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North Carolina’s only swing district — and a Black congressman’s seat — targeted in GOP’s new map

Republican legislators offered a redrawn U.S. House district map for North Carolina on Thursday, seeking to help President Donald Trump retain GOP control of Congress by attempting to thwart the reelection of the Democrat now in the state’s only swing seat. State House and Senate GOP leaders unveiled the proposed boundaries in advance of next week’s General Assembly session, stepping into the national fray over mid-decade redistricting that has Democrats and Republicans battling to secure electoral advantages from coast to coast, including Texas and […]

October 17, 2025 2

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Black Mom and Son-Owned Skincare Brand Bullied and Targeted by Non-Black-Owned Cosmetics Company

Nationwide — Patrice Chappelle and her 14-year-old son, Bron, the founders of MELANBrand Skin, a Black-owned natural skincare brand for children, are standing their ground after receiving a legally intimidating letter from Milani Cosmetics alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. Milani Cosmetics is not a Black-owned brand, but it primarily targets Black women as its customers. The letter they sent ridiculously claims that MELANBrand Skin’s name is “confusingly similar” to Milani’s, suggesting that consumers could be misled. Patrice comments, “For […]

July 30, 2025 5

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Biden commutes sentences of federal death row inmates, ‘striking blow’ to system that has ‘always targeted Black people’

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of most inmates on federal death row, a historic executive action that is being celebrated by racial and social justice advocates. The president on Monday announced that he would issue commutations for 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. A majority of inmates on federal death row are Black (38%) and Latino (15%), according to Death Penalty Information Center. “I’ve dedicated my career […]

December 23, 2024

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Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work

WASHINGTON (AP) — During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, college homecomings and other events to help register voters across Florida. Their efforts for this year’s elections look much different. A state law passed last year forced them to stop in-person voter registration, cut staff and led to a significant drop in funding. Organizers aren’t sure how robust their operations will be in the fall. […]

May 28, 2024 2

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Watch: Immigrants of color unfairly targeted?

On this week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent, April D. Ryan, discusses the uptick in the number of people crossing the U.S.-southern border and the rise of immigrants overstaying their visas in the United States. “The Hill” also takes a look at a new challenge to affirmative action, this time against a San Francisco organization that gives stipends to pregnant women to reduce the disproportionate number of Black women dying […]

December 21, 2023 2