Ā Ā Ā Ā As college students settle into campus life, many Black Americans remember the multi-generational sacrifices that have established higher education as a bridge to a better life.
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Ā Ā Ā Ā The unsung legacy of a Black woman who fearlessly fought for her liberty in court ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation is being memorialized. On Sunday, a statue honoringĀ Elizabeth FreemanĀ will beĀ unveiledĀ in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
With the announcement from Feld Entertainment of the return of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in 2022, pioneer African American clown Danise Payne speaks out. From an Air Force family whose patriarch was an original Tuskegee Airman to a champion of achievement herself, Payne defeats obstacles and instills pride in Black youth.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā An off-duty Chicago police sergeant has been charged in an incident where he allegedly pinned down a 14-year-old boy whom he accused of trying to steal his sonās bike, according to NBC News. Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, 49, faces felony counts of official misconduct and aggravated battery.
Ā Ā Ā Ā To help honor Colemanās legacy, American Airlines hosted Gigi Coleman, Bessieās great-niece, on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix.
Sentencing Project researchers pointed to when after the Cook County jail in Illinois was turned into a polling location, approximately 2,200 people were able to cast their ballot
Ā Ā Ā Ā āFor my students, not only are they really engaging back into the school environment, but during, they might have lost their dream, they might have thought their dream didnāt matter,ā Tisdale said. āNow, itās like they can actually dream again.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Over the past three decades, that has become increasingly common in the U.S., as birthrates have declined for women in their 20s and jumped for women in their late 30s and early 40s, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The trend has pushed the median age of U.S. women giving birth from 27 to 30, the highest on record.
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty and are facing state and federal investigations, officials confirmed Monday, after bystander video captured at least two of them punching and kneeing a suspect during an arrest.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā This summer, our nation has witnessed a series of disturbing milestones. From the rollback of gun safety measures amid back-to-back massacres to the historic repeal of Roe v. Wade to the stripping of EPA powers to protect our planet despite the existential threat of climate change, one reality stands out: Our freedoms are under attack. The U.S. Supreme Court has methodically chipped away at our rights to make decisions about our own bodies, to live free of gun violence, and even survive on an inhabitable planet ā and is signaling they would undermine LGBTQ+ rights as well.