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Bowser Announces Collective Bargaining Agreement; Critics Say She Showed No Fight

AAV Staff September 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown In a collective bargaining agreement signed Sept. 2, many local activists and residents...

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Black Women — The Invisible Warriors of Labor

AAV Staff September 7, 2025

by Julianne Malveaux The French philosopher Albert Camus reportedly said, “Without work all life is rotten but...

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Black Women Under Siege

AAV Staff September 7, 2025

by E. Faye Williams I really didn’t want to write this article for fear someone would think...

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New Brief Warns Industrial Policy Rollbacks Threaten Black Workers’ Economic Mobility

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic...

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Local Jails Key to Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, New Report Finds

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative reveals the critical and largely...

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Trump Denies Disaster Relief to Western Maryland

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown Despite the devastation that unfolded in Maryland’s Allegany and Garrett Counties after catastrophic...

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Sticker Shock in America: From Rental Cars to Groceries, Prices Keep Climbing

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown Prices across the United States are about 26% higher than before the COVID-19...

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Supreme Court Decision Leaves D.C.’s Black Students Vulnerable, Advocates Warn

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown The Supreme Court’s decision to let President Donald Trump move forward with plans...

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Maryland’s Shameful Legacy: Youth of Color Still Funneled into Adult Courts and Prisons

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown A disturbing discovery in Maryland has reignited calls for urgent reform to the...

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Trump Demands Commanders Return to Old Name, Dismissing Racism and Reigniting Controversy

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown Having eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, attacked the teaching of Black...

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