Tag: Black
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Harris-supporting group launches $4M effort to mobilize Black male voters
A new $4 million effort primarily aimed at engaging and mobilizing Black male voters ahead of Election Day in key battleground states is launching Tuesday, according to plans shared first with NBC News. The push — dubbed Vote To Live — is affiliated with the Collective PAC, one of the country’s largest political action committees…
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Amazon Prime Day Deals on TVs to Shop Before Black Friday
Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on televisions during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. You can also find deals on tech gadgets, Amazon devices, vacuums and more. I frequently cover shopping events like Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a freelance writer for NBC Select, so I know how…
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Black bear and 3 cubs attack man after they break into his Colorado home
A 74-year-old Colorado man was injured in his home by a black bear after the animal and its three cubs opened a partially cracked sliding glass door, authorities said. The attack Thursday in Lake City marks the first bear attack in the state this year, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The animals got into…
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More Black and Latina women are leading unions — and transforming how they work
Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and particularly for women of color. But Black and Latina women are starting to gain ground, landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S. That has translated…
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Black bear killed while trying to get to pancakes along Tennessee highway
A black bear was hit by a car and killed on a Tennessee highway after it found a delicious snack on the side of the road while it was bulking up for winter, officials with the Appalachian Bear Rescue said on Facebook. The rescue group, or ABR, said it received a report of an adult…
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Black man details alleged beating at the hands of a white supremacist group in Boston
A Black teacher and musician told a federal court Thursday that members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through downtown Boston two years ago. Charles Murrell III, of Boston, was in federal court Thursday to testify in his lawsuit asking for an undisclosed amount of money…
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Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school that suspended him
HOUSTON — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school in the Barbers Hill school…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. The bill would have created a process for families to file a claim with the state if they believe the government seized their property through…
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Harris to meet with Zelenskyy; Trump campaign does outreach to Black voters
Share Biden announces new security assistance to Ukraine Ahead of his meeting with Zelenskyy, Biden is unrolling what he calls “a surge in security assistance for Ukraine and a series of additional actions to help Ukraine win this war.” The new steps include providing Ukraine with the Joint Standoff Weapon long-range munition, directing the Defense…
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New prescription drug price hikes hit Black patients hard
Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for people of color to afford, a new report finds. The advocacy organization Patients for Affordable Drugs released a report this month showing that pharmaceutical companies increased prices on at least 1,000 prescription drugs so far this year, with about half of the price…