New York Amsterdam News Harlem Headquarters Preservation Project | Mellon Foundation posted on the topic | LinkedIn NYC's oldest Black-owned newspaper transforms its Harlem home 📰 When James H. Anderson founded New York Amsterdam News in 1909, the six-page first edition newspaper sold for just one cent. Known as ...

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Judge Blocks U.S. Government From Slimming Down Vaccine Recommendations A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child.

A federal judge has blocked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child

UC Berkeley cuts ties with nonprofit focused on diversity amid Trump administration pressure It's one of 31 colleges to end partnerships with The PhD Project amid pressure from the Trump administration, the Department of Education said.

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‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.

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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

How the governor’s budget proposal addresses rising numbers of students in special education Even as enrollment declines in California, an increasing number of students are qualifying for special education services. That is one factor putting pressure on district budgets.

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Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States

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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

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Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@reppressley) Alex Pretti was a beloved son and Minneapolis community member. He loved the outdoors and dedicated his days to taking care of our veterans as an ICU nurse at the VA. While protecting a fellow commu...

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Trump is unlawfully freezing $10 BILLION in funding that supports child care and family assistance programs Funding supports families in need in all 58 counties in CA

The Trump Admin is unlawfully freezing $10 billion in funding for California and four other Democratic-led states to support child care and family assistance programs, all under the guise of made-up “fraud” allegations.

We’re suing.

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Betty Reid Soskin, once the nation’s oldest park ranger, has died at age 104 She co-founded Reid’s Records in Berkeley, dated Jackie Robinson, delivered cash for the Black Panthers and published a memoir.

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The Rumpus: Redesigned - The Rumpus When Debbie Millman and I decided to buy The Rumpus, one of the first things we wanted to do was redesign the website which was great but due for a

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The Ohio grandma racing to help Haitian parents protect children as more deportations near In Springfield, a city transformed by Haitian immigrants, Casey Rollins says she feels like the “town crier” warning of a looming family separation crisis.

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Medical Campaign x The Sameer Project Medical Care: The Sameer Project in Honor of Mosab Ali

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Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.

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Bodega cat to the rescue!

SNAP is coming back. How quickly will benefits be restored? The end of the government shutdown means the federal program will be funded again. But some Americans may not immediately get the benefits they’re owed.

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April Ryan's Race In America Panel 2025 — with Nikole Hannah Jones and Don Lemon YouTube video by Politics and Prose

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I would never have imagined this scenario to be true; and it is.

Bogus cops and crypto ATMs: Berkeley teacher scammed of her life savings For 27 hours straight, a team of four scammers posing as Oakland police kept her on the phone and isolated as they worked their con.

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CA WFP Mass Call: Taking California From Blue To Bold · California Working Families Party Join the California Working Families Party for our first statewide mass call after Election Day! On Thursday, November 6th from 6–7PM PT, we’ll come together to celebrate victories, reflect on lesson...

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As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

Alameda County will invest $10M in food assistance programs As CalFresh runs out of money and the federal shutdown goes on, the county board agreed last week to spend more on food banks and meals.

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Berkeley High cancels Día de los Muertos celebration amid fears of ICE raids Community members “just don’t feel safe,” an organizer said. The event was set for Saturday, Oct. 25.

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Harvard has slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

What to know about your rights as feds head to Bay Area What to say to ICE agents at home, at work and on the street. How to find a lawyer and someone who's been detained.

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BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy But the number is impossible to measure since Congress let lapse a requirement that ICE report how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants are in custody.

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