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One of my students was reviewing a spreadsheet that listed total lynchings by state. She exhaled, and then, with a bit of weariness, said, “Mississippi, goddamn.”

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The power of the people to propose laws will be on display this November as voters in Maine and Ohio decide issues on vehicle repairs, abortion and marijuana. 

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Racial disparities in pain medication remained even after adjusted factors, such as differences in insurance status, patient age, and census region

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While breast cancer incidence is now considered lower among Black women, they face significantly poorer outcomes, often developing more aggressive triple-negative breast cancers at a younger age.

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Police officers stop to question a driver at a roadblock, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Lisbon, Maine, during a manhunt for the suspect of Wednesday's mass shootings. The shootings took place at a restaurant and bowling alley in nearby Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) 

Authorities have launched a multistate search on land and water for a U.S. Army reservist who they say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.

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In the Atlanta metro area, Wall Street firms own nearly one-third of all single-family rental properties. They’re even more concentrated in predominantly Black neighborhoods

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The Black Farmer Fund is making a difference for food and agriculture businesses.

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In addition to Rolark Barnes, Erica Loewe, Erica Loewe, Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for Public Engagement at the White House, will receive the 2023 WABJ Excellence in Communications Awards.

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Plans to build the memorial had been in the works for years, but the nonprofit onePulse Foundation announced earlier this year that it was scaling back plans for a $100 million memorial following fundraising challenges.

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Since its inception, officials have secured ten settlements with financial institutions, facilitating increased credit access for communities of color in various cities, including Houston, Memphis, and Philadelphia

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