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Climate Change, Air Pollution Linked To Pregnancy Risks That Disproportionately Affect Black Mothers
A study published last week in the JAMA Network Open found that pregnant women who were exposed to higher temperatures and air pollution are more likely to birth babies that are premature, underweight, or
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Black officers hurt when our community hurts
The members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) understand that those actions are not isolated in nature but reflect the long history of people of color being mistreated and killed by members of our
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Kenya: The Urban Planner's Pedestrian Dream
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Study Says Uber And Lyft Algorithms Charge More For Trips To Non-White Neighborhoods, Uber And Lyft Respond
In a study that analyzed census data and more than 100 million ride-sharing trips in Chicago, researchers at George Washington University in Washington DC found that Uber and Lyft are using algorithms that discriminate against passengers traveling to non-white neighborhoods, Salon
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In a speech before the New England Anti-Slavery Society at its convention on May 7, 1844, Charles Lenox Remond adopted a theme increasingly popular among many anti-slavery activists, arguing that Northern states such as Massachusetts should secede from the Union then dominated by
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The South Has Some Of The Nation’s Dirtiest Electricity. Now It’s Seeing A Coronavirus Uptick.
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Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America
In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based
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Police Arrest Peaceful Protester Sitting Alone By Trump Rally Venue
At the request of President Donald Trump’s campaign staff, police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested a single peaceful protester in a black “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirt who was sitting outside the venue where Trump is expected to hold a rally on
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39 Creatives Talk Being Black in the Design Industry—and What Needs to Change – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Egypt: As Lockdown Clears the Air, Cairo Looks to Keep Pollution Low
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ST. PETERSBURG — As communities turn to places of worship for both spiritual counsel and practical guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s integral, now more than ever, for churches and other faith organizations to feel equipped to lead through the
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For Black People, Plant Parenthood Is Deeper Than Instagram
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Employees Of Retailer Anthropologie Reveal Code Name "Nick" Was Used For Black Customers
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