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ESSAY: “Girls on the Edge” taps the pressure on Black girls to achieve Black excellence

April 20, 2023
By Kymani Hughes
Youthcast Media Group

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Expelled Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Pearson was expelled the previous week over his role in a gun-control protest on the Tennessee House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press

Politics

Expelled Justin Pearson could be returned to Tennessee House

April 12, 2023
By Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Photo credit: John Minchillo, The Associated Press

Politics

Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry

April 11, 2023
By Michael R. Sisak and Farnoush Amiri
The Associated Press

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Reinstated Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, raises his fist on the floor of the House chamber as he walks to his desk to collect his belongings after being expelled from the legislature on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Photo credit: George Walker IV, The Associated Press

Politics

Justin Jones, Black lawmaker who was expelled, to return to Tennessee House

April 10, 2023
By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller
The Associated Press

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Vice President Kamala Harris lays a wreath at Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. This castle was one of about 40 "slave castles" that served as prisons and embarkation points for slaves en route to the Americas. Photo credit: Misper Apawu, The Associated Press

Global

Harris finds new connections in Africa as historic figure

April 4, 2023
By Chris Megerian
The Associated Press

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Vice President Kamala Harris visits Panuka Farm outside Lusaka, Zambia, on Saturday April 1, 2023. Harris is on the last leg of a a seven-day African visit that took her to Ghana and Tanzania. Photo credit: Angela Nandeka, The Associated Press

Global

Kamala Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

April 3, 2023
By Chris Megerian
The Associated Press

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