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A New PBS Documentary Lets Thurgood Marshall Speak—For Himself
“Thurgood Marshall: The First Justice” reconstructs the man behind the robes—his sharp legal mind, his unshakable faith in justice, and fierce…
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A Gift for Tamir: Kyrie Irving Donates $50,000 to Support the Legacy of a Life Cut Short
In a time when justice often feels performative, this is personal. It’s rooted, and it matters.
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Tulsa Uncovers More 1921 Massacre Victims — One Finally Has a Face to a Name
City confirms six more victims at Oaklawn Cemetery as Tulsa pushes forward in its historic effort to identify the dead of the 1921 Race Massacre.
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Nehemiah D. Frank
NAACP Breaks a 116-Year Tradition — And It Speaks Volumes
From Truman to Obama, presidents have stood at that podium—arguing Black interests mattered across party lines. Not this time, not this president.
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Your Weekly News Check-In | June 16, 2025
From healthcare battles to Juneteenth joy, here’s everything you need to know from a week that tested our systems and lifted our spirits.
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HR 40 Is Back. And This Time, We’re Ready.
This week, Rep. Ayanna Pressley picked up the torch and reintroduced HR 40 with more than 75 co-sponsors and a clear message: it’s no longer a question…
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When Even Khaby Lame Isn’t Safe
Khaby Lame was detained by ICE and forced to leave the U.S. as Trump intensifies immigration enforcement and expands federal crackdowns.
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Black Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Land — With or Without the USDA
In 1910, Black farmers owned 14 million acres of land.Today? Less than 2 million.
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We Found It in the Files: A Mayor’s Praise for the Tulsa Race Massacre
New Information in the Unreleased Documents from the Tulsa Race Massacre
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$105 Million for Greenwood: Mayor Nichols Makes History
It’s funding for housing. For education. For economic mobility.For restoring what was stolen.
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Harvard to Relinquish 175-Year-Old Photos of Enslaved Ancestors After Legal Battle
The images, taken in 1850 under the direction of Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, were originally used to support racist pseudoscientific theories.
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When You Rebuild a Tree, You Reclaim a Name
Justice for Greenwood just won national recognition for their genealogical work — work that goes beyond family trees.
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