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The Black ‘Mexpats’ moving to Mexico, twin doctors tell their story, RIP Angela Stribling
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Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper are co-directors of Chippenham Hospital’s emergency department in Richmond, Virginia. They’re also identical twins who overcame incredible odds to help others in their hometown. Watch the se...
New Nolan Wells details, Nikole Hannah-Jones essay, National Black Man Voter Day
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A grand jury said there wasn’t evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old whose body was found after a party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. For the Grio, Haniyah Philogene wrot...
CBCF Annual Legislative Conference, fight for reparations, Tasia Fortune update
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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference kicked off this week in Washington. There are a variety of events surro...
Lonnie Bunch retiring from Smithsonian, exploring hanging deaths, ‘P-Valley’ returns
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Lonnie Bunch protected the Smithsonian from more than Trump, The Atlantic
Lonnie Bunch announced this week that he will step down as head of the Smithsonian Institution by the end o...
Black men and yoga, Guilty verdict in Tupac murder, Black writers conference Sept. 5
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Jason Campbell leads a Fathers Flow yoga session outside the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Miles Baggett.
These Black men are turning to yoga to build meaningful connections, HuffPost
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