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Alabama lawmakers approved a bill prohibiting paid assistance with absentee ballot applications and another restricting DEI programs. The post Alabama Republicans Pass Bills That Encourage ’Voter Suppression’ And Ban DEI Programs appeared first on NewsOne.

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Black leaders showered HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge with gratitude after she announced her unexpected resignation from President Joe Biden's cabinet. The post Black Leaders Shower Marcia Fudge With Gratitude After HUD Secretary Announces Surprise Resignation appeared first on NewsOne.

Sen. Katie Britt was called out for her misleading comments about sex trafficking victim Karla Jacinto Romero. The post Sen. Katie Britt Busted Lying About Human Trafficking Victim During GOP’s SOTU Rebuttal appeared first on NewsOne.

The office of former First Lady Michelle Obama confirmed that she is not running for president in 2024, as she has said. The post After Republican Fearmongering, Michelle Obama’s Office Says She’s Not Running For President In 2024 appeared first on NewsOne.

Ahead of an event marking the 100 years since the Tulsa race massacre, the group tasked with planning the centennial removed Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt from its committee.

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The deadline is near for families to file taxes in time to receive additional financial benefits for their children under an expanded child tax credit.

Bush used the phrase "Black birthing people," during her Capitol Hill testimony this week as part of an important emerging norm.

Letitia James announced Thursday her office filed a $2.75M lawsuit against two right-ring conspiracy theorists who disseminated false information to Black voters.

Republicans like Tennessee State Rep. Justin Lafferty, who incorrectly claimed the Three-Fifths Compromise was enacted to ensure slavery didn’t spread, continue to make a mockery of history.

The Biden Administration was expected to ban menthol cigarettes in the U.S. in a move that disproportionately affects Black smokers.

Voters in Fort Worth, Texas, could elect the city’s first Black mayor next month after Deborah Peoples garnered the highest percentage of votes during a general election to advance to a runoff election in June.

Tim Scott, the only Black Republican U.S. Senator, told Americans that the U.S. is not racist despite his white colleagues nominating him to rebut the president's first address to Congress simply because he is, in fact, Black.