• about-holiday-season
• about-Thanksgiving
• about-travel

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 25 November 2024

Photo by Nathan Moore 

This year’s projections surpass last year’s by 1.7 million travelers, marking the busiest Thanksgiving travel period in history.

• about-black-women
• black-women-in-politics

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Written by KENYA HUNTER Associated Press

Published: 24 November 2024

Olivia Gordon is photographed at a park in Yonkers, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah) 

Donald Trump's victory has dismayed many politically engaged Black women, and they're reassessing their enthusiasm for politics and organizing. Some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight deserves their organizing power

• Donald-Trump
• about-Labor-Department
• lori-chavez-deremer

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Written by BILL BARROW Associated Press

Published: 23 November 2024

 

Chavez-DeRemer is a one-term congresswoman, having lost reelection in her competitive Oregon district earlier this month. She joins Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio, the Florida senator, as the second Latino pick for Trump’s second Cabinet

• about-nonprofits
• civil rights,
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
• US fascism

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 22 November 2024

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The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) grants the Treasury secretary unilateral authority to label nonprofits as “terrorist supporting organizations” and strip them of their tax-exempt status without due process.

• about-Congress
• About-republicans
• about-Donald-Trump

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Written by Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University

Published: 21 November 2024

 

In addition to the nearly guaranteed opposition from Democrats in Congress, Trump and other Republican leaders can expect continuing internal divisions within their own party.

• about-hate-crime
• about-Justice-Department
• about-Matthew-Shepard-and-James-Byrd-Jr-Hate-Crimes-Prevention-Act
• Kristen-Clarke

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 21 November 2024

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) 

This week, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, in collaboration with the University of the District of Columbia Law School, commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

• workplace-harrassment
• Diversity Equity Inclusion

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Written by Yekaterina Bezrukova, Associate Professor Organization and Human Resources, University at Buffalo

Published: 21 November 2024

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Often, underperforming programs focus exclusively on a specific marginalized group — African Americans or the LGBTQ+ community, for example — rather than educating people about the value of our differences.

• about-Black-entrepreurship
• Tracee-Ellis-Ross

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Written by SherRhonda Gibbs, Eric Liguori, Michael H. Morris, Susana C. Santos

Published: 20 November 2024

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The challenges Black entrepreneurs face are well documented, so we focused our research on a different question: How does someone’s identity as an entrepreneur intersect with their racial identity?

• about-healthcare
• about-Medicaid
• about-Donald-Trump

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 20 November 2024

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Medicaid’s role in American healthcare is substantial. It supports nearly half of all children in the U.S., covers significant portions of mental health and nursing home care, and plays a vital part in managing chronic conditions.

• about-parenting
• early childhood education

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Written by Miriam Westheimer, Founder of the National Home Visiting Network and Chief Program Officer of Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngers (HIPPY)

Published: 19 November 2024

Miriam Westheimer, Chief Program Officer of Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngers (HIPPY) 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This might look like encouraging positive parenting practices or helping parents develop their children’s early math and reading skills. Home visitors can also help parents find resources in their communities, like daycare, health care, and more.