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A traffic sign submerged in floodwater after Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana.
Commentary
Climate disasters hit Black communities disproportionately hard. ‘Bluelining’ doesn’t help
By Jerel EzellJanuary 16, 2025
Simone Biles of Team USA practices on the balance beam during a gymnastics training session in the Bercy Arena ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris.
Life
Biles, Osaka, Richardson Olympic comebacks highlight issues facing people like them: ‘We’re still asking a lot of Black women athletes’
By Alanis Thames and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2024
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as ‘Shauna’
Commentary
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as ‘Shauna’
By LaShuna McBrideJune 6, 2024
Bust is unveiled in Massachusetts
Politics
Father of the abolitionist movement Frederick Douglass honored in Massachusetts Statehouse with sculpture
By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2024
Passenger waits in an airport during a flight delay
Europe
Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight
By Paolo ConfinoSeptember 22, 2023
Reparations task force yet to make key decisions on how California should compensate Black residents for slavery, discrimination
Finance
Reparations task force yet to make key decisions on how California should compensate Black residents for slavery, discrimination
By Sophie Austin and The Associated PressMarch 4, 2023
Longtime U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Politics
Longtime U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings dies at 84
By Billy House and BloombergApril 6, 2021
If you barbecue on July 4th, you’re building on a Black American legacy
Commentary
If you barbecue on July 4th, you’re building on a Black American legacy
By Adrian MillerJuly 3, 2020
Google's hate speech detection A.I. has a racial bias problem.
Tech
Google’s Hate Speech Detection A.I. Has a Racial Bias Problem
By Jonathan VanianAugust 16, 2019
chinese new year pig
Leadership
raceAhead: Happy Chinese New Year
By Ellen McGirtFebruary 5, 2019
VA Governor Northam Holds Press Conference To Address Racist Yearbook Photo
Leadership
raceAhead: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Faces Calls To Resign
By Ellen McGirtFebruary 4, 2019
Intel Corporation has named Robert Swan as its chief executive officer. His promotion was announced Jan. 31, 2019. Swan, who previously served as the company's chief financial officer and interim CEO, is the seventh CEO to lead the company based in Santa Clara, Calif. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
Leadership
raceAhead: Intel’s Not Surprising New CEO
By Ellen McGirtJanuary 31, 2019
Businesswomen looking at blueprint in office building
Juneteenth: America’s Second Independence Day
By Renae ReintsJune 19, 2018
African American CEOs at Fortune 500 Companies Is Its Lowest Since 2002
Leadership
raceAhead: Only Three Black CEOs in the Fortune 500
By Ellen McGirtMarch 1, 2018
Young woman skating and shopping
Leadership
raceAhead: A New Nielsen Report Puts Black Buying Power at $1.2 Trillion
By Ellen McGirtFebruary 28, 2018
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