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Tulsa mayor Monroe Nichols IV smiling in a navy suit

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Monroe Nichols IV Becomes Tulsa’s First Black Mayor in 103 Years and Proposes Historic $100 Million Reparations Plan

For the first time in its 103-year history, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma has elected a Black mayor: Monroe Nichols IV.

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Target Boycott Called One of the Most Impactful Black-Led Boycotts Since Montgomery

Black-and-white portrait of chemist Alice Ball in a graduation cap

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Alice Ball: The Forgotten Black Woman Chemist Who Developed the First Effective Leprosy Treatment

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Descendants and supporters raise their fists at a press conference in front of a projected 1850 daguerreotype

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Harvard to Relinquish Photos of Enslaved Ancestors After Five-Year Legal Battle

Harvard University has agreed to give up some of the earliest known photos of enslaved people—daguerreotypes taken in 1850 by a Harvard professor to promote racist pseudoscience.

By Staff Writer · 2 min read · 30 May 2025

Mykale Baker working his Burger King shift in his graduation outfit and medals

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Georgia Teen Works Burger King Shift in Graduation Medals, Raises $85K for College

While most high school seniors spend graduation night celebrating with family and friends, 18-year-old Mykale Baker did something different.

By Staff Writer · 3 min read · 30 May 2025

Aliyah Griffith in her doctoral cap and gown beneath a brick archway

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Aliyah Griffith Makes History as UNC’s First Black Ph.D. in Marine Science, Joining the Less Than 2% of Black Scholars in the Field

A Historic First at UNC Aliyah Griffith has made history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, becoming the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the institution.

By Staff Writer · 2 min read · 21 May 2025