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NYC politicians want to create office of 'black male excellence'
A similar program in Boston runs more than $1.3 million per year, records show.
Left-wing activist who hired one of Farrakhan's 'top soldiers' has visited Biden White House 7 times
Lennox Yearwood, president of the Hip Hop Caucus, employs one of Farrakhan's 'top soldiers' and called him a 'dear brother and friend' in 2020.
Stephen A. Smith defends Megyn Kelly after she's called a 'racist' for bashing Black National Anthem
The divisive post proved polarizing, though Smith said the harsh criticism wasn't warranted.
Andra Day wows with a stirring rendition of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at Super Bowl 2024
Andra Day took the Super Bowl LVIII stage Sunday to perform what is known as the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
These are the Americans that got a lot richer during the pandemic: report
American households' increases in wealth differed based on their racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds, according to a new report.
Misty Copeland calls for more inclusive ballet-shoe emojis, sparking race debate
Critics are bashing ballerina Misty Copeland, who started a petition to add more inclusive shades of color to the pink Apple ballet shoe emoji.
Critics slam Biden after he botched rapper LL Cool J’s name, called him ‘boy’
Critics ripped President Biden this past weekend after he butchered the name of rapper LL Cool J during the Congressional Black Caucus' Phoenix Awards Saturday night — and referred to...
Hispanic, black Alzheimer's patients excluded from new treatment testing
Dr. Crystal Glover, a health equity in aging researcher at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, wondered if the new treatments are relevant to the groups who are most at risk.
Chicago suburb starts making reparations payouts in 'test run for the whole country'
Evanston expects to pay $25,000 each to 140 qualifying residents by the end of the year.
On Juneteenth, remember that the fight for freedom is everyone's fight
America today celebrates Juneteenth, a commemoration both of the horrors of our original sin, slavery, and of its end.
Fresh proof charter schools deliver for kids while regular publics falter
These are results the progressives can't dumb down: Charter schools are leapfrogging traditional public schools nationwide by all serious measures of learning progress. And those gains are spread across racial...
Supreme Court rules Alabama's new congressional map violates Voting Rights Act
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court's four liberals in affirming a lower court's ruling that Alabama's current congressional map "likely violated the Voting Rights Act."
4 'African Socialists' charged with election meddling for Russia after FBI raided their homes
Four Americans including Omali Yeshitela, leader of the African People's Socialist Party, were held by feds, accused of aiding a Kremlin plot.
Netflix accused of 'blackwashing' Cleopatra: ‘She was light-skinned’
Now, Egyptians taking action to see that the show never airs — by banning the streaming giant from the country completely.
Andrew Cuomo teaming up with black leaders to challenge progressives
Former Gov. Cuomo is teaming up with black leaders to challenge woke progressives in New York City and around the country.
FDNY names first black female to lead EMS training as shakeup continues
In the FDNY's latest personnel shakeup, the agency is replacing its longtime chief of training for EMS with the first black female to hold the post.
Charters succeed at teaching — that's why their enemies hate them
Gov. Kathy Hochul's push to allow more charters to open in the city is the most genuinely progressive idea on the education-policy table.
Resisting the growth of charter schools is racist, supporters claim
New York City’s black charter school students significantly outperform their public school counterparts, statistics show.
Progressives bewailing NYC's black exodus have only themselves to blame
New York City’s black population has dropped 9% since 2000, with the exodus apparently accelerating after the eight disastrous de Blasio years.
AP African American studies course changed after DeSantis' criticism
The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.