'In Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations, Pulitzer and Emmy-winning host @TrymaineLee follows the story of Gabriel Coakley, perhaps one of the only Black men in America to receive something akin to reparations.'

Uncounted Millions: Let's Get Free
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“The 2% hotel tax has fallen far short of paying off the existing debt. As a result, taxpayers still owe $629 million for past renovations of Soldier Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, whose occupants, the White Sox, also are seeking a new stadium in the South Loop.”

Reminder that many of the 1800’s and 1900’s Jim Crow laws in Southern states have still NOT been fully repealed, and so these laws continue to exclude (disproportionately Black) people from elections and other aspects of life today.

According to Howard University’s undergraduate admissions, the applicant pool for the class of 2028 increased by 12 percent to about 37,000 applicants — marking a record-breaking era for the HBCU 🙌🏾🥳

#HBCUBUZZ #HowardU

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On Valentine's time one of my Flint little's suffered a gun shot wound due to an unsecured gun while in the custody of her father. She is only 3 years old and is fighting for her life.

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Best update ever. SKYE IS HOME!!!

Please continue to donate, she still has a long road ahead of her with outpatient rehab and doctor’s visits.

EW Scripps reportedly exploring a sale of its Black-culture broadcast network Bounce TV

Parties who were interested in acquiring BET Media Group last year have since approached Scripps with interest in owning Bounce

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Wally Triplett was born April 18, 1926 in La Mott, Pa. He was the first African American to be drafted by an NFL team and play for it: Detroit Detroit Lions in 1949. He died in 2018 and will be honored on April 26 in Detroit. #NFLDraft 📷

A couple of Black-owned businesses within walking distance of #NFLDraft . Cutter's Bar & Grill and Flood's Bar & Grille

It’s Barbara Johns Day in Virginia!

If you’re an infielder, do yourself a favor and watch this video 🔥

See, this is how you know McNutt Monica is an ELITE media talent, because we experienced the exact same emotions in this moment. The only difference is, around the time I was spamming a half-dozen group chats with all caps gibberish, she’s composed for a perfect radio breakdown.

Did y'all know a scientist, a Black man, Ernest Everett Just, was one of the founding fathers of us understanding the reactions that take place when sperm and egg fuse? It's called the acrosome reaction. He is also a founding member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

This collage details how Black segregation from the past has fueled the homegrown crises of Black homelessness and affordable housing scarcity (Credit: Christa Carter-Williams). chicagodefender.com/black-and-unho…

Tennessee State is bringing baseball back as an NCAA-sanctioned sport tennessean.com/story/sports/c…

Hear me out. As long as public school funding is tied to property values and our communities are segregated because of redlining policies generations ago, schools with predominately Black students are chronically underfunded. High test scores are the product of high funding 🧵

Coming in October: Professor Justene Hill Edwards' latest book, 'Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank'!

To learn more, or pre-order your copy, visit: wwnorton.com/books/97813240…

In Cleveland, Flint, and across the country, many Black residents lack access to clean and affordable water.

There is a clear connection between racial residential segregation and access to water systems for Black people. #EarthDay
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Immediately after the Civil War states made vagrancy aka homelessness a felony. 48% of America's unhoused are Black Americans.

A racial slur and a Fort Myers High baseball team torn apart - via @ESPN App ….literally a damn shame this is still going on in 2024 but I guess I’ll never understand it espn.com/espn/story/_/i…