility for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.
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Gov. Tim Walz (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)
In 2020, Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. The Black man’s murder sparked a nationwide reckoning over racial discrimination and police misconduct. What the governor did — or failed to do — during and afterward continues to draw sharp criticism from Republicans who say he should have acted sooner to stop the looting and arson.
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The race for control of Congress is as close as ever as lawmakers return to Washington for three weeks, leaving the campaign trail where races have become a seat-by-seat slog. Fewer than two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate will most likely determine whether Democrats or Republicans will dominate after November. Many of highest-profile races are being waged in Montana, New York, California and beyond. That's far from the presidential battleground states contested by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris
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Graduates of the University of North Carolina take pictures at the Old Well on campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students, but there are other factors affecting the makeup of their incoming classes
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In 2023, cultural architect Eunique Jones Gibson, the creative visionary behind Because of Them We Can and CultureTags, introduced The Happy Hues Co., a brand that’s redefining what it means to celebrate diversity and joy in the world of baby essentials.
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This week, the White House released a comprehensive fact sheet outlining the administration’s bold actions to ensure that every student in the country has access to the resources they need to succeed.
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