February 02, 2023

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The IRS Targets Black Taxpayers, Researchers May Have Uncovered Why

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By Jessica Washington We have some bad news just in time for tax season this year. A new study published by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research found that Black Americans are at least three times more likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). You’re probably wondering why the IRS is coming for

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FAMU Recruiters Attract Hundreds of Students at LA Black College Expo

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By Andrew Skerritt Hundreds of students from California and across the West Coast converged on the Florida A&M University recruiting table at the Black College Expo in Los Angeles, on Saturday. The event was held as FAMU is seeing a record number of applications from first-time-in-college students. “It’s impressive to see the number of students

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US Vice President Kamala Harris (C) marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the 57th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, Alabama on March 6, 2022. - On "Bloody Sunday," March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on US route 80. They got only as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge six blocks away, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma. Two days later on March 9, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a "symbolic" march to the bridge. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration

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By Scott Neuman February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the contributions that African Americans have made and to recognize their sacrifices. Here are three things to know about Black

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Academics revising the AP African American studies course insist they won’t cave to pressure from Ron DeSantis

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By Adam Edelman and Rose Horowitch The College Board is set to release a revised framework Wednesday for an Advanced Placement African American studies course that was thrust into the national spotlight after Florida rejected it for allegedly having a left-wing bias. Shortly after Florida’s decision, the College Board, a nonprofit that oversees the AP program, announced that it would

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TSU Hospitality Program Places Graduates At Iconic Las Vegas Resorts

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By Emmanuel Freeman The Las Vegas Strip, with its posh hotels and unlimited attractions, is always a top destination for tourists. The next time you plan your trip, check-in, or have fine dining at the popular location, a Tennessee State University graduate could be your customer service representative. That’s because two recent TSU grads are

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Morgan State looks to solve a diversity ‘pipeline problem’ in environmental sciences

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By Joel McCord For years, the study of environmental sciences has taken place in an overwhelmingly white world. While African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, they receive fewer than 3% of environmental science degrees annually, according to a 2020 Data USA study. Now, officials at Morgan State University, a historically Black

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