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Chicago Public Schools Working to Close Achievement Gap
Students in the Chicago Public Schools system are learning faster than just about any other school district in the nation,…
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Poll: 70 Percent of Marketplace Enrollees Satisfied with Obamacare
As President Donald Trump continues to sow confusion about the Affordable Care Act, a recent poll by the Kaiser Family…
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CBC Chairman Talks HBCUs, Impeachment and #RootOutRacism
During a conference call with reporters, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), pledged to…
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Tributes Pour in for Martha Rivera Chavis
Martha Rivera Chavis was not just the wife of a civil rights leader. By all accounts, the Dominican-born activist strived…
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Black Families Believe Racial Inequality Growing in U.S. Schools
Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll conducted…
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Chicago Crusader Publisher Dorothy Leavell Elected New Chairman of the NNPA
Shortly before the National Newspaper Publishers Association's (NNPA) annual Legacy Awards Gala, NNPA members elected veteran Chicago Crusader publisher Dorothy…
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NAACP President Cornell Brooks Voted Out
Why did the NAACP's national board vote to part ways with their president, Cornell William Brooks?
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First 100 Juror Candidates Interviewed for Cosby Case
Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill spent most of Monday morning questioning the first 100 juror candidates in the criminal trial…
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House Votes to Limit Powers of First Black Librarian of Congress
In a vote of 378 to 48, the House passed legislation to take power away from the current Librarian of…
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Bill to Celebrate 400 Years of Black History Passes U.S. House
In a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress, the United States House of Representatives voted to establish a commission to…
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