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Gospel performer Kirk Franklin dances with Vice President Kamala Harris during the National Celebration of Juneteenth on the South Lawn of the White House on June 10. (Courtesy of the White House)

Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Juneteenth with Concert and New Initiatives to Honor Black History

by Stacy M. Brown and Ashleigh Fields June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

**FILE** James Lawson (ufcw770, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., Original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, Dies at 95

by Stacy M. Brown June 11, 2024June 17, 2024

**FILE** The Tops supermarket on Jefferson Avenue in the Cold Spring section of Buffalo, New York, as seen on a February 2022 afternoon (Andre Carrotflower via Wikimedia Commons)

Persistent Threat: Two Years After Buffalo Massacre, Hate Crimes Targeting Black Community Show No Signs of Abating

by Stacy M. Brown May 15, 2024May 15, 2024

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and President of the Daisy Bates Foundation Charles King and other leaders clap as the Daisy Bates statue is unveiled in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall on May 8. (Shedrick Pelt @sdotpdotmedia/The Washington Informer)

Arkansas Civil Rights Icon Daisy Bates Commemorated with Capitol Statue

by Stacy M. Brown May 13, 2024May 13, 2024

Black women die of breast cancer at a higher rate than white and Hispanic women. (Stock photo)

American Cancer Society Launches Largest-Ever Study to Probe Disparities in Cancer Outcomes for Black Women

by Stacy M. Brown May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

Biden Honoring Black Leaders with Presidential Medal of Freedom

by Stacy M. Brown and Ashleigh Fields May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

The local double-dutch team, Jump DC, shows off their skills at the District of Columbia's Juneteenth Celebration on Black Lives Matter Plaza. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Bill in Alabama Seeks to Add Juneteenth State Holiday, Remove Confederate President’s Birthday

by Stacy M. Brown April 22, 2024April 22, 2024

The National Urban League has unveiled the 2024 State of Black America Report, offering profound insights into racial equality in the United States. (Courtesy photo)

National Urban League Unveils 2024 State of Black America Report

by Stacy M. Brown March 6, 2024March 7, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris (center, in blue) walks across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on March 3, 2024, with hundreds of others, including the Rev. Al Sharpton (third from left) and attorney Ben Crump (third from right), in commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday voting rights march in 1965. (Courtesy of Vice President Harris via X)

Vice President Kamala Harris Joins Annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Honors Legacy of Bloody Sunday

by Stacy M. Brown March 3, 2024March 4, 2024

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Black Experience

Education Divides: A Tapestry of Differing Perspectives Among Teachers, Parents and Teens on Slavery’s Legacy and Gender Identity in Schools

by Stacy M. Brown February 23, 2024February 23, 2024