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Left: Kansas City Defender founder Ryan Sorrell attends a youth summit on June 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Right: Sorrell distributes Kansas City Defender fliers at a rally on Nov. 17, 2022.

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A new iteration of the Black Press is changing the media landscape in Kansas City

1:22pm May 24, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

The Kansas City Defender made the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, go viral. They've drawn attention to missing Black women. But not everyone agrees with their methods.

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Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.

5:28pm May 22, 2023

Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.

Daniel Penny is walked out of the New York Police Department 5th Precinct on May 12 after he surrendered to authorities after being charged with second degree manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely.

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Daniel Penny says he felt no shame after the NYC subway death of Jordan Neely

5:49pm May 21, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Daniel Penny broke his silence this weekend — insisting that the confrontation between him and Neely "had nothing to do with race," and he was "not a white supremacist."

Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade reflects on his historic victory

7:55am May 21, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade about his victory in Tuesday's election. He's the first Black person to be elected mayor there.

This choir from South Africa spent two years singing in Britain, and even performed for Queen Victoria in 1891. But their journey did not end well.

A South African choir sang for Queen Victoria. They had great highs — and awful lows

7:01am May 21, 2023

by Penny Dale

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their story is receiving renewed attention because of a new dance performance based on the concert tour.

This is an undated photo of Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown. Brown was an All-American at Syracuse in 1956 and NFL Rookie of Year in 1957. He also led the NFL in rushing 8 times, 8-time All-Pro in 1957 to 1961 and 1963 to 1965, 3-time MVP in 1958,1963 and 1965 with Cleveland, ran for 12,312 yards and scored 126 touchdowns in just 9 seasons.

Jim Brown, one of the NFL's all-time great running backs, has died at age 87

6:30pm May 19, 2023

by Tom Goldman

During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.

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Representative Cori Bush speaks during a press conference held by Just Majority on May 8, 2023 in St Louis, Missouri.

Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans

6:14pm May 17, 2023

by Alana Wise

The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.

Here, the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel acknowledged that Black taxpayers may be audited at higher rates than non-Black taxpayers.

IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers

6:00pm May 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.

Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments

4:40pm May 16, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured here on April 21, 2023, signed a slate of bills Monday, one of which bans DEI initiatives in his state's universities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning DEI initiatives in public colleges

5:46pm May 15, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

This move follows recent efforts by Gov. DeSantis to crack down on what he calls "woke indoctrination" in schools.