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Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 31 October 2023

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The Biden-Harris administration has formed a committee that will meet on Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 to discuss a policy draft for a new loan forgiveness program.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 31 October 2023

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Experts Advise Caution but Not Alarm

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 30 October 2023

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Almost two-thirds (63%) believe that news about Black people is often portrayed in a negative light compared to other racial and ethnic groups.

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Details: Written by Rob Wells, Associate Professor, University of Maryland; Published: 30 October 2023

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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.”

Details: Written by DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press; Published: 27 October 2023

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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.

Details: Written by Trevor Thompson, University of Greenwich and Sofia Stathi, University of Greenwich; Published: 27 October 2023

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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

Details: Written by By BOTWC staff; Published: 26 October 2023

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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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Details: Written by DAVID SHARP, ROBERT BUMSTED, HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press; Published: 26 October 2023

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.

Details: Written by Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology; Published: 26 October 2023

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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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Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 26 October 2023

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

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