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When reached by The Wrap for comment on the controversy surrounding those nominations, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason, Jr. said, “We won’t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration. We won’t look back at people’s history, we won’t look at their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality…

Researchers are sounding the alarm about the number of young Black men who are dying by suicide.  Just last week, the 26-year-old son of award-winning actress and director Regina King took his own life. Now, some in the African American community are speaking out to raise more awareness about suicide and mental health. Read the full story.

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The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years, according to Oxfam. That‘s $290 a week or $15,000 a year. And millions of workers–domestic caregivers, farmworkers, student workers, tipped wage workers, workers with disabilities–are not even entitled to $7.25 per hour. These are subminimum wage workers, and they deserve more,…

Mine is a story of triumph over darkness, and, as such, is ultimately a story of hope. The possibility of planting seeds of hope in the hearts and minds of young readers is why I wrote Ordinary Hazards, writes Nikki Grimes. As agonizing as it was to rip open the wounds of memory, I knew there…

The “Black Panther” director was in Atlanta, attempting to make a withdrawal from his account with Bank of America. The teller received an alert on his account, according to the police report obtained by CNN, because the amount was more than $10,000. The teller notified her superior that she thought Coogler was trying to rob…

The Know Your Rights Camp is offering free second autopsies to families who have had family members die due to “police related” instances. This initiative collaborates with board-certified forensic pathologists who perform the autopsies and disclose the initial findings, and report the final autopsy result to the family members. The purpose of the Autopsy Initiative is to…

Mental health has become a buzzword in educational spaces. I, a rising sophomore in college, was a firsthand witness to this striking transformation through my time in high school, writes Maleah Downton. From “mindfulness” to “self-care,” these words conquered and dominated school counseling activities and resources. Here in Kansas City, my high school did it…

“Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.” High school teacher Anthony Crawford knows exactly why politicians should not be censoring speech in schools and preventing students from learning an accurate, comprehensive account of history. Read the full…