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CNN  —  Shay Franco-Clausen said she has been waiting a long time for someone like Laphonza Butler to rise to one of the highest positions in US government. As a California native and a gay Afro-Latina woman, Franco-Clausen said she is happy to see someone who understands the struggles of her . . .

Black Americans are critical of news coverage of Black people and say educating journalists would make coverage fairer (franckreporter; South_agency; milanvirijevic via Getty Images) Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Black Americans’ experiences, habits and attitudes around news and information. The main source of data for this study is a Center survey of […]

Switching focus to the Black community, the data unveils that while no state presently bears the disparity that California does for Latinx registered nurses, the percentage point differences between the proportion of Black nurses and the total Black population in each state is much broader, and thus deeper, touching nearly every state, coast to coast. […]

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) —   The Air Force has always been a melting pot of diversity. Everyone comes from different backgrounds and have different stories. Like every Airman, Lt. Col. Daphne Jackson has a story. […]

Generational gaps impact society at large, but those shortchanging LGBTQ+ communities cut deeper. TransGenerational, a series of interviews with trans elders from around the nation, aims to begin mending this gap through highlighting the power of inter-generational connections. Read more from the project here. Lea Robinson is best known for their portrayal of Uncle Bertie, […]

United States Census Bureau. Census.gov. Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060. 2023. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2020/demo/p25-1144.html. Fisher JA, Kalbaugh CA. Challenging assumptions about minority participation . . .

U.S. Senate Candidate pushes for Black representation in the Senate, doubles down on education resource efforts  MSNBC Source link

Film and TV have always been a part of Tre’vell Anderson’s journey. The Black trans nonbinary entertainment journalist grew up watching Tyler Perry’s Madea movies and Jamie Foxx’s Wanda character on the sketch show In Living Color. They remember, even amid the onscreen stereotypes and caricatures of their youth, finding moments of validation in their […]

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks at Delaware State University on October 21, 2022, in Dover, Delaware. | Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty The newly announced candidacy of Lisa Blunt Rochester exponentially increases the chances that the U.S. Senate will have at least one Black woman among its ranks next year amid lingering concerns about the […]

Theatre professional and producer A. Prescod-Lovell. Photo by John Midgley I have worked in and adjacent to the theater industry for approximately seven years. Within that time, I have frequently been in rooms where I am the only Black person. Through my previous work in theater journalism, I have worked to promote a more inclusive […]


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