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Instead of just focusing on historical figures, for Black History Month, WHYY is telling stories of black people who are breaking barriers in real time. This is the final story in the series. Read the third installment here. — It’s almost like the script of an indie movie that resonates with more and more people as […]
Black culture created school hand games, which now influence US arts KCRW Source link
At any given moment, at least one of my five group chats is texting about IVF. Or IUI. Or egg freezing. Using assisted reproductive technology or other medical interventions to get pregnant is becoming more of a reality for women experiencing infertility in the US. Black women in particular, though, have to contend with significant […]
The labor market proved unexpectedly solid in November, with both payrolls and pay increasing — elevating hopes of a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Nonfarm payrolls rose 199,000 last month and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The monthly job additions exceeded expectations, which had economists […]
By Richard Eisenberg New development ideas offer empty-nest homebuyers affordability, accessibility and the ability to live where they wish This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Long-term care costs, social isolation, dementia and financial insecurity are all notable problems facing many older Americans. But perhaps their biggest challenge of . . .
California’s newly enacted “Ebony Alert” law is the first of its kind in the nation to prioritize the search for Black youth gone missing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 673 into law on Sunday, making California the first state to create an alert notification system — similar to an Amber Alert — to address the crisis […]
California’s newly enacted “Ebony Alert” law is the first of its kind in the nation to prioritize the search for Black youth gone missing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 673 into law on Sunday, making California the first state to create an alert notification system — similar to an Amber Alert — to address the crisis […]
A politically connected contractor allegedly created a shell company and “submitted false, inaccurate, and inflated invoices” as part of a scheme to circumvent Philadelphia’s anti-discrimination policies, according to the city’s chief auditor. The accusations against General Asphalt Paving Co., run by the Meehan family of former Philly Republican leaders, are detailed in an Aug. 9 […]
A series of tough new border policies have sharply reduced the number of migrants crossing into the United States to their lowest levels since President Biden took office, but the measures have created a combustible bottleneck along Mexico’s northern border, with tens of thousands of frustrated migrants languishing in overcrowded shelters from Tijuana to Reynosa. […]
Tiffany Dufu attends #BossLadyBrunch on July 29, 2017 in Sag Harbor, New York. Janette Pellegrini/Getty Image hide caption toggle caption Janette Pellegrini/Getty Image Tiffany Dufu attends #BossLadyBrunch on July 29, 2017 in Sag Harbor, New York. Janette Pellegrini/Getty Image