Minnesota clergy sue Trump administration over ability to minister to detainees at Whipple Federal Building
https://blknewsnow.com/minnesota-clergy-sue-trump-administration-over-ability-to-minister-to-detainees-at-whipple-federal-building/
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Florida FWC biologist fired for Charlie Kirk post seeks summary judgement
https://blknewsnow.com/florida-fwc-biologist-fired-for-charlie-kirk-post-seeks-summary-judgement/
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DNC “autopsy” finds Kamala Harris’s silence on Gaza genocide cost her votes
https://blknewsnow.com/dnc-autopsy-finds-kamala-harriss-silence-on-gaza-genocide-cost-her-votes/
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The far-right and Trump Administration are collaborating to target educators and marginalized communities
https://blknewsnow.com/the-far-right-and-trump-administration-are-collaborating-to-target-educators-and-marginalized-communities/
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Trump’s pre-State of the Union polling numbers among the worst he’s ever had
https://blknewsnow.com/trumps-pre-state-of-the-union-polling-numbers-among-the-worst-hes-ever-had/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in state at South Carolina Statehouse
https://blknewsnow.com/the-rev-jesse-jackson-to-lie-in-state-at-south-carolina-statehouse/
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Detroit Police Department officer suspended over immigration call faced prior federal claims
https://blknewsnow.com/detroit-police-department-officer-suspended-over-immigration-call-faced-prior-federal-claims/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
VIDEO: N-word shouted as Michael B. Jordan presents award on stage at 2026 BAFTA
https://blknewsnow.com/video-n-word-shouted-as-michael-b-jordan-presents-award-on-stage-at-2026-bafta/
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A rainbow of memories: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson’s strong ties to Stockton and Central Valley California
https://blknewsnow.com/a-rainbow-of-memories-remembering-rev-jesse-jacksons-strong-ties-to-stockton-and-central-valley-california/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
How AI resurrects racist stereotypes and disinformation — and why fact-checking isn’t enough
https://blknewsnow.com/how-ai-resurrects-racist-stereotypes-and-disinformation-and-why-fact-checking-isnt-enough/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
#PODCAST: Author and legal scholar Ray Brescia explains how technology has historically helped social movements, including the modern era of ICE
https://blknewsnow.com/author-and-legal-scholar-ray-brescia-explains-how-technology-has-historically-helped-social-movements-including-the-modern-era-of-ice/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
The Black anti-fascist tradition recognized fascism didn’t begin in Europe
https://blknewsnow.com/the-black-anti-fascist-tradition-recognized-fascism-didnt-begin-in-europe/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
5th Circuit upholds Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in classrooms
https://blknewsnow.com/5th-circuit-upholds-louisiana-law-requiring-ten-commandments-displays-in-classrooms/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Detroit cop who called Border Patrol sues city to keep her job, says she did not violate policy
https://blknewsnow.com/detroit-cop-who-called-border-patrol-sues-city-to-keep-her-job-says-she-did-not-violate-policy/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
The Selma home that Martin Luther King Jr. made his ‘safe landing spot’ is now in Michigan
https://blknewsnow.com/the-selma-home-that-martin-luther-king-jr-made-his-safe-landing-spot-is-now-in-michigan/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
New Hampshire Senate passes ‘book ban’ and parent notification bills
https://blknewsnow.com/new-hampshire-senate-passes-book-ban-and-parent-notification-bills/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
‘Alarming increase’ in recruitment of children into gangs in Haiti
https://blknewsnow.com/alarming-increase-in-recruitment-of-children-into-gangs-in-haiti/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
With highest rate of new HIV cases, Georgia moves to allow pharmacists to prescribe prevention drugs
https://blknewsnow.com/with-highest-rate-of-new-hiv-cases-georgia-moves-to-allow-pharmacists-to-prescribe-prevention-drugs/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Black children in California less likely to enroll in transitional kindergarten, analysis finds
https://blknewsnow.com/black-children-in-california-less-likely-to-enroll-in-transitional-kindergarten-analysis-finds/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Did Kamala Harris only win in states that do not require voter ID, as Sen. Mullin claimed?
