December 8, 2023

Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school
suspension over his locs

By Cheyanne Mumphrey
The Associated Press

Black attorneys general talk about race, justice and politics

By The Associated Press

ANALYSIS: Black Democrats assume leadership roles in purple Virginia;
could inch 2024 White House race toward blue

By Wayne Dawkins
NABJ Black News & Views

Opposition challenger unseats Liberian president in
runoff election affected by ailing economy

By Trokon Wrepue
NABJ Black News & Views

2 Black men exonerated for 1990s NYC murders after
reinvestigations find police coerced witnesses

By The Associated Press

The crisis involving missing people of color meets
authenticity, understanding in TV’s ‘Found’

By Carla Hay
NABJ Black News & Views

WATCH: Black women jumping into sisterhood,
health through Double Dutch

By Allison J. Davis
NABJ Black News & Views

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia.
UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

By Omar Faruk
The Associated Press

Groundbreaking Black WWII veteran turns 104;
recalls anniversary of law that allowed women in the military

By Valorie Lawson
NABJ Black News & Views

Globally known cancer center addresses racism diagnosis

By Nanette D. Massey
NABJ Black News & Views

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Sean "Diddy" Combs performs during the MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Photo credit: Charles Sykes, Invision/The Associated Press

Cassie’s lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the latest chapter in hip-hop’s uncomfortable history with #MeToo

November 20, 2023

A school bus for Pennridge Schools, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, transports students. Photo credit: Kimberly Paynter, WHYY

NAACP, families, more sue suburban Philly school district for harboring ‘hostile environment’

November 16, 2023

Former U.S. Park Police Chief Pamela Smith discusses preparations for the 2022 State of the Union Address during a news conference on Feb. 28, 2022, in Washington. Smith is now the first woman to become chief of police for the Metropolitan Police Department. Photo credit: Alex Brandon, The Associated Press

Nation’s capital gets first woman police chief

November 16, 2023

Author DeWayne Wickham created this photo illustration to show, from left, Trevillian Wickham, John Trevillian Wickham and DeWayne Trevillian Wickham (himself). Photo courtesy of DeWayne Wickham

A VETERANS DAY READ: Aaron Burr’s lawyer owned my family. It has been a long, tragic journey from slavery.

November 10, 2023

Arts & Culture

Beyoncé's concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. Photo credit: Renaissance Tour

Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut

December 4, 2023

Beyonce has dropped the surprise track "My House" in celebration of the premiere of the "Renaissance" concert film. Photo credit: Kevin Mazur, WIreImage For Parkwood

Beyoncé drops new song ‘My House’ with debut of ‘Renaissance’ film

December 1, 2023

In this image released on Nov. 26, 2023, Keke Palmer performs onstage at the Soul Train Awards 2023 on Nov. 19 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo credit: Paras Griffin, Getty Images for BET

Was it the best backyard barbecue ever or the Soul Train Awards?

November 27, 2023

Actor Shanola Hampton plays Gabi Mosely in TV's "Found." Photo credit: Steve Swisher, NBC

The crisis involving missing people of color meets authenticity, understanding in TV’s ‘Found’

November 20, 2023

Social justice

2 Black men exonerated for 1990s NYC murders after reinvestigations find police coerced witnesses

November 28, 2023

Pictures of teacher Keenan Anderson, 31, who was Tasered multiple times during a struggle with LAPD officers in Venice and died at a hospital, are displayed at a news conference to announce the filing of a $50 million claim against the city of Los Angeles over his death on Jan. 20, 2023. The Los Angeles Police Commission said on Tuesday, Oct. 24, that two officers involved in the fatal struggle with Anderson violated the LAPD's policy on use of lethal force. Photo credit: Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

LA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in fatal struggle with teacher

October 31, 2023

BNV SPECIAL REPORT: COVID-19’s IMPACT on EDUCATION

In the era of COVID-19, Tulsa public schools lost a generation of Black and brown children

March 20, 2023

Educators share how disparities impacted Oakland high schoolers during COVID-19 pandemic

