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Trump Escalates Attack on Charlamagne tha God While Doubling Down on Long History of Racist Rhetoric

AAV Staff August 5, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown President Donald Trump lashed out at popular radio host Charlamagne tha God, calling...

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Wave of New Laws Takes Effect in D.C., Maryland and Virginia

AAV Staff July 9, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown As of July 1, residents across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia have...

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Black Mayors in Baltimore and Birmingham Drive Historic Drops in Crime

AAV Staff July 9, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown While cable news pundits and national newspapers often fixate on urban dysfunction, two Black...

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We Need the Joy of Black Music Month

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Julianne Malveaux Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979....

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The Dangerously Inverted Logic Driving Trumponomics

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Michael K. Fauntroy It should be clear to anyone paying even scant attention to the recent...

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What Would We Do Without Immigrants?

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Julianne Malveaux Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, “Days of Absence,” that depicted the...

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Trump’s Parade Met With Protests as Dictator Claims, Resurfaced Audio Spark Outrage

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown and Trevor Johnson President Donald Trump’s extravagant up to $45 million birthday and...

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As Support for Juneteenth Recedes Nationally, D.C. Region Pushes Forward With 2025 Celebrations

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown As many cities across the United States scale back or cancel Juneteenth events...

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NAACP Shuts Out Trump: First Time in 116 Years, Civil Rights Group Refuses to Invite Sitting President

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown Weary of President Donald Trump’s attacks on civil rights, immigrants and diversity and...

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Civil Rights Groups Demand Congressional Oversight as Trump’s DOJ Abandons Civil Rights Mandate

AAV Staff July 7, 2025

by Stacy M. Brown The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, joined by more than 80...

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