Tag: black experience
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Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory
Afro-Bolivians, though recognized in their country’s 2009 constitution, remain among Bolivia’s most invisible groups
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Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024
Donald Trump warned during the campaign that Black Americans were losing jobs in large numbers and things would only worsen without his leadership
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Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say
Mississippi police say an autopsy by the state medical examiner’s office has concluded a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide
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Federal judge orders Alabama’s largest county to redraw racially gerrymandered districts
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Alabama’s largest county to redraw county commission lines
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Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State
Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University
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‘Functional Unemployment’ Drops Slightly, But Labor Market Remains Weak, Says Ludwig Institute
For seventh consecutive month, more than 24% of workforce unable to find full-time jobs paying above poverty-level wages WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Despite a slight improvement in overall functional unemployment in August, the U.S. labor market continues to show signs of weakness, according to the latest report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared…
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Trump redistricting push threatens minority representation. Black voters worry about its impact
Republicans in Texas and Missouri have redrawn congressional districts to help their party in the 2026 midterm elections
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Trump administration boosts HBCU funding after cutting grants for Hispanic-serving colleges
The Trump administration is redirecting nearly $500 million in federal funding toward historically Black colleges and tribal colleges, a one-time investment covered primarily by other cuts to colleges serving large numbers of minority students
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Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its request to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors