African Americans

A traffic sign submerged in floodwater after Hurricane Delta made landfall in Louisiana.
Commentary

Climate disasters hit Black communities disproportionately hard. ‘Bluelining’ doesn’t help

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January 16, 2025
Simone Biles of Team USA practices on the balance beam during a gymnastics training session in the Bercy Arena ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris.
Life

Biles, Osaka, Richardson Olympic comebacks highlight issues facing people like them: ‘We’re still asking a lot of Black women athletes’

By Alanis Thames and The Associated Press
July 25, 2024
Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as ‘Shauna’
Commentary

Reclaiming my birth name as a Black woman made me a stronger executive leader—after 20-plus years as ‘Shauna’

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June 6, 2024
Bust is unveiled in Massachusetts
Politics

Father of the abolitionist movement Frederick Douglass honored in Massachusetts Statehouse with sculpture

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
February 15, 2024
Passenger waits in an airport during a flight delay

Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company with fake employees that vanished overnight

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September 22, 2023
Reparations task force yet to make key decisions on how California should compensate Black residents for slavery, discrimination
Finance

Reparations task force yet to make key decisions on how California should compensate Black residents for slavery, discrimination

By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
March 4, 2023
Longtime U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Politics

Longtime U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings dies at 84

By Billy House and Bloomberg
April 6, 2021
If you barbecue on July 4th, you’re building on a Black American legacy
Commentary

If you barbecue on July 4th, you’re building on a Black American legacy

By
July 3, 2020
Google's hate speech detection A.I. has a racial bias problem.
Tech

Google’s Hate Speech Detection A.I. Has a Racial Bias Problem

By
August 16, 2019
chinese new year pig
Leadership

raceAhead: Happy Chinese New Year

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February 5, 2019
VA Governor Northam Holds Press Conference To Address Racist Yearbook Photo
Leadership

raceAhead: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Faces Calls To Resign

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February 4, 2019
Intel Corporation has named Robert Swan as its chief executive officer. His promotion was announced Jan. 31, 2019. Swan, who previously served as the company's chief financial officer and interim CEO, is the seventh CEO to lead the company based in Santa Clara, Calif. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
Leadership

raceAhead: Intel’s Not Surprising New CEO

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January 31, 2019
Businesswomen looking at blueprint in office building

Juneteenth: America’s Second Independence Day

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June 19, 2018
African American CEOs at Coins2Day 500 Companies Is Its Lowest Since 2002
Leadership

raceAhead: Only Three Black CEOs in the Coins2Day 500

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March 1, 2018
Young woman skating and shopping
Leadership

raceAhead: A New Nielsen Report Puts Black Buying Power at $1.2 Trillion

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February 28, 2018

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