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Black women’s groups fight bias in health care

Suzanne Potter Monday, August 19, 2024   ...
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Lawmakers, community leaders convene for Racial Equity Summit

Journey for Justice Alliance aims to ...
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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police

By  MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM ...
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Activist Opal Lee Recalls the History of Juneteenth

June 13, 2024 Opal Lee is ...
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Harvard’s Black enrollment dips after US Supreme Court bars affirmative action

By Joseph Ax September 11, 2024 1:48 PM CDT The percentage of Black students in Harvard University’s freshman class dropped by more than a fifth following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court…
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Black women’s groups fight bias in health care

Suzanne Potter Monday, August 19, 2024   A bill headed to the State Senate floor this week would require California to start tracking discrimination in health care. Assembly Bill 3161 asks the…
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Lawmakers, community leaders convene for Racial Equity Summit

Journey for Justice Alliance aims to secure support for anti-racist legislation by Michael Baniewicz August 21, 2024 The Journey for Justice Alliance gathered elected officials, community leaders and educators Sunday for…
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Minneapolis approves officer pay raise years after calls to defund the police

By  MICHAEL GOLDBERG and STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 5:05 PM CDT, July 18, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years after a movement to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and a severe officer shortage in the…
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‘I feel dismissed’: People experiencing colorism say health system fails them

By Chaseedaw Giles, KFF Health News Published 6:06 AM EDT, Thu August 1, 2024 Jonnae Thompson has felt for a long time that her dark brown skin and natural hair…
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Lawsuit alleges Livingston County schools failed to address racial hostility towards students

Lawsuit says district officials ignored racism in school and failed to take steps to stop racial discrimination by Brandon Carr Published July 9, 2024 at 8:09 PM LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. –…
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Coconut Grove groups accuse City of Miami of housing discrimination against Black residents

Joshua Ceballos Jul 23, 2024 Updated Jul 26, 2024 Reverend Willie F. Ford’s church is emptier than it used to be. It’s not that his congregation doesn’t want to come in on…
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Four Tops Singer Sues Michigan Hospital for Racial Discrimination, Says They didn’t Believe his Identity

By Sara Powers June 12, 2024  The lead singer of Motown’s legendary Four Tops has sued a Michigan hospital for racial discrimination, claiming that he was treated like he was mentally…
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Activist Opal Lee Recalls the History of Juneteenth

June 13, 2024 Opal Lee is an activist who advocated for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday. Lee later gained the title as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”. NBC News’ Zinhle…
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Racial Slurs Prompt Student’s Suspension, Staff Member’s Departure at CMU

By Dylan Goetz Apr. 19, 2024 MOUNT PLEASANT, MI – A Central Michigan University student has been suspended, and a staff member has been “separated from the university” after two incidents…
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