March 20, 2023

Virginia man shares his story of being disabled by COVID

March 20, 2023

COVID-19’s lasting impact on one Washington, D.C., family

March 20, 2023

POLITICS

Keith Ellison, attorney general of Minnesota, answers a question during an interview at the State Attorneys General Association meetings , Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Boston. In exclusive sit-down interviews with The Associated Press, several Black Democrat attorneys general discussed the role race and politics plays in their jobs. Photo credit: Charles Krupa, The Associated Press

5 takeaways from Black attorneys general interviews about race, justice and politics

December 4, 2023

Then-Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore, Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, recognizes a visitor in the gallery as she presides over the Senate at the Virginia State Capitol, Monday Jan 27, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Lucas was elected Virginia senate majority leader in November, 2023. Photo credit: Steve Helber, The Associated Press

ANALYSIS: Black Democrats assume leadership roles in purple Virginia; could inch 2024 White House race toward blue

December 1, 2023

WATCH: Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat

November 8, 2023

Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker speaks during an election night party in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Parker has been elected as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Photo credit: Matt Rourke, The Associated Press

Philly elects first Black woman mayor

November 8, 2023

Sports

Coach Sid Howard will cheer on runners from mile 22 in Harlem during the TCS NYC Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Photo credit: Team for Kids

At 84, beloved coach still gives runners that final boost at the TCS NYC Marathon

November 3, 2023

New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stands in New York's Times Square during a news conference about New Year's Eve security, Dec. 30, 2022. Sewell, the first woman to hold the position, is stepping down after 18 months on the job. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams, announced the resignation in an email to department staff, Monday, June 12, 2023. Photo credit: Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press

Former NYC Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell to head up security for the New York Mets

November 3, 2023

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama brings the ball up against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Photo credit: Eric Gay, The Associated Press

NBA winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama finishes debut with flourish after early foul trouble

October 26, 2023

Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history

October 9, 2023

Health & Wellness

Nurse Corean McClinton, left, talks about pain management with Sherry Webb at the Sickle Cell Center in the Truman Medical Center, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, in Kansas City, Missouri. After having been ill for a couple of days, Webb presented at the clinic with what was described as a full-blown sickle cell crisis. The Sickle Cell Adult Provider Network, a network of health care professionals and researchers from Missouri and 35 other states, is developing what its members say will be the first-ever set of universal practices for doctors and nurses to follow when treating adult sickle cell patients. Photo credit: Dick Whipple, The Associated Press

Gene therapy might cure sickle cell disease

November 2, 2023

PERSPECTIVE: Rising Black suicide rate demands attention

October 3, 2023

PERSPECTIVE: Sprinters Torie Bowie and Allyson Felix symbolize health crisis for Black mothers

August 23, 2023

Dehydration can be exacerbated by heat waves—here’s how to stay hydrated

July 28, 2023

Money

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse in Atlanta, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. To his left in the black dress is Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone. A judge Tuesday refused to block a grant program the fund administers for Black women entrepreneurs, saying a lawsuit arguing it illegally excluded other races was not likely to succeed. Photo credit: Curlan Campbell, The Associated Press

Federal judge refuses to block Fearless Fund grant program for Black women entrepreneurs

September 27, 2023

Stephen A. Smith on ESPN layoffs: ‘More is coming’ and ‘I could be next’

July 5, 2023

Add being ghosted to the challenges facing people of color seeking a new job

June 29, 2023

Black workers suing Tesla detail ‘day in, day out’ use of vicious racial slurs in new filings

June 8, 2023

Global

Then-opposition candidate now Liberian President-elect Joseph Boakai arrives to vote in the second round of presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Liberian President George Weah, was unseated by Boakai, a repeat challenger, in the tight runoff election affected by Liberia's ailing economy. Photo credit: Rami Malek, The Associated Press

Opposition challenger unseats Liberian president in runoff election affected by ailing economy

