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Politics
Court Throws Out Alabama’s New Congressional Map
WASHINGTON — A panel of three federal judges threw out Alabama’s congressional map on Monday and ordered state lawmakers to…
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Politics
‘I Will Not Sit Quietly’: 3 Black Senators in Spotlight on Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — The Senate has only three Black members, a paltry number that is unrepresentative of the country, so when…
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Business
The Morgan Wallen Conundrum
The country superstar Morgan Wallen took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this month, joining his longtime collaborator…
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Business
In Fight Against Violence, Asian and Black Activists Struggle to Agree
OAKLAND, Calif. — This spring, Black political leaders and civil rights activists delivered a message to Asian Americans: We stand…
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Business
Black Women Make Waves in Hair Care
For more than a decade, Whitney White, a.k.a. @naptural85, has posted hair tutorials on YouTube for Black women, like herself,…
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Business
Sharing Hard-Won Money Lessons to Build Generational Wealth
Jacent Wamala’s family pushed her to follow what they saw as the American dream. After all, that was part of…
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Sports
‘I Got Them Off the Hook by Winning’
How do we measure athletic greatness? By the number of big wins and unforgettable championships? Or by something less obvious…
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World
Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Interred in France’s Tomb of Heroes
PARIS — Josephine Baker, born in Missouri and beloved of France, whose life spanned French music-hall stardom and American civil…
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Magazine
Joaquina Kalukango and Amanda Williams on Creative Freedom
What does it mean for an artist to be free? And what does that freedom look like for a contemporary…
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Business
Revitalizing Black Neighborhoods by Preserving Their History
Jevonte Porter grew up hearing family stories about a bustling era of arts and business in the Orange Mound section…
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