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Dr. Candice Matthews, left, listens as Texas state Rep. Ron Reynolds, right, with Darryl George, center, makes comments before a hearing regarding George's punishment for violating school dress code policy because of his hairstyle, Thursday Feb. 22, 2024, at the Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, Texas. A judge has ruled that George's months-long punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination. Photo credit: Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle via The Associated Press

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Anger rises in Texas after judge OKs school’s punishment of Black student over hairstyle

February 23, 2024
By Cheyanne Mumphrey
The Associated Press

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California state Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, speaks about a package of reparations legislation at a press conference at the state capitol in Sacramento, California, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Photo creditt: Sophie Austin, Report for America/The Associated Press

Politics

Months after California assembled reparations task force, Black state legislators push for passage of package

February 22, 2024
By Sophie Austin
The Associated Press/Report for America

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Darryl George, an 18-year-old high school junior, stands outside a courthouse in Anahuac, Texas, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, following a court hearing over whether his Houston-area school district can continue to punish him for refusing to change his hairstyle. For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. To school administrators, strict dress codes can be tools for promoting uniformity and discipline. Photo credit: Lekan Oyekanmi, The Associated Press

National

School dress codes promote discipline, but many Black students see traces of racism

February 21, 2024
By Cheyanne Mumphrey
The Associated Press

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A person views a memorial dedicated to the victims of last week's mass shooting in front of Union Station, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. Authorities say two juveniles have been charged with crimes connected to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally. Photo credit: Charlie Riedel, The Associated Press

National

2 adults charged with murder in deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration

February 20, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

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A person is taken to an ambulance after an incident following the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game. Photo credit: Charlie Riedel, The Associated Press

National

At least 8 children among 22 hit by gunfire at end of Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade; 1 person killed

February 15, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

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A person is taken to an ambulance after an incident following the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game. Photo credit: Charlie Riedel, The Associated Press

National

Reports: One dead, at least 14 others hurt in shooting near Chiefs parade

February 14, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

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