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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson earned confirmation with a 53-47 vote, breaking the glass ceiling as America’s first Black woman Vice President, Kamala Harris, presided over the process to confirm her.

Supreme Court Justice Jackson Proclaims: ‘We’ve Made It. All of Us’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am feeling up to the task,” said Judge Jackson, “primarily because I know that I am not alone. I am standing on...

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4.19.22 Conversations With Al McFarlane

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Reparations Expert Team to Determine Compensation

THE PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS GROUP — The the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans voted 8-0 to consider a blueprint of...

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#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS: "WOMEN MAKING MONEY MOVES" — THURS. 4.21..22 7PM ET

Officials said because of a lag in data collection, the 2022 Equality Index does not capture the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic or the resulting economic recession, but does capture changes during the pandemic for homeownership, unemployment rates, and school enrollment. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History4 years ago

National Urban League Releases State of Black America Report with Troubling Findings

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State...

Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng face state charges of aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder.

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Officers in Death of George Floyd Reject Plea Deal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his loved ones, but with [the guilty] verdicts, we hope that the ignorance and indifference toward...

(Photo: Serena Williams, The American Issue for The FADER / Wikimedia Commons)

Black History4 years ago

Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short-...