Local, state, and federal public policies have undoubtedly robbed Black Americans of opportunities to build wealth. By Andre M. Perry and Jordan FieldsUpdated July 28, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the…
The task force, led by Mann and Kiki Jamieson, president of The Fund for New Jersey, was comprised of eight SPIA juniors and two senior commissioners that helped students conceptualize…
A St. Louis commission has convened monthly this summer to confront the vast and layered damage of slavery, segregation and discrimination. Established by executive order late last year, the St.…
NEW YORK -- A new city ordinance starting Monday aims to cut back on waste coming from restaurant takeout. CBS New York has more on how Harlem is adapting to…
The lack of access to Ukrainian and Russian grains is “an unnecessary shock” to 345 million people around the world, and for many countries in the Middle East, it will…
HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man’s feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca. The highest navigable lake…
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African Americans helped build the iconic beach town, historian Alison Rose Jefferson details as California weighs reparations At Shutters on the Beach, a luxury hotel in Santa Monica, guests staying…
Decision comes as lawmakers in conservative states are pushing for measures making it easier to ban or restrict access to books Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that…
The parents of a girl who died by suicide at age 12 have reached a $9.1 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit against the local school district, their lawyer says.…