By Giovanni Occhiali, Institute of Development Studies Faced with some of the worse debt levels in over a decade, African…
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Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
By Curisa M. Tucker, University of South CarolinaLiving in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure…
Mia Love, the first Black Republican congresswoman, dies from brain cancer at 49
SALT LAKE CITY — Mia Love, the first Black female Republican elected to the House of Representatives, has died at…
Sociologist Joe LaBriola explains why rising U.S. house prices are widening the Black-white wealth gap
For decades, researchers have tracked the household incomes and wealth generation among Black and white Americans. The Black-white wealth gap is…
What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system
By Xolisa Guzula, University of Cape Town and Athambile Masola, University of Cape Town A new book, Together Apart: The…
Study: More than 60% of Black people, Muslim women routinely face discrimination in Germany
A new study released by the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor shows that racism remains embedded in German society, and…
Pastor Ricky Floyd: Video released shows moments leading up to fatal shooting
MEMPHIS — A video has been released showing the final moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Pastor Ricky…
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
By Kendra D. Boyd, Rutgers University Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of…
Trump orders a plan to close Education Department – an anthropologist who studies MAGA explains 4 reasons why Trump and his supporters want to eliminate it
By Alex Hinton, Rutgers University – Newark “And one other thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is…
Michigan man sentenced to prison for spray-painting racist graffiti on Black church
DETROIT – A Michigan man will serve one year in prison for spray-painting racist graffiti on a predominantly Black church,…
