Shreveport Mass Shooting of 8 Children Exposes Toll Of Domestic Violence A 31-year-old father killed the children in a domestic violence rampage, revealing deep gaps in mental health care and gun violence in Louisiana.

On Sunday morning, Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old father and military veteran, shot and killed the children and wounded two women, including his wife, in a domestic violence rampage that stretched across multiple homes in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood.

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The investigation is ongoing, but authorities say the shooting seems to be the result of a “complicated or messy divorce.”

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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, who’s also the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, said, “Trump has been using religion to divide us.”

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Railroad Wins Appeal to Take Generations-Old Land in Rural Georgia Residents in Sparta have been fighting for years to protect their property from being seized through eminent domain.

Residents in Sparta have been fighting for years to protect their property from being seized through eminent domain.

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In Rural Mississippi, a Black Town Bets on New Homes to Build Wealth In Jonestown, an all-Black town, elders are helping to build housing and youth activities, but want more community support.

In Jonestown, an all-Black town, elders are helping to build housing and youth activities, but want more community support.

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Louisiana Might Eliminate This Black Elected Official’s Job Before He Can Start It Calvin Duncan had been sentenced to life behind bars before he was exonerated and won a position that would allow him to tackle criminal justice reform.

Calvin Duncan had been sentenced to life in prison before he was exonerated and won a position that would allow him to tackle criminal justice reform.

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Michael Jackson’s Hometown Welcomes Film Screening Before World Thousands gathered in in Gary, Indiana, for an emotional screening of a biopic of the music legend.

Thousands gathered in in Gary, Indiana, for an emotional screening of a biopic of the music legend.

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HBCUs Say They Stand to Lose Out if College Athlete Pay Rules Don’t Change Grambling State University’s vice president of athletics urged Congress to create a national law as questions grow about the current system.

Grambling State University’s vice president of athletics urged Congress to create a national law as questions grow about the current system.

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Astronaut Victor Glover Jr. Returns From History-Making Mission to the Moon The first Black astronaut to travel around the moon said his 10-day voyage is "about human history."

On Friday night, the first Black man to travel around the moon piloted the Orion spacecraft that returned to Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

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Black Service Members Warn Military Is Moving Backward Military service has long been seen as a means of upward mobility for Black Americans, but recent actions raise questions about inclusion.

Military service has long been seen as a means of upward mobility for Black Americans, but recent actions raise questions about inclusion.

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Colorado Ranchers Fear For Their Lives After Shooting On Farm After years of facing harassment, the Mallerys say they are still experiencing it.

After years of facing harassment, the Mallerys say they are still experiencing it.

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How to Find Black Farmers in Your Area and Support Them With the federal government consistently eliminating resources, Black farmers are encouraging their communities to shop local.

With the federal government consistently eliminating resources, Black farmers are encouraging their communities to shop local.

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Some Black Women Say the Best Thing They Did for Their Health Was Leave America Germany’s universal health care system, though far from perfect, has become a refuge for those seeking care and stability.

Germany’s universal health care system, though far from perfect, has become a refuge for those seeking care and stability.

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Georgia Abortion Case Raises New Fears for Black Pregnant People - Capital B News - Atlanta Advocates warn the charges reflect a growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy outcomes, particularly for Black and low-income women.

In March, a Black Georgia woman who allegedly took abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy, was charged with murder, a legal move that advocates have been sounding the alarm about since Georgia enacted one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.

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As USDA Cuts $300 Million, Black Farmers Say They Can’t Rely on the Government The department nixed a Biden-era program meant to help underserved producers with access to land, capital, and markets.

The department nixed a Biden-era program meant to help underserved producers with access to land, capital, and markets.

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A Financial Crisis Could Upend Kentucky’s Only Public HBCU A bill quickly moving through the Kentucky General Assembly would give the state a stake in the school's operations.

A bill quickly moving through the Kentucky General Assembly would give the state a stake in the school’s operations.

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The Supreme Court Fight That Could Unravel Who Gets to Be American A case could upend a constitutional guarantee rooted in Reconstruction, raising concerns about rights long seen as settled.

With birthright citizenship — which was enshrined in the 14th Amendment to clarify the legal status of Black Americans following the Civil War — on the chopping block, civil rights groups are on high alert for threats to all rights, even those long seen as safe.

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An Oil Explosion in a Black Texas Town Traces Back to Trump's Iran and Venezuela Crises “The chickens have come home to roost,” one resident said. “Our exact fears have come true.”

On March 23, an explosion at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery shook homes as far as 11 miles away and sent a thick black plume across the predominantly Black city.

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One reason may be lawmakers’ own real estate interests, and the influence the real estate lobby wields inside the Gold Dome. An investigation by Capital B and Type Investigations found that a significant number of state lawmakers have direct financial ties to the real estate industry.

Black Residents Are Being Priced Out of Atlanta as Lawmakers Profit - Capital B News - Atlanta As corporate investors snap up Atlanta homes and drive up prices, nearly two-fifths of state legislators meant to regulate them are personally invested in the state’s housing market.

Georgia lawmakers drafted multiple bills last year that aimed to help more Atlanta families compete against the behemoth corporate landlords, but they went nowhere.
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This Black Town Has E. Coli in Its Drinking Water, but Feds Just Cut Support Cahokia Heights, ​a Black Illinois community, was already drowning in sewage. Now it faces the loss of crucial federal repair money.

Cahokia Heights, ​a Black Illinois community, was already drowning in sewage. Now it faces the loss of crucial federal repair money.
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After Breaking Barriers, Fisk Is Ending Its Gymnastics Program The team will take its final bow at this year's national competition after a three-year run.

The team will take its final bow at this year’s national competition after a three-year run.

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U.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations Global leaders are moving toward reparations, but U.S. opposition leaves Black Americans fighting that battle largely on their own.

The United States joined Israel and Argentina on Thursday in voting against a Ghana-led resolution that declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans the “gravest crime against humanity” and urged countries to pursue reparations.
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NIPSCO, Other Indiana Utilities Questioned About High Bills - Capital B Gary Indiana’s largest utility companies defended their rates while facing questions from state regulators.

Indiana’s largest utility companies defended their rates while facing questions from state regulators.

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Black Elders Without Birth Records Could Lose Vote Under SAVE America Act Decades after segregation left gaps in citizenship documents, a controversial voting bill could create barriers at the ballot box.

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Black Elders Without Birth Records Could Lose Vote Under SAVE America Act Decades after segregation left gaps in citizenship documents, a controversial voting bill could create barriers at the ballot box.

Decades after segregation left gaps in citizenship documents, a controversial voting bill could create barriers at the ballot box.

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The Black Mecca’s Climate Plan Is Costing Black Atlanta Residents Their Homes Flood “fixes” are erasing Black homes and fueling a new wave of climate gentrification in Atlanta.

In Black neighborhoods where water and sewage was once sent deliberately through Jim Crow policies, climate investments are now driving up land values and pushing longtime Black homeowners out. They are remaking Black neighborhoods not through protection, but through removal.
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Howard’s Men's Basketball's March Madness Run Ends as HBCUs Make History Multiple HBCU teams made it to the NCAA tournament’s opening rounds, but the stakes extend beyond the court.

Multiple HBCU teams made it to the NCAA tournament’s opening rounds, but the stakes extend beyond the court.
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Howard Men's Basketball Is on the Brink of Making March Madness History The NCAA tournament gives HBCU players and teams a rare shot at recognition and money.

The NCAA tournament gives HBCU players and teams a rare shot at recognition and money.

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