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"Black communities often get talked about, but we don't get spoken to," said Alicia Garza, Black Futures Lab's founder and principal. "A lot of our issues, and the things that we care about, get framed and shaped by somebody who is not us." The post The Black Census Project Ramps Up Effort Ahead Of Midterm Elections appeared first on NewsOne.
For Black girls, the more segregated the school, the likelihood of having drunk alcohol rose at twice the rate it did for Black boys. The post Black Youth At Segregated Schools More Likely To Use Alcohol appeared first on NewsOne.
Meeting in Texas two months after the Supreme Court dismantled the right to abortion in Dobss is no coincidence. Last year, Texas preemptively passed what was at the time the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country. This year's conference is hosted by Dallas-based The Afiya Center, a Black-led Texas reproductive justice organization. The post ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ National Reproductive Justice Conference Meets In Texas appeared first on NewsOne.
For many young Black women, this school year also comes with a different level of uncertainty following the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The post Abortion Laws Impact Black Women at HBCUs appeared first on NewsOne.
Derek Chauvin has been moved from a maximum-security Minnesota state prison to a medium-security federal prison in Arizona. The post Derek Chauvin Moved From Maximum Security Prison Because ‘It’s Dangerous To Be An Officer’ Behind Bars, Prosecutor Says appeared first on NewsOne.
The Flint Police Department in Michigan is defending two Black officers' violent arrest of a handcuffed white woman. The post Flint Police Department Defends Black Cops Shown On Video Tasering Handcuffed White Woman appeared first on NewsOne.
The Joy is Our Journey The Dream Bus Tour is accessible to all and created for Black girls, young women, and gender-expansive adolescents. The post For Black Girls ‘Joy Is Our Journey,’ Megan Thee Stallion and LaTosha Brown Create A Pathway appeared first on NewsOne.
In order to earn extra money, some WNBA stars are still opting to play overseas to make up for their modest salaries on American soil, despite fears surrounding Brittney Griner's case. The post After Brittney Griner, Some WNBA Players ‘Will Never Go Back’ To Russia, Agents And Players Say appeared first on NewsOne.
Students at Denver South High School were shown a video instructing them not to call the police to report a racist hate crime. The post Don’t Call The Cops! Denver School Shows Students Video Advising Against Reporting Racist Hate Crimes appeared first on NewsOne.
Pastor Michael Jennings of Childersburg, Alabama, was arrested while watering his neighbor's flowers in a viral video. Now he plans to sue. The post Black Pastor To Sue Alabama Cops Who Arrested Him In Viral Video For Watering Neighbor’s Flowers appeared first on NewsOne.