Leonard Cure’s mother held a photo of her son as she somberly addressed the crowd at a news conference Wednesday, two days after a Georgia deputy fatally shot Cure during …
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Sen. Laphonza Butler says she won’t run in 2024 for California Senate seat
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsWASHINGTON — Laphonza Butler, a Democrat who was appointed this month to fill the seat of Dianne Feinstein of California, said Thursday that she won’t seek a full Senate term…
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Yayoi Kusama apologizes for past derogatory comments about Black people ahead of new show
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsJapanese pop artist Yayoi Kusama has apologized for anti-Black comments made more than 20 years ago, as she opens a hit new show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern…
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Those most at risk of facing eviction proceedings and having to move out of their rental homes are infants and young children, according to a new analysis by The Eviction…
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Video shows a struggle before Georgia deputy shoots exonerated man
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsWOODBINE, Ga. — A Georgia deputy fatally shot a Black man at point-blank range during a traffic stop after the man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned years ago, grabbed the officer…
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HBCUs are behind the effort to study the genetic variants that affect Black people
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsScientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the…
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The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers, a huge step in raising awareness about the potential harms such products…
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They used chemical hair straighteners, then lost the ability to have children
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsStudies associate relaxers with higher cancer risk Concern about the health risks associated with chemical hair straighteners has grown over the last year since the National Institutes of Health released…
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The damage chemical hair relaxers can have on Black women is coming under intense scrutiny. Several landmark studies have been published in the last year highlighting the link between chemical…
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Black entrepreneurs and DEI efforts face complaints and lawsuits — for racial discrimination
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsJust months after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education, conservatives have set their sights on a new target: initiatives meant to close racial disparities in business. …