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Bill Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member and Missouri Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 94

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of...

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• Black History
• Regular Column

Oregon Bill Threatens the Future of Black-Owned Newspapers and Community Journalism

AAV Staff June 1, 2025

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis For decades, The Skanner newspaper in Portland, the Portland Observer and the...

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• Social Justice

Does Another Thaddeus Stevens Exist?

AAV Staff May 3, 2025

by E. Faye Williams With all of this shameful racist stuff going on more than usual, I took...

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• America Fights Back
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• Civil Rights
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Transforming the Road

AAV Staff May 2, 2025

by Marian Wright Edelman “A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and...

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• America Under Attack
• Black History
• Civil Rights
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The History They Fear Is the Truth We Carry

AAV Staff May 2, 2025

by Ben Jealous The last living link of my family’s story of origin in antebellum Southern Virginia died...

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• America Fights Back
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Erasing Black History? These Unions Say Not on Their Watch

AAV Staff March 3, 2025

by Quintessa Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black Black Wall Street, the Red Summer of...

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• BPRWire

Pinterest unveils “Tailored” Black History Month campaign: A tribute to Black fashion

AAV Staff February 22, 2025

(Black PR Wire) In celebration of Black History Month, Pinterest and Blackboard, Pinterest’s resource group for Black employees...

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Senators Seek Federal Recognition of African Diaspora Heritage Month

AAV Staff February 22, 2025

by WI Web Staff U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is a co-sponsor of legislation to formally designate September...

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Generations of Love: Preserving Holiday Traditions in Caribbean-American Families

AAV Staff January 3, 2025

by Mya Trujillo Spanning from November to January, the holiday season is a time dedicated to upholding...

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How Haiti’s Independence Day Celebrations Connect Generations to Fight for Freedom

AAV Staff January 3, 2025

by Mya Trujillo Every Jan. 1, while many commemorate the new year, Haitian families and communities across the...

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