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11-13-2024 5:06 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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President Joe Biden (Photo Credit: NNPA)
In a stark departure from his predecessor, Biden underscored his deep understanding of American identity, emphasizing the nation’s unique values and the diverse tapestry that binds its people together.
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The findings signal a significant shift from previous election years, when white, religious voters were more likely to name abortion as their top priority when casting a ballot. This will be the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that women do not have a constitutional right to abortion.
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Ashaunta Anderson, MD (Photo: Business Wire)
Children don’t receive crucial protective care against infection and strokes
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The ambitious plan, announced on Tuesday, March 5, aims not only to alleviate immediate financial burdens for consumers but also addresses the systemic inequities faced by those residing in predominantly Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino communities.
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Established in 1976 under the visionary leadership of the late Mr. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the organization’s fifth president, the report remains a cornerstone for understanding the multifaceted challenges faced by Black Americans across crucial domains such as economics, employment, education, health, housing, criminal justice, and civic participation.
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The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 4, 2024, where the justices restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that states don’t have the ability to bar him from the ballot under a rarely used constitutional provision that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
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Chassity Coston, left, and Charity Wallace (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Claudine Gay’s resignation in January as Harvard’s first Black president was just the latest in a revolving door of Black women who have been especially and aggressively questioned or abandoned after achieving a career pinnacle. This has led some women to build networking groups or mentorship, even as some question whether it’s worth trying for top positions. For others, it has triggered an exodus to entrepreneurship and reinvention.
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On the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says a dramatic increase in legislative measures are making it harder for millions of eligible voters to vote. Sunday's events mark law enforcement's March 7, 1965, attack against demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Garland told parishioners at a church service that decisions by the Supreme Court and other courts have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed in the wake of Bloody Sunday
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The Fort Street Bridge Park (Paul Draus, CC BY)
Among the marchers’ demands: jobs for laid-off workers, a seven-hour workday without a pay reduction, two 15-minute rest periods a day, an end to discrimination against Black workers and the right to organize. This crowd of several thousand marched up the road on one of the coldest days of winter. They were greeted at the Dearborn border with clouds of tear gas, jets of cold water and a shower of bullets.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Jeffries spoke in depth with The Associated Press about his faith, which is rooted in the Black social gospel, inspired by civil rights leaders and centered at Brooklyn’s Cornerstone Baptist Church. Nancy Pelosi says Jeffries is a man of faith who believes there is a spark of divinity in everyone.
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