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New Smithsonian Memo Demonstrates a Fight with Trump over American History

AAV Staff September 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown The Smithsonian Institution has launched an internal review of its programming after President...

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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 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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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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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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National Urban League Declares ‘State of Emergency’ for Black America in 2025 Report

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown In its most urgent warning to date, the National Urban League has declared...

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Senate Backs Trump’s Move to Defund NPR, PBS in Blow to Independent Media

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown In a 51-48 vote early Thursday morning, the Senate approved President Donald Trump’s...

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