Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner was grilled on Monday over an unearthed social media post he wrote about black people not tipping. The post Democratic Senate Candidate Confronted Over ‘Offensive’ Post About Black People: ‘I Was Legitimately Curious’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Millions of people turned out for “No Kings Day” protests across the country, and Black America had lots of thoughts. Some Republican leaders went on the offensive, including House Speaker Mike Johnson,

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"We need a private equity firm...We need people like that at the table," said John Boyd, founder of National Association of Black Farmers.

The controversy grew out of Louisiana’s attempt to account for population shifts after the 2020 census. The legislature drew a new congressional map that had only one majority-Black district out of six, even though Black people made up about one-third of the population.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

The White House and Vice President JD Vance attempted to downplay the controversy about the racist text messages.

UC San Diego and the San Diego Foundation have agreed, as part of a legal settlement, to allow students of all races and ethnicities to apply for a scholarship that was previously only available to Black students, according to the group that sued the university over allegations of racial discrimination.

The first of four parts Asheville’s Black population is disappearing faster than that of comparable cities in North Carolina, a trend that is accelerating and has transformed not only the makeup of the city but its cultural and institutional identity.