CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters have rejected a one-time real estate tax on properties over $1 million to pay for services for homeless people. It’s a loss for first-term Chicago …
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Earlier this month, a federal court delivered yet another blow to government efforts to close the racial equity gap and better serve Black and brown communities. The latest set back…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri GOP on Thursday sued to remove a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot. Lawyers for the political party…
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the…
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Lifestyle
Ready or not, AI chatbots aim to help with mental health struggles
by The Grioby The GrioWASHINGTON (AP) — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety…
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Four years after his tragic death, basketball fans and non-fans alike continue to honor and reflect on the impacts of Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Throughout his legendary career, Bryant acquired a…
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Politics
House Republicans aim to strip funding from medical schools over diversity programs
by The Grioby The GrioHouse Democrats are slamming Republicans for efforts to strip federal funding from medical schools that offer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and teach about white supremacy. U.S. Rep. Robin…
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Politics
Watch: UN Ambassador concerned about conflicts in Africa | The Hill with April Ryan
by The Grioby The Grio< /p> U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” that the United Nations Security Council is working on the various African conflicts…
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Lifestyle
Discrimination in health care may also include patient portal responses, study suggests
by The Grioby The GrioBlack Americans have long struggled to obtain equitable and efficient access to health care, and a new study published in JAMA Network Open indicates that the issue extends to patient…
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Lifestyle
Probe finds Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, top Black college leader, was not bullied before her suicide
by The Grioby The GrioCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after an independent investigation cleared him of claims that he bullied another top administrator before…