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Right-Wing ‘DEI Watchlist’ Targets More Federal Employees

Close-up of an eye showing the details in the iris and sclera.   By Jennifer Porter Gore This article was originally published on Word In Black. Overview: The far-right nonprofit...

What RFK Jr. as Health Secretary Means for Black Well-Being

Photo Credit Gage Skidmore/Flickr By Jennifer Porter Gore Overview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office...

Is Our Food System Safe?

A rash of food-borne illnesses and recalls in the last five months — including a listeria outbreak in cucumbers — has consumers and experts...

Why Trump’s HUD Pick Is a Red Flag for Housing Advocates

Photo Credit: Metro Centric - Queensbridge Houses, CC BY 2.0 By Jennifer Porter Gore This article was originally published on Word In Black. Over the weekend, President-elect Trump...

‘Metastasizing Disrespect’: How Social Media Turbocharges Gun Violence

Experts say Abdul Vicks, 25 — who was fatally shot in broad daylight after digging up his rival's grave, then uploading the video to...

‘Supermarket Redlining’: Why Black Families Pay More for Food

Black consumers are feeling more pain at the grocery store checkout line — and experts say it isn't by accident (Photo Credit: kate_sept2004, Getty Images...

Kamala Harris Calls for Reforms After Sonya Massey Shooting

The deputy who fatally shot Massey (pictured), 36, in Springfield, Illinois, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder (Photo Credit: Fair Use).  This article was originally...

If Kerry Washington Can Get COVID-19, You Can Too

Kerry Washington at Metropolitan Opera's 2010-11 Season Opening Night - "Das Rheingold" (David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons). This article was originally published on Word In Black. By Jennifer...

In Low-Wage Jobs, Working While Black Means Showing Up Sick

Because they were deemed essential workers, grocery store clerks got paid sick leave — temporarily. Now, they're forced ot make a tough choice: work...

Guns Are Killing Young Black People in Rural America, Too

A combination of limited opportunities, lax gun laws and a sense of hopelessness are likely causes for increasing gun deaths among young Black people...

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