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Number of People Killed by Police Skyrocketed in Past Year, New Report Shows

by Stacy M. Brown May 24, 2021December 21, 2021

Roughly 1,000 people have been killed by law enforcement since May 2020, according to a new report.

**FILE** Job seekers wait their turn for interviews during a job fair at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest. (WI photo)

Black Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

Perilous Unemployment, Wage Gaps Plague Black Women

by Stacy M. Brown July 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Donald Trump

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

CAP: Trump Trying to Make Voting by Mail a Partisan Issue

by Stacy M. Brown April 29, 2020December 21, 2021

In a new report, CAP researchers found that states could save lives by passing tougher gun laws, but partisan gerrymandering keeps progress out of reach. (Courtesy of Preserving Black History)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Gerrymandering Stymies Tougher Gun Laws: Report

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2020December 21, 2021

The Trump administration has harmed people of color in significant ways, according to the Center for American Progress. (Courtesy of CAP)

National, Stacy M. Brown

New Interactive Catalogs Ways Trump Admin Harms People of Color

by Stacy M. Brown November 13, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of Center for American Progress

National, Stacy M. Brown

Voters Desire Steadier Hand, Greater Cooperation with U.S. Allies: Study

by Stacy M. Brown November 6, 2019December 21, 2021

The loss of Black farmland has had a profound impact on rural black communities, which today suffer from severe economic challenges, among them a poverty rate twice that of rural white communities. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

Black Experience, Business, Stacy M. Brown

Structural Racism Eliminated Black Farmers: Report

by WI Guest Author April 8, 2019October 31, 2020

Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts in the locker room after his teams, 68-67, loss to the Michigan State Spartans in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Black Experience, Education, Sports

Report Reveals How the NCAA Shortchanges Black Men

by WI Guest Author April 1, 2019October 31, 2020