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9d ago

Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair-straightening chemicals is delayed

Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Shontel Brown and Nydia Velazquez asked the FDA commissioner in a letter to provide specific reasons for the monthslong delay.
Ayanna Pressley sits during a hearing
Ayanna Pressley sits during a hearing

Trump campaign ramps up efforts to win over Black women with new video

The former president is working to cut into Kamala Harris' support from a key part of her coalition.
A black woman delegate smiles as she takes a photo at the RNC
A black woman delegate smiles as she takes a photo at the RNC
10d ago

Global Black Pride to be held in the U.S. for the first time

The event’s headliners will include Tony award winner Billy Porter and Nigerian singers Yemi Alade and Omawumi.
Toronto's annual Pride parade
Toronto's annual Pride parade
10d ago

A Georgia county that once expelled all Black residents now wants to be a model of love

Spearheaded by a group of pastors, a scholarship for descendants of a racial cleansing in Forsyth County in 1912 aims to right a multigenerational wrong.
Forsyth in 1912
Forsyth in 1912
11d ago

Zoë Kravitz says 'Blink Twice' is about the 'absurdity' women face trying to exist in the world

Abuse of power is at the center of Zoë Kravitz’s new film and directorial debut, "Blink Twice."
Zoe Kravitz.
Zoe Kravitz.
13d ago

Kentucky judge dismisses core charges against two former officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death

The judge said Taylor’s death was triggered by the actions of her boyfriend, who opened fire when police arrived outside her Louisville apartment on March 13, 2020.
Breonna Taylor
Breonna Taylor
14d ago

Former Memphis police officer changes plea to guilty in Tyre Nichols beating death

Emmitt Martin appeared before a federal judge on Friday afternoon. Another former Memphis officer, Desmond Mills Jr., changed his plea to guilty in November.
Officer Emmitt Martin III.
Officer Emmitt Martin III.

Show, don't tell: Kamala Harris lets her potential to make history speak for itself

Unlike Hillary Clinton eight years ago, Vice President Kamala Harris does not talk much about the potential to elect the first female president.
Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024 - Day One kamala harris politics political politician
Democratic National Convention (DNC) 2024 - Day One kamala harris politics political politician

Lawyers spar over alleged jury selection racial bias in Black defendant's death row case

Closing arguments concluded a hearing brought under North Carolina's Racial Justice Act. Defendant Hasson Bacote, 38, was sentenced to death by a nearly all-white jury in 2009.
Hasson Bacote
Hasson Bacote

60 years after Democrats denied Fannie Lou Hamer a convention seat, Harris is set to make history

Kamala Harris is set to address the convention exactly six decades after the civil rights icon delivered her powerful convention speech about voting rights and representation.
Fanny Lou Hamer speaks while seated at a table
Fanny Lou Hamer speaks while seated at a table
16d ago

MIT's Black student enrollment drops significantly after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

The university’s white and Asian American student populations have increased, while all others have declined — some even down to zero, according to MIT. 
A student walks through the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 12, 2023.
A student walks through the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 12, 2023.

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