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Black veterans sound the alarm over military DEI purge

Black veterans are warning that the Trump administration's effort to purge the Defense Department of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content...

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Congressional Black Caucus calls on Lutnick to protect Minority Business Development Agency

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce demanding Secretary Howard Lutnick protect the Minority...

28.03.2025 8

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Pentagon restores Navajo Code Talkers webpages after outcry

The Pentagon has restored webpages detailing the contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans after widespread backlash to...

20.03.2025 8

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ESPN baseball expert blasts DOD over removal of Jackie Robinson article

The Pentagon is facing backlash after an article dedicated to baseball legend Jackie Robinson and his time in the Army was removed from the Department...

19.03.2025 40

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Congressional Black Caucus members condemn spending bill as ‘blank check’ for Trump, Musk

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have condemned the House-passed spending bill and vowed to vote against it as it comes up in the Senate,...

14.03.2025 5

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Most AAPI adults oppose eliminating federal agencies: Survey

A majority of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Native Hawaiians disapprove of eliminating federal agencies and mass layoffs of federal...

12.03.2025 7

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Democrats reintroduce CROWN Act to ban hair discrimination

Democrats have reintroduced federal legislation to ban hair discrimination. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Creating a...

12.03.2025 4

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Mia Love's cancer no longer responding to treatment, family says

After years of treatment, former Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) is no longer responding to treatment for a form of brain cancer, according to her family. In...

04.03.2025 3

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Democrats call for Education Department to rescind threats to end to federal funding for schools with DEI programs

A group of Democrats are calling on the Department of Education to rescind threats of defunding schools with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...

28.02.2025 10

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Democrats introduce bill to protect transgender service members

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military following President Trump's January...

25.02.2025 2

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CBC calls Trump suspension of USDA 1890 Scholars program 'outrageous'

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is calling on President Trump to reinstate an education program designed to support students from rural and...

22.02.2025 4

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NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI

The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs....

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Family of Sonya Massey agrees to $10M settlement over fatal shooting

The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County, Ill., a year after the 36-year-old Black woman was shot and...

12.02.2025 20

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Black educators warn of what is lost if Education Department is shuttered

Black educators are sounding the alarm as President Trump ramps up talk of eliminating the Department of Education. Trump, who has long called for...

10.02.2025 20

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DEI leaders scramble to counter Trump actions

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) proponents are scrambling to find ways to counter President Trump as he moves to dismantle some of the programs...

05.02.2025 5

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Minneapolis agrees to pay woman who says Chauvin knelt on her back

The City of Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to a woman who alleged that former policeman Derek Chauvin pinned her to the ground with his knee in January...

03.02.2025 2

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Crockett: 'We have a thug in charge of the United States'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) accused President Trump of acting like a “thug” who is trying to “get rid” of governmental checks and balances...

03.02.2025 2

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Trump recognizes Tiger Woods, Harriet Tubman for Black History Month

President Trump on Friday said he is “honored” to recognize February as Black History Month and that "black Americans have been among our...

01.02.2025 50

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Alsobrooks grills Kennedy on belief that Black Americans should get different vaccine schedules

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s history of claiming Black...

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CBC blasts Trump's DEI comments after Potomac plane crash

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday sharply criticized President Trump for casting blame for the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan...

31.01.2025 40

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Ogles: 'Did DEI play a role' in fatal DC plane crash?

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is questioning whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) played a role in the fatal plane crash at Reagan Washington...

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Trump fires Democratic commissioners at civil rights enforcement agency

President Trump on Monday fired two of the three Democratic commissioners who enforce civil rights in the workplace, extending his purge of diversity,...

29.01.2025 3

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Air Force resumes instruction with Tuskegee Airmen video after review

The U.S. Air Force resumed using training material that referred to the Tuskegee Airmen after the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity,...

27.01.2025 50

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Target latest company to roll back DEI programs

Target has announced it is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest corporation to do so following...

24.01.2025 3

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Families of men slain by police cars file federal lawsuits against officers

The families of Riley Doggett and Samuel Sterling, both of whom died after being hit by law enforcement vehicles, have filed a series of lawsuits...

24.01.2025 3

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Bernice King: Black pastor at Trump inauguration ‘misused’ father's 'I Have a Dream' speech

Bernice King, daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., accused the Black pastor at President Trump’s inauguration of misusing the slain civil...

