Tamika Mallory, Women’s March Organizer, Warns to “Pay Very Close Attention” to Trump, Vance, and Musk
The civil rights activist speaks to Vanity Fair about her new memoir, her experience with the Anti-Defamation League, and ...
As retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face obstacles to staying on shelves
Retailers like Walmart and Target recently scaled back similar efforts focused on finding and funding more brands founded by ...
Public floods Missouri’s Musk-inspired DOGE portal with calls to protect abortion rights
Missouri Republicans touted the DOGE portal as a way to trim government waste. Records show Missourians have flooded ...
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'Muzzled': Thousands of civil rights investigations halted under Trump
In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, investigations by the agency that handles ...
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, ...
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Black women rethink their historic role as political organizers after Americans return Trump to power
After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said ...
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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
Reminisce on Brenda Council becoming first Black woman to run for Omaha mayor
A labor attorney for Union Pacific Railroad at the time, Council was trying to become the city’s first Black mayor. She was ...
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Inspired By Her Work With Michelle Obama, This Attorney Is Making Authorship Possible For Black Women
recently launched in January 2025 and is aiming to open the floodgates for Black women writers. Led by attorney and entrepreneur Tamira Chapman, who has been ranked 8th fastest woman-owned ...
Lelia Foley-Davis defends her title as first black female mayor against Ohio claims
Controversy over whether the Former Mayor of Taft, Lelia Foley Davis was in fact the first black female mayor in the United States.NewsChannel 8’s Rian Stockett ...