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While much of the focus nationally is on presidential and midterm elections, local and state races are equally important. This month, several races are taking place that will significantly impact the lives of local communities. Many elections are taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 2, but in some areas, special elections and runoffs are happening later in the month. Early voting is underway in Louisiana, which has elections on Nov. 13.
There’s A Black Village Under Central Park That Was Founded By Alexander Hamilton’s Secret Black Son
Decades before Central Park’s existence, a small part of the land was known as Seneca Village, a self-sufficient, middle-class African-American and Irish community founded in 1825 by members of The New York African Society for Mutual Relief.
She's was known as "the fastest woman in the world," but Florence Flo Jo Griffith Joyner was much more than that. She was a loving mother, a designer, and even an actress too.
85-year-old Claudette Colvin has been on probation since 1955, after she was arrested for refusing to sit on the back of a segregated bus in Alabama.
A viral tweet from CNN reporter Kasie Hunt threatened to cover scorned "suburban women" -- aka white women -- who voted for Biden instead of Trump if paid family leave was left out of the Build Back Better framework. Spoiler alert: It was.
A hip-hop concert that was planned for November 7th at Detroit’s Masonic Temple has been canceled by promoters due to the venue’s new vaccine mandate.
A white man from Michigan won a $10 million discrimination lawsuit after a federal jury in Charlotte agreed with his claims that his former employer fired him because he was a white male.
If You Can’t See The Braves’ Tomahawk Chop Is Racist, Chances Are You’re Drowning In White Privilege
The "Tomahawk Chop” is racist and if you cannot acknowledge this, it means you are drowning in white privilege.
Eric Heinze, an assistant chief inspector with the U.S. Marshal's Task Force, and Kristopher Hutchens, a Clayton County police officer, were charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, burglary, making false statements and violation of oath by a public officer in the death of Jamarion Robinson.
A Missouri black man filed a lawsuit against Maryland Heights Police accusing officers of unlawful seizure, excessive force, and unlawful search after a traffic stop almost turned into tragedy.