How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens
by Bianca Fortis
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Minority home ownership soared during pandemic, data show
Last year, Black, Latino and Asian Americans experienced the largest increase in homeownership since the Great Recession, thanks to COVID stimulus programs.
Based on its...
President Biden answers questions on affirmative action, inflation and empathy
President Joe Biden took questions from the White House press corps the day after the midterm elections, calling it “a good day for democracy”...
Income, segregated schools drive Black-white education gaps
Given the same levels of family, school and neighborhood hardship, Black students would be more likely than white students to complete high school and...
VOTE! MID-TERM ELECTIONS TODAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
We humbly ask those who can to go out and VOTE TODAY. Your vote is important. There are so many issues in this country,...
Twitter Layoffs ‘Callous’, Possibly in Violation of Federal, State Law
Newswise — A lawsuit was filed against Twitter for allegedly violating California’s WARN Act by failing to give enough notice about ongoing mass layoffs.
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Cathy Creighton, Director of...
“We exist because we are a community organization”: 1Hood Media reflects on the “dope”...
Urban Media Today and Kiki Brown's What's Good in Your Hood are excited to continue highlighting the Heinz Endowment Cultural Treasure Initiative Award Winners....
Election Guide 2022: One issue looms large in PA voting
By Jamie Wiggan, Jordana Rosenfeld and Alice Crow
Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned once-secure federal abortion rights, a swarm of demonstrators gathered on...
Why It Is More Difficult to Be Poor in Some States Than Others
Poverty rates vary between U.S. states as much as they do between European countries, a new study suggests.
Findings showed that in 2016, poverty rates...
WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s appeal denied
Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner’s Russian appeal to reduce her nine-year sentence was denied by Russian courts on Tuesday. She was first detained in...
