Tag: Black People
2020 Census Undercounted U.S. Population by Nearly 19 Million
The 2020 census undercounted the country’s population by 18.8 million people, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, acknowledging…
Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime
WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime, explicitly criminalizing…
In Detroit, a Bet That Healthy Restaurants Can Help the City
DETROIT — April Anderson built Good Cakes and Bakes, her bakery on this city’s west side, by attracting…
Biden Made a Historic Supreme Court Pick. What Now?
Not much of a fight expected, but it could still get uglyBesides Graham, several other Republican senators have…
Tour Companies Aim to Boost Diversity Through Training and Funding
Pathways is a group effort — initial investment came from the TreadRight Foundation, the Travel Corporation’s nonprofit arm,…
Rashaad Newsome Pulls Out All the Stops
One of Rashaad Newsome’s greatest contributions to contemporary art has been to highlight and champion vogueing — a…
Black Artists Pioneered Electronic Music. This Festival Celebrates Them.
Hutchinson said the issue is not just effacement — historical neglect has had a material impact on Black…
The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas
Thomas venerated his grandfather, Myers Anderson, who was as influential in his life as his wife’s mother was…
Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen
The legal limbo has created new and unexpected financial strains for Black farmers, many of whom have been…
Steelers Hire Brian Flores as an Assistant Amid His N.F.L. Lawsuit
The Giants called Flores’s claims “disturbing and simply false,” saying they had “concrete and objective evidence” that the…
The Ebony Test Kitchen, Where Black Cuisine Was Celebrated, Is Reborn
When Charlotte Lyons first stepped into the Ebony test kitchen in Chicago after becoming the magazine’s food editor…
Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Killing Daunte Wright
The former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop was sentenced to two years…