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    Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster in the pilothouse aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in 2018.
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    Why Does The Navy Have So Few Black Admirals? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination

    Nov 06, 2020
    Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.
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    Television
    Channing Dungey was named the next chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group. She previously served in executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is seen here at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018.
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    Channing Dungey Named Chairman Of Warner Bros. Television Group

    Oct 19, 2020
    Dungey previously held executive roles at ABC and Netflix. She is set to take over in early 2021 replacing Peter Roth who ran the television division for two decades.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    A protester in Kenosha lights some debris on fire on Aug. 26, 2020.
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    Shootings Expose Racial And Economic Divide In Kenosha

    Aug 28, 2020
    Kenosha residents are experiencing pain and fear, according to the Urban League president, in a city with a history of Black oppression.
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    National
    Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention" as she stands with other African American women, photographed between 1905 and 1915. Burroughs was an educator and activist who advocated for greater civil
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    Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men

    Aug 26, 2020
    The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    The choir at Meadowridge Baptist church in Fort Worth, Texas, performs at a worship service in October 2019.
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    Multiracial Congregations May Not Bridge Racial Divide

    Jul 17, 2020
    The number of multiracial churches is growing in the United States, but the leaders of color who work in them still see attitudes of white supremacy.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    The city of Tulsa, Okla., resumed a test excavation for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Investigation on July 13 at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa.
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    Excavation Begins For Possible Mass Grave From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

    Jul 14, 2020
    Tulsa officials have begun a test excavation to determine if land on city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery is the site of a mass grave of victims of the race massacre. Most of the victims have never been found.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Members of a parade perform during the Juneteenth Day Festival on June 19, 2019, in Milwaukee. In the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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    Calls To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Gain Momentum

    Jun 19, 2020
    In the wake of protests calling for racial equality and other reforms after the killing of George Floyd, there's a growing movement to make June 19 a federal holiday.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Morgann Freeman, an activist in Omaha, Neb., ran for Congress last year. She says the best way to bring about change is through the ballot box.
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    In Omaha, Protesters Vow To Keep Pushing For Systemic Policing Changes

    Jun 12, 2020
    Omaha, Neb., community organizer Morgann Freeman believes this year's election is still the best place to affect change.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the Senate to become Air Force chief of staff on Tuesday. He's seen here testifying during his Senate nomination hearing in May.
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    Senate Unanimously Confirms 1st Black Chief Of A U.S. Military Service

    Jun 10, 2020
    Gen. Charles Brown was confirmed to lead the U.S. Air Force. Brown said his nomination "provides some hope but also comes with a heavy burden," given the nation's current focus on matters of race.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Jerry Falwell Jr., shown here in 2018, has apologized for tweeting a racist image.
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    Liberty University President Apologizes For Tweeting Racist Image

    Jun 09, 2020
    Jerry Falwell Jr. says he shared the image, which originally appeared in Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook, to make a political point.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Residents of the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood line up for boxes of food at a weekly pop-up food pantry.
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    Chicago Tackles COVID-19 Disparities In Hard Hit Black And Latino Neighborhoods

    Jun 09, 2020
    Chicago's mayor calls the coronavirus a public health "red alarm." She has deployed a Racial Equity Rapid Response Team to fight the disease in black and latinx neighborhoods.
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    Politics
    Councilwoman Ella Jones will become the first African American and first woman to serve as mayor of Ferguson. Here she's seen speaking at a mayoral forum in the city in 2017.
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    Ella Jones Elected First Black Mayor Of Ferguson, Mo.

