The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a critical tool in the fight for equity in American schools, tracking disparities in educational access, and advocates fear that it could be next in line for dismantling under a new administration.
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Clean air rules help Black communities –
New EPA rules limiting pollution emissions from power plants and cars will benefit Black communities, but the incoming Trump administration is likely to overturn those rules.
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Just jobs in clean energy
Mayors and community leaders are in a critical position to ensure that clean energy investments reach disadvantaged communities, and are using strategies such as job training programs and investment strategies to ensure that these communities benefit from the transition to a clean energy future.
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Biden administration secures victory in Medicare drug price negotiations, projected to save billions
The White House revealed that the newly negotiated prices could save U.S. taxpayers a staggering $6 billion.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization reignites controversyÂ
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was urgently admitted to a hospital for symptoms related to a bladder issue.
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Biden unveils new student loan debt relief measures, surpassing 3.7 million beneficiaries
President Biden has approved debt cancellation for an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers.
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Biden commutes sentences and pardons marijuana offenses in sweeping criminal justice reform
President Biden has announced a series of clemency actions to address glaring disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Biden pushes rural investment message with MN visit
President Biden visited a farm near Northfield, Minnesota to highlight federal investments in rural America, which aim to support climate projects and health care assistance.
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Wanted: Younger workforce ready to learn about climate jobs
‘We want to get people into these service programs, to get them employed, working in areas that they’re passionate about.’
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Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans’ credit scores
‘No one in this country should have to go into debt to get the quality health care they need,’ said Vice President Kamala Harris.
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In history-making selection, Biden picks Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, Jr. as chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff
If Brown wins confirmation, it will make African Americans the majority in the Pentagon’s top military and civilian roles.
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Brittney Griner freed
After 294 days in Russian custody, including the past several weeks in a dreaded and dangerous penal colony, WNBA star Brittney Griner is free.
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President Biden announces fix to family glitch in Obamacare subsidies
‘It builds on our progress so far, which has brought the rate of uninsured Americans to a record-low eight percent.’
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Barack and Michelle Obama revel in ‘family reunion’—return to White House for official portrait unveiling
Former presidents and first ladies usually have their official White House portraits unveiled by their successors. However, former President Donald Trump spent much of his presidency attempting to erase Obama’s legacy and never held the traditional ceremony.
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Student loan forgiveness–experts weigh in on Biden’s plan
President Joe Biden announced a program to provide student debt relief to millions of borrowers of federal loans.
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Biden administration finally moves to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention
After nearly three months of silence on Brittney Griner, the Biden administration on May 3 declared that Griner had been ‘wrongfully detained.’
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Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens ‘peace and stability’ of region
The conflict in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia has now been going on for more than a year. An expert explains how it came to be.
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July job report: jobs are plentiful but the wages are few
Of the 943,000 jobs created in July, 380,000 were in the hospitality sector, where wages are notoriously low…
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Rep. Cori Bush cheered after Biden, CDC extend eviction moratorium
The CDC’s new federal eviction moratorium will apply to communities with high or substantial COVID-19 transmission.
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Twin Cities selected for new White House violence intervention initiative
‘Our country is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence, and Minneapolis isn’t immune to it.’