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Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols is working on the Greenwood Trust, a $105 million private charitable fund aimed at addressing the lasting economic and social devastation caused by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. (Courtesy photo)

Tulsa’s First Black Mayor Unveils $105 Million Greenwood Trust to Repair Race Massacre Legacy

by Stacy M. Brown June 2, 2025June 4, 2025

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100% Black, 100% American: Inside the Towns That Remain Entirely Black

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

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From South Fulton to Shreveport: The Blackest Cities in America This Year

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2025June 2, 2025

**FILE** Analysts and civil rights advocates say the recent budget bill the House passed will disproportionately harm Black Americans. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

10 Ways the House Budget Bill Delivers a Direct Blow to Black America

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

**FILE** A woman at a summit learning about job opportunities with Employ Prince George’s. Black women remain the backbone of the U.S. labor force, while working more, earring less and bearing burden across nearly every sector. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Work, Without Reward: The Reality for Black Women on the Job

by Stacy M. Brown May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

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More Than 106,000 Black Women Lost Jobs Last Month

by Stacy M. Brown May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

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Black-Owned Businesses Face New Threats

by Stacy M. Brown May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Led to the beats of African drums, faith leaders and civil rights activists link arms during the #HandsOffOurHistory rally on May 3, a movement to protect the freedom to learn and uphold Black history amid the Trump administration’s attempts to take over the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

‘Hands Off Our History’ Rallies Hundreds in Defense of African American Institutions, Culture

by Jada Ingleton May 7, 2025May 13, 2025

Activists and people nationwide are supporting a 5-year-old Black child after a white woman launched a racist verbal assault on the victim at a public park. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience

‘Love Wins’: Community Rallies for 5-Year-Old Targeted by Hate

by Stacy M. Brown May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

Alisa P. Byers hails the collaborative launch of Blackfolkways.com as essential to the legacy of Black storytelling, and says the discovery of health patterns is critical to disease research woven within the oral histories. (Dr. Patrise Holden/The Washington Informer)

Blackfolkways.com Launch Celebrates Legacy of Black Storytelling

by Dr. Patrise Holden April 30, 2025May 7, 2025