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A posted sign outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic assures potential patients that it is open, Sunday, July 3, 2022, in Jackson, Mississippi. The clinic is the only facility that performs abortions in the state. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protections for abortion. Photo credit: Rogelio V. Solis, The Associated Press

Politics

PERSPECTIVE: In an abortion-to-prison pipeline, Black women will be the losers

February 6, 2024
By Peter M. Williams
NABJ Black News & Views

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This photo provided by Monica Graham shows Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, right, as she poses for a selfie with her friend, Graham, in October 2023 during homecoming at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Candia-Bailey's suicide on Jan. 8, 2024, led to the president of the historically Black college to agree to be placed on paid leave amid reports that he bullied her. Graduates of the school are demanding that he be terminated. Photo credit: Monica Graham via The Associated Press

National

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after administrator who alleged bullying took her own life

January 24, 2024
By Heather Hollingsworth & Summer Ballentine
The Associated Press

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Antionette "Bonnie" Candia-Bailey. Photo credit: Lincoln University of Missouri

National

An HBCU administrator took her own life after leaving notes about bullying. The school’s president is now on leave

January 13, 2024
By Alia Wong
USA Today

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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

National

Nation’s capital gets first woman police chief

November 16, 2023
By Reginald Stuart
The Tennessee Tribune

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Members of the 40Plus Double Dutch Club, seen here meeting in Bergen County, New Jersey, find fellowship and health through their group. Photo credit: Allison J. Davis, NABJ Black News & Views

Arts & culture

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

November 14, 2023
By Allison J. Davis
NABJ Black News & Views

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National

Decades of data show Black women are disproportionately targeted by crime

October 24, 2023
By Carol Thompson & Dorothy Tucker
CBS Chicago

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