On This Day: Guion Bluford becomes 1st Black American in space
In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black American astronaut in space aboard the Challenger as part of the STS-8 mission.
On This Day, Aug. 30: Guion Bluford becomes 1st Black American in space
In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first Black American astronaut in space aboard the Challenger as part of the STS-8 mission.
20 high schools in state offering new AP African American Studies course
AN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSE TAUGHT AT HIGH SCHOOLS IS A FAIRLY NEW PHENONMON – WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS... THE ...
Golf expo seeks to raise sport's profile among African Americans
But he also was hoping that his students grasped how the game he’s been playing since 1969 is about much more than ...
California lawmakers pass ambitious bills to atone for legacy of racism against Black residents
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at ...
Study shows how common genetic variants in Black Americans increase Alzheimer's risk
Columbia University researchers have discovered how variants of the ABCA7 gene, which are common among Black Americans, ...
Roland S. Martin Enlists Social Media Political Sensation Knowa De Baraso for Black Star Network
Roland Martin was so impressed by Knowa De Baraso at the DNC that he offered the 12-year-old social media sensation a show on ...
First-of-its kind program makes organ transplants more accessible to disadvantaged Black Americans
Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure ...
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LaNisha Cassell leaving African American Museum post Oct. 7
Cassell, who saw the African American Museum of Iowa through a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation, is leaving to ...
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Kamala Harris and the Black Elite
Assuming that these findings hold true more broadly, the impact of racial preferences on the life chances of Black Americans appears to have been negligible. Moreover, defending unpopular racial ...
Letter to the editor: Democrats have oppressed Black Americans
There is a long-held and common misconception that the Democratic Party is the best advocate for Black Americans — and this belief has led to Black Americans being a most reliable voting block for the ...
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Researchers find covert racism against people who speak African American English in LLMs
A small team of AI researchers with members from the Allen Institute for AI, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago, all in the U.S., has found that popular LLMs exhibit covert racism ...