    Jun 03, 2020
    Jones also will be the first woman to serve as mayor of the city. Ferguson gained international attention in 2014 after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the protests that followed.
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    Sports
    Former NBA player Royce White speaks out during a protest Friday in Minneapolis. White, a Minnesota native, joined former NBA player Stephen Jackson in calling for the prosecution of officers in George Floyd's killing.
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    Sports Figures Add Their Voices To Those Of Angry Protesters

    Jun 02, 2020
    In the days since George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minnesota, sports figures have started speaking out, too. Some even joined the demonstrations that have swept the nation.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Virginia State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, is joined by Del. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, (far left), and other members of the state's Legislative Black Caucus in November 2019. On Wednesday, the VLBC sent a letter to Gov. Ralph Northam opposing his
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    Black Leaders In Virginia To Gov. Northam: It's Too Soon To Reopen

    May 13, 2020
    Leaders of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus say they're concerned about racial health disparities exacerbated by the pandemic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Rev. James Perkins of Greater Christ Baptist Church is one of several black pastors in Detroit who were unsuccessful in their SBA loan applications.
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    Black Pastors Say They Have Trouble Accessing SBA Loan Program

    Apr 25, 2020
    With the vast majority of U.S. churches closed and the country in a deep recession, church finances are in peril. Some are seeking government money through a new SBA program.
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    Elections
    Supporters of President Trump cheer as he arrives to launch Black Voices for Trump at an Atlanta event.
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    Trump Campaign Makes Pitch To Black Neighborhoods. Will It Connect?

    Mar 08, 2020
    The Trump campaign held a Black Voices for Trump event in Milwaukee, part of what many see as an uphill push to peel off some African American votes in battleground states in 2020.
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    StoryCorps
    In her StoryCorps interview in September 2018, Olivia Hooker talked about her experience as the first black woman to enter the Coast Guard.
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    Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History's Worst Race Riots

    Feb 28, 2020
    Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself.
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    National
    JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.
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    Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

    Feb 15, 2020
    In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.
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    Sports
    Kids do calisthenics before starting a baseball clinic in Washington, D.C.
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    Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players

    Feb 12, 2020
    Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.
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    Code Switch
    Author Susan Straight with her three daughters.
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    Author Susan Straight Takes Us 'In The Country Of Women'

    Jan 29, 2020
    In her new memoir, Straight tells the story of the women in her family—her Swiss-German blood relatives and her African American, Indigenous and Creole in-laws who crossed the U.S. to settle in Calif.
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    Religion
    Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey plans to set aside $27 million to provide 30 scholarships for students who descended from slaves or underrepresented groups.
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    With Plans To Pay Slavery Reparations, Two Seminaries Prompt A Broader Debate

    Oct 29, 2019
    Two seminaries with historic ties to slavery recently set aside money for reparations. Another rejected such a proposal. The moves have prompted a debate over how to make up for pro-slavery legacies.
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    The Salt
    Fresh Corner Café sells loose fruits and fresh pre-packaged items like salads, sandwich wraps and fruit cups to corner stores, grocery stores and gas stations.
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    Detroit Entrepreneurs Fight Food Insecurity With Lessons Of The Past

    Oct 27, 2019
    In 1968, a survey found that African Americans paid more money for lower-quality groceries and struggled for access to fresh food, among other inequalities. Today, those same battles persist.
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    National
    Garrison Coward is one of two African American Republican candidates running in next month's legislative elections in Virginia. Coward previously served as an aide to GOP U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman and led the Republican Party of Virginia's outreach to minori
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    In Virginia, 2 Young Candidates Vie To Be First Black GOP Lawmakers In 15 Years

    Oct 18, 2019
    Since Reconstruction, Virginia has elected only two African American Republicans to the legislature. This year, two young black men running against Democrats might change that.
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    National
    Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for Colleton County sheriff in South Carolina, released a photo of himself in blackface in a recent campaign video. He says he was dressed as Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison f
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    South Carolina Sheriff's Candidate: I Wore Blackface 10 Years Ago

    Oct 10, 2019
    In a political ad, Craig Stivender, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Colleton County, S.C., says he wanted to share his past mistakes before opponents tried to use them to disparage him.
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    National
    A bullet-riddled sign that once marked where Emmett Till's body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River is now housed at the Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Miss. The historic marker was taken down after three white fraternity brothers from the Univer
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    'Why Don't Y'all Let That Die?' Telling The Emmett Till Story In Mississippi

    Aug 28, 2019
    Emmett Till's 1955 lynching propelled the civil rights movement, but telling his story underscores a reluctance for some in Mississippi "to come to grips with its history of racial brutality."
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