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RowVaughn Wells, second from left, the mother of Tyre Nichols, flanked by family members of Nichols, speaks during a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of her son's death Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols lost his life following a violent beating by five Memphis Police officers in January 2023. Photo credit: Karen Pulfer Focht, The Associated Press

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Tyre Nichols’ family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

January 8, 2024
By Adrian Sainz
The Associated Press

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How the push for diversity at colleges and companies came under siege

January 4, 2024
By Ray A. Smith & Lauren Weber
The Wall Street Journal

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Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023, it was revealed that Gay had announced her departure in a letter to the Harvard community. Photo credit: Mark Schiefelbein, The Associated Press

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PERSPECTIVE: Harvard put President Gay in the crosshairs of a culture war without a shield

January 3, 2024
By Ivory Toldson
For NABJ Black News & Views

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Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, addresses an audience during commencement ceremonies, Thursday, May 25, 2023, on the schools campus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard has announced that Gay is to succeed Harvard University Lawrence Bacow, and is to become its new president beginning July 1, 2023. Photo credit: Steven Senne, The Associated Press

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Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony

January 2, 2024
By The Associated Press
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Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 in Washington. On Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023, it was revealed that Gay had announced her departure in a letter to the Harvard community. Photo credit: Mark Schiefelbein, The Associated Press

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Reports: Harvard President Claudine Gay will stay in post after backlash on antisemitism testimony

December 12, 2023
By The Associated Press
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Darryl George, a 17-year-old high school junior in Mont Belvieu, Texas, walks to Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Photo credit: Michael Wyke, The Associated Press

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

December 7, 2023
By Cheyanne Mumphrey
The Associated Press

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