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A pair of Facebook Live videos filmed by Kyanna Parsons-Perez showed the extent of what candle factory workers experienced in Mayfield, Kentucky when a tornado hit. But they also showed the heroic role the Black woman played during the extreme weather event.

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While the economy is gradually rebounding, a new poll found that some Black people are still struggling. According to the November Temperature Check Poll from Black to the Future Action Fund, 42 percent of Black adults described their financial situation as "bad." And one-third of respondents reported their financial situations have worsened. 

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While the jury did not find that Boston Public Schools discriminated against him, it did find school officials retaliated against Neal for addressing concerns of workplace discrimination.  

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Buck O’Neil—the MLB’s first Black coach—was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Carol's Daughter has teamed up with the Mama Glow Foundation for an effort that will make doula support accessible for Black families in need.

Despite a reported rise in crime in "The Big Easy," voters chose a new path forward by electing reformer Susan Hutson as sheriff.

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Victims of the tragic shooting at a Michigan high school are now beginning to file lawsuits to get justice for their loved ones.

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In the face of Republican opposition, Kamala Harris, the nation's first Black and woman vice president, cast the historic tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Rachael Rollins as the first-ever Black woman to be U.S. attorney for Massachusetts.

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The Charlottesville City Council has decided on the fate of a recently demounted statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, choosing to melt it down and have a local African-American history museum create something more reflective of the city's diversity with its remains.

The celebs hit the red carpet for the 2021 People's Choice Awards in clothes that probably cost more than you and I both make in a month including Kim Kardashian who showed up looking like an expensive super hero wearing Balenciaga to accept the Fashion Icon Award.