https://blknewsnow.com/did-kamala-harris-only-win-in-states-that-do-not-require-voter-id-as-sen-mullin-claimed/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Federal judge orders the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia
https://blknewsnow.com/federal-judge-orders-the-restoration-of-exhibits-on-slavery-to-the-presidents-house-in-philadelphia/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers
https://blknewsnow.com/trumps-education-dept-probes-louisiana-plan-to-boost-minority-college-completion-numbers/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Don Lemon, Cities Church protestors plead not guilty in federal court in Minnesota
https://blknewsnow.com/don-lemon-cities-church-protestors-plead-not-guilty-in-federal-court-in-minnesota/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Clock ticks toward Department of Homeland Security shutdown after midnight deadline
https://blknewsnow.com/clock-ticks-toward-department-of-homeland-security-shutdown-after-midnight-deadline/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
In Senate Democratic primary fraught with racial tensions, Black voters could be decisive
https://blknewsnow.com/in-senate-democratic-primary-fraught-with-racial-tensions-black-voters-could-be-decisive/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
African American Coalition: Parents of color ‘not a monolith’ in supporting Indiana Public Schools overhaul
https://blknewsnow.com/african-american-coalition-parents-of-color-not-a-monolith-in-supporting-indiana-public-schools-overhaul/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Michigan’s Black-owned legacy media giants are still teaching important lessons from the past
https://blknewsnow.com/michigans-black-owned-legacy-media-giants-are-still-teaching-important-lessons-from-the-past/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Maryland lawmakers ‘disheartened’ by persistent inequities in Black maternal health outcomes
https://blknewsnow.com/maryland-lawmakers-disheartened-by-persistent-inequities-in-black-maternal-health-outcomes/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
California launches civil rights investigation into Eaton Fire response in Altadena
https://blknewsnow.com/california-launches-civil-rights-investigation-into-eaton-fire-response-in-altadena/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Stricter standards for Washington state sheriffs approved in Senate
https://blknewsnow.com/stricter-standards-for-washington-state-sheriffs-approved-in-senate/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Redlining links Black women and higher rates of breast cancer
https://blknewsnow.com/redlining-links-black-women-and-higher-rates-of-breast-cancer/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
After affirmative action: Four takeaways — and puzzles — from college admissions data
https://blknewsnow.com/after-affirmative-action-four-takeaways-and-puzzles-from-college-admissions-data/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the world
https://blknewsnow.com/how-to-get-away-with-mass-murder-4-tactics-ethiopia-used-to-hide-tigray-atrocities-from-the-world/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
House Democrat seeks to reform WV homeschool laws to prevent child abuse after Kanawha slavery case
https://blknewsnow.com/house-democrat-seeks-to-reform-wv-homeschool-laws-to-prevent-child-abuse-after-kanawha-slavery-case/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears as US Senate remains stuck on funding
Sen. John Fetterman (seen in the photo) was the only Democrat who voted to fund DHS.
https://blknewsnow.com/department-of-homeland-security-shutdown-nears-as-us-senate-remains-stuck-on-funding/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Nurses cancel vigil in Rhode Island to honor Alex Pretti after threats
https://blknewsnow.com/nurses-cancel-vigil-in-rhode-island-to-honor-alex-pretti-after-threats/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Tennessee bill creating immigration crime clears first hurdle
https://blknewsnow.com/tennessee-bill-creating-immigration-crime-clears-first-hurdle/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Pregnant patients in Minnesota have postponed abortion appointments to avoid ICE
https://blknewsnow.com/pregnant-patients-in-minnesota-have-postponed-abortion-appointments-to-avoid-ice/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Why the US can destroy terrorist camps in Nigeria, but not terrorism
https://blknewsnow.com/why-the-us-can-destroy-terrorist-camps-in-nigeria-but-not-terrorism/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is “remarkable and unprecedented”
https://blknewsnow.com/trump-administration-losing-credibility-with-judges-and-grand-juries-a-former-federal-judge-explains-why-this-is-remarkable-and-unprecedented/
News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Target needs to kick ICE out of its stores
https://blknewsnow.com/target-needs-to-kick-ice-out-of-its-stores/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Federal lawsuit alleging racist land use practices in St. James Parish, LA moves forward
https://blknewsnow.com/federal-lawsuit-alleging-racist-land-use-practices-in-st-james-parish-la-moves-forward/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
New Jersey urges residents to use new website to report ‘harmful conduct’ by ICE agents
https://blknewsnow.com/new-jersey-urges-residents-to-use-new-website-to-report-harmful-conduct-by-ice-agents/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Iowa House Higher Education Committee passes bills to restrict DEI, hiring practices
https://blknewsnow.com/iowa-house-higher-education-committee-passes-bills-to-restrict-dei-hiring-practices/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Events throughout February scheduled to honor Black History Month in Stockton, CA
https://blknewsnow.com/events-throughout-february-scheduled-to-honor-black-history-month-in-stockton-ca/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
https://blknewsnow.com/martha-washingtons-enslaved-maid-ona-judge-made-a-daring-escape-to-freedom-but-the-national-park-service-has-erased-her-story-from-philadelphia-exhibit/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
US House approves bill mandating proof of citizenship for voting in federal elections
https://blknewsnow.com/us-house-approves-bill-mandating-proof-of-citizenship-for-voting-in-federal-elections/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Join us on Saturday for our interview with Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School, as we discuss his new article: "From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements"
https://blknewsnow.com/from-colonial-rebels-to-minneapolis-protesters-technology-has-long-powered-american-social-movements/
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News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
Troubled LA Mayor Karen Bass faces a re-election challenge from the city’s left wing
https://blknewsnow.com/troubled-la-mayor-karen-bass-faces-a-re-election-challenge-from-the-citys-left-wing/