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Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black state residents.

An independent report released on Monday states that Aurora, Colorado, police officers involved in the fatal August 2019 confrontation did not have a legal basis to stop him, frisk him or physically restrain him.

Urban One Inc., a Black-owned business that operates media organizations across the country, recently ventured into partnership with Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to propose a $517 million casino resort in South Richmond.

Critics have complained that Coca-Cola is "forcing" its workers to "be less white" with a training program about confronting racism in the workplace, but the soft drink company is pushing back against that narrative.

The current DOJ is still trying to make Omarosa Manigault Newman pay tens of thousands of dollars that Trump's administration first demanded she fork over on a technicality for incomplete paperwork.

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A Black-owned digital platform designed to educate and empower innovators has received a major boost in venture capital funding.

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Songstress Jennifer Hudson has teamed up with Mastercard for an initiative designed to support Black women entrepreneurs.

Entertainment

Nina Simone, who died in 2003 in France, would have turned 84 on February 21.

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The National Trust donated $650,000 to HBCUs to preserve historic buildings on their campuses.

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Regina King will produce and star in a film about pioneering politician Shirley Chisholm.

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Pressley believes a federal job guarantee is a part of addressing the persisting income and wealth gap for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous workers, which provides community members the opportunity to work with dignity.

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Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation is leading efforts to help Texas residents impacted by the winter storm.