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NYC mayor instructs city workers to involuntarily hospitalize mentally ill citizens

NYC mayor instructs city workers to involuntarily hospitalize...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a new plan to help more people experiencing severe...

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Community founded by descendants of slavery gaining access to running water for the first time

Community founded by descendants of slavery gaining access...

Running water has never existed in the unincorporated Alabama community of Bogue...

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DOJ files new lawsuit against Jackson, appoints third party to monitor water source

DOJ files new lawsuit against Jackson, appoints third party...

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a new lawsuit against Jackson, Mississippi,...

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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ a quiet manifesto of Black music reappropriation birthed from marginalization

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ a quiet manifesto of Black...

Opinion: In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Jackson’s best-selling album...

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White House says it’s taking Brittney Griner’s health at Russian penal colony ‘very seriously’

White House says it’s taking Brittney Griner’s health at...

The White House said it’s taking the physical health of wrongfully detained U.S....

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Are men capable of admiring women?

Are men capable of admiring women?

OPINION: A question on TikTok prompted a deeper discussion about whether misogyny...

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OWN unscripted series ‘All the Single Ladies’ investigates modern dating from the Black female perspective

OWN unscripted series ‘All the Single Ladies’ investigates...

Your new favorite unscripted series is on the way! “All the Single Ladies” is coming...

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Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems’ next generation

Hakeem Jeffries elected to lead House Dems’ next generation

Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep....

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Atlanta has the highest income inequality among large U.S. cities, census data shows

Atlanta has the highest income inequality among large U.S....

Atlanta, the 38th most populous city in the country, has the highest income inequality...

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MLBPA keeps Clark, extends executive director through 2027

MLBPA keeps Clark, extends executive director through 2027

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has voted...

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$10M settlement announced in heat death of Georgia student

$10M settlement announced in heat death of Georgia student

ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a Georgia high school basketball player who collapsed...

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SAfrica: Convicted killer of anti-apartheid hero stabbed

SAfrica: Convicted killer of anti-apartheid hero stabbed

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader...

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Lapchick focuses on racism impact in his social-justice work

Lapchick focuses on racism impact in his social-justice...

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — The founder of the institute that examines diversity in...

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U.S. Senate passes the Respect for Marriage Act. What is it, and what does it do?

U.S. Senate passes the Respect for Marriage Act. What is...

The United States Senate on Tuesday night passed the landmark Respect for Marriage...

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Black disabled veteran files suit against the VA, claiming racial discrimination

Black disabled veteran files suit against the VA, claiming...

Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic on Monday filed a lawsuit against...

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AKA sorority to build women’s museum in founder’s former St. Louis home

AKA sorority to build women’s museum in founder’s former...

The former north St. Louis home of Ethel Hedgeman Lyle, founder of the country’s...