'The Jeffersons' at 50: How Norman Lear changed the way Black people were represented on TV
Norman Lear's "The Jeffersons," an "All in the Family" spinoff, was a record-setting Black comedy. But it made important ...
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Black Americans find healing through Ghana’s new initiative
Ghana's Beyond The Return program enables Black Americans to reclaim their African heritage through citizenship, offering ...
Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people. It was the largest group to be granted citizenship at one time since Ghana ...
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Effort underway to preserve Altadena's African American history
With a rich African American history, an effort is underway to preserve that legacy in Altadena, one of the areas hardest hit ...
Executive director of Nebraska's Commission on African American Affairs is on leave
The goal of the commission is to help create policy and legislation that would positively affect the African American ...
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Almost Half of Americans Over 55 Face Dementia Risk
New research finds that the lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 in Americans is 42%, significantly higher than previous ...
VP Harris announces rule eliminating medical debt from credit reports; highlights Black couple’s inspirational story
While highlighting the new rule, Harris spotlighted a Black couple in Atlanta who saw their credit score drop due to medical ...
Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination
Exclusive: Anthony Williams “spent his life fighting crime, and now to be accused of a crime so heinous as trafficking his ...
A D.C. artist’s glowing monuments to Black lives
Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.
South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...
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In Altadena, where many Black families became homeowners, displaced residents grapple with grief and uncertainty
The community has been a sanctuary for Black residents. Homeownership for African Americans in Altadena is about 81% — close ...
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Generations of Black families built their lives in Altadena. Then the Eaton Fire swept through LA
During the illegal and discriminatory practice of redlining, generations of Black families put down roots in Altadena where ...