23.01.2025 5

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'The View' host Sunny Hostin calls Trump a 'DEI hire'

Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice who now co-hosts "The View" talk show, called President Trump a "DEI" hire on...

22.01.2025 4

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Byron Donalds on Trump inauguration: 'Daddy's back'

Rep. Byron Donalds appears to be excited by President-elect Trump’s return to the White House, calling the next leader of the U.S. “daddy” over...

20.01.2025 10

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DOJ sues Georgia county, alleging violation of Black voters' rights

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates...

17.01.2025 10

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NAACP Legal Defense Fund report finds Trump AG pick Pam Bondi ‘undermined’ voting rights

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ), has a history of “undermining” voting rights, according to a...

16.01.2025 20

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Harris blasts insurance companies, misinformation in wake of Los Angeles wildfires

Vice President Harris on Wednesday condemned insurance companies and misinformation in the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires. Speaking at the...

15.01.2025 3

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Texas ranks No. 1 in racial progress: Report

A new report has found that Texas, Wyoming and Mississippi have made the most progress in achieving racial equality since the Civil Rights Movement,...

14.01.2025 10

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Beyoncé's foundation donates $2.5M to Los Angeles wildfire relief

Grammy-award winning artist Beyoncé Knowles-Carter will donate $2.5 million through her foundation to help with fire relief in the Los Angeles area....

14.01.2025 9

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Don Lemon knocks Obama for 'yukking it up' with Trump at Carter funeral

Former CNN host Don Lemon issued a scathing rebuke of former President Obama for acting "buddy-buddy" with President-elect Trump at former President...

13.01.2025 2

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Justice Department finds Tulsa Race Massacre was ‘systemic’ and ‘coordinated’

The Department of Justice found in a newly released report that though the Tulsa Race Massacre was a “systematic” and “coordinated” attack...

11.01.2025 10

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Charlamagne tha God rips Obama for 'chummy' Trump treatment

Celebrity radio host Charlamagne tha God accused former President Obama of “kissing the ring” after video of him laughing with President-elect...

10.01.2025 2

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Charlamagne tha God rips Obama for 'chummy' Trump treatment at Jimmy Carter funeral

Celebrity radio host Charlamagne tha God accused former President Obama of “kissing the ring” after video of him laughing with President-elect...

10.01.2025 3

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Daniel Penny seeks dismissal of lawsuit by subway chokehold victim's father

Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine who was acquitted of criminal charges in the death of a Black man on a New York City subway, has filed to dismiss...

08.01.2025 20

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Minneapolis agrees to police reform deal following George Floyd probe

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a series of police reforms after a probe from the Justice Department in the aftermath of the murder of George...

07.01.2025 2

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McDonald's rolls back diversity goals

Fast food giant McDonald’s has become the latest company to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments following the Supreme...

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Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has become the longest-serving Black senator in U.S. history, as the 119th Congress begins on Friday. Scott was appointed...

03.01.2025 9

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Black country music 'renaissance' forces genre to reckon with racial history

The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation around the history of the...

27.12.2024 10

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Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats...

24.12.2024 30

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Black student enrollment at Harvard Law lowest since 1960s after affirmative action ruling

Harvard Law School is reporting its lowest Black student enrollment since the 1960s just one year after the Supreme Court’s decision to end race-...

20.12.2024 4

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American Airlines settles with Black men removed from flight

American Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were removed from a flight last January.  In a statement,...

20.12.2024 4

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Pressley, Markey demand resources for victims of police brutality 

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have sent a letter to acting Assistant Attorney General Brent Cohen demanding victims...

18.12.2024 10

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Black women lead criticism against Biden over pardons

President Biden is facing growing criticism from civil rights and criminal justice reform activists after pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, while...

12.12.2024 7

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Democrats, advocates urge Biden to sign ERA before end of term

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led a coalition of fellow legislators and advocates on Tuesday in calling on President Biden to certify the Equal Rights...

10.12.2024 2

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Sharpton: Penny verdict 'blatant legalization of civilian vigilantism'

The Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning a jury’s decision to acquit a white Marine veteran in the chokehold death of a homeless Black man on a subway...

09.12.2024 2

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Marine veteran found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold trial

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran at the center of the New York City subway chokehold trial, has been found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely....

09.12.2024 2

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