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Rep. Cori Bush 

In a letter led by Representatives Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Jennifer McClellan, the lawmakers urged Biden to direct the Archivist of the United States to certify the ERA.

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Home-Based childcare is essential because it meets the unique needs of certain families whose special requirements are not met in other care settings. HBCC services are often preferred by rural communities, families working nontraditional hours, families with babies and toddlers, Black and Latinx families, and families of children with special needs.

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Among the "Big Four" professional sports leagues in the United States, the National Hockey League has the least racial diversity among its players

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This modern war on vaccines is led by figures like Aaron Siri, a lawyer closely associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial choice for health secretary.

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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. The statement appeared to be directed at Trump’s nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after a report that one of his advisors filed a petition to revoke approval for the polio vaccine in 2022. It was a sign that Kennedy, who has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism, could face resistance in the soon-to-be GOP-controlled Senate

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I see Jones as an essential piece in the history of American music. Yet he’s absent from the music classroom, as are so many Black artists throughout history. This absence is leading more music educators to recognize what my research also finds: American music education remains deeply rooted in an ideology that has dominated U.S. history – white supremacy.

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The commutations apply to individuals who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic under the CARES Act.

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The decrease in numbers of Black teachers in the district continues despite research that demonstrates Black teachers’ positive impact on Black students’ experiences in school and academic outcomes, as well as their positive impact on all students.

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The Rev. Jennifer Susanne Leath (AP Photo/Dax Melmer) 

The Rev. Jennifer Leath feels an urgency to change current church policy, while also feeling pressured to honor African Methodist Episcopal Church history and the members who disagree with her.

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (Photo: Wikipedia Commons) 

Biden has appointed 62 Black judges, cementing his presidency as one focused on promoting equity and representation on the federal bench.

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