America has an infant mortality crisis. Meet the black doulas trying to change that
Rachel is a college-educated professional pianist who lives in a middle-class leafy Cleveland suburb with her husband and their baby boy. The
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Michelle Obama speaks out on white flight – ‘Y’all were running from us’
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has said race and lack of understanding of migrants still divides the US and
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Americans becoming less Christian as over a quarter follow no religion
The United States is becoming a less Christian country, and the decline in religious affiliation is particularly rapid among younger
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Why have Americans given so much money to restore Notre-Dame?
As news broke on 15 April 2019 that the roof of the French cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris was on fire, phones immediately
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America’s only black Catholic archbishop rips Trump in first public speech: ‘He diminishes our national life’
The District of Columbia’s new Catholic leader – the country’s lone black archbishop – on Thursday issued his first public statement since
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The Kenyan rising star singing about life in Trump’s America
Modest and quietly spoken but with a penchant for the nattiest threads this side of the Tana River, JS Ondara
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Christ sacrificed himself for others. Are America’s Christians sacrificing others for themselves?
his summer marks 400 years since August 1619, when the first slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia.The four centuries have been to
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The Killing of a Black Teen Over a Rap Music Complaint Has Sparked Outrage
Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-year-old black youth was killed
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Nike’s ‘racist trainers’ have been attracting sky-high bids online
It is a new day in the Nike “racist trainer” furore and no-one has – as yet – set fire to
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Most Americans say the legacy of slavery still affects black people in the U.S. today
A U.S. House of Representatives committee plans to hold a hearing this week on the topic of reparations for slavery, the first
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Utah officer who pulled gun on black child sparks protests
Activists are planning to protest at a police agency in northern Utah after learning an officer who pulled his gun
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Historic first – Winners of America’s three biggest beauty pageants are all black women
In a historic first, the 2019 winners of America’s three biggest beauty pageants are all black women. Nia Franklin, 25,
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How Black Farmers Are Trying To End Centuries Of Racism In America’s Food System
When Keisha Cameron and her husband first started farming their 5 acres of land in Grayson, Georgia, in 2014, they
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Black attorney says deputy thought he was a suspect and detained him at court
A black lawyer has filed a complaint against a Maryland sheriff’s deputy who detained him in court thinking he was
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Black Church Gives $100k to Howard University to Pay Off Students’ Debt
One of the United Sates oldest Black churches just gave a huge donation to Howard University students who were struggling to pay
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