November 30, 2023

The entrance at the Fontaine Hospital Center in Cité Soleil area of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, Nov. 15, and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center confirmed the incident in a brief message exchange with The Associated Press. Photo credit: Odelyn Joseph, The Associated Press

Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage

November 15, 2023

A boy makes his way through flood water caused by heavy rain in Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. Photo credit: Farah Abdi Warsameh, The Associated Press

Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia. UN warns of a flood event likely to happen once in 100 years

November 13, 2023

Leaders from countries with the largest tropical forest basins are meeting in the Republic of Congo on Thursday to work together to protect the forests from deforestation and destruction. Delegates from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and dozens of other countries at the Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville are hoping to form a coalition of leaders from the basins of the Amazon, the Congo and Borneo-Mekong in Southeast Asia to discuss how to finance the protection of their wildlife-rich regions, which are also major sites for storing planet-warming carbon dioxide. The countries in the three basins have 80% of the world’s tropical forests and two-thirds of the Earth’s biodiversity, according to the World Wildlife Fund. But logging, forest degradation, loss of native species and extreme weather events fueled by climate change have the forests under enormous pressure that’s putting local economies and food security at risk. Despite pledges by governments and businesses to stop forest loss, deforestation continues around the world: A total of 4.1 million hectares of tropical forest was lost to deforestation in 2022, according to a report released Monday by the Forest Declaration Assessment, a group of civil society and research organizations. The vast majority of deforestation in the world – 96% – occurs in tropical regions, the report said. Agriculture, including cattle ranching and smallholder farming, is the leading driver of forest loss across the tropics, said Fran Price, a global forest practice leader at WWF. Other causes include road expansion, fires and commercial logging, which also destroy and degrade the forests, she added. Swathes of the Amazon and Indonesian rainforest are regularly up in flames — often started deliberately by those clearing land or burning felled trees — that can sometimes spread uncontrollably. Climate change and other factors have also led to drought and wildfires in forest regions. Just this week, public authorities in Brazil scrambled to deliver food and water across territories around the Amazon river where El Nino and warming are fueling a record drought. The three basins have experienced different trends over the years. The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical forest basin, saw an 18% increase in forest loss from 2021 to 2022, much of that driven by Brazil – where deforestation has since reduced in the first six months of this year. Forest loss has decreased significantly in Indonesia and Malaysia in recent years and remained relatively consistent in the Congo, according to analysis by the World Resources Institute. Over the years, countries have announced many initiatives and commitments to ending deforestation, including one at United Nations climate talks in Glasgow in 2021, but implementation has been slow. In August this year, a planned meeting between leaders of Brazil, Indonesia and Congo in Kinshasa to discuss the preservation of tropical forests failed to take place. Forest experts say the three-day summit in Brazzaville is a critical opportunity to act on and finance plans to protect and restore vital forest ecosystems. Fran Price, global forest practice leader at WWF, wants the summit to go beyond “countries discussing as they have been” and for governments to present concrete and actionable plans that show accountability and transparency. “It is imperative that all governments in the regions and outside of the regions use this platform to work together,” she said. She also called on the private sector and civil society "to change the business-as-usual trajectory that we’re on.” Emmanuelle Bérenge, sustainable forest management lead at the Rainforest Alliance, said the summit provides a vital chance to translate the multitude of commitments that have been made in the past around preserving and restoring the world’s forests into “initiatives and policies that can genuinely make a difference.” The summit is an important step in bringing together countries to preserve their forests and improve the livelihoods of people who depend on them, said Mikaela Weisse, director of Global Forest Watch. “There is no keeping climate change to 1.5 degrees (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) without protecting tropical forests,” she said, referring to the global goal of capping warming to protect the world from harm caused by climate change. With the right actions, she added, the summit could help countries build an inclusive coalition where Indigenous Peoples and local voices are valued, and learn from each other on the most effective strategies for ending deforestation. The gathering is the second Three Basins Summit, building on the first meeting held 12 years ago, when governments and other parties in the basin regions agreed to work together to protect resources. ___ Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in the Republic of Congo

October 26, 2023

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