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Search results for keyword: Black History found in 12 News.

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  • by david hall
Illinois politicians, advocacy groups fight back as Trump cuts funding for libraries and museums

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 20 attorneys general have sued to challenge Trump’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In 2024, the agency allocated $11.3 million to Illinois museums, libraries and archives.

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  • by david hall
Black-Palestinian solidarity has a long history: 'We’re both extremely dispossessed people'

DNC protests again unites two communities who share similar freedom struggles and "common oppressors," organizers say.

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  • by david hall
New efforts are underway to help you (re)discover the NYC's Black history

New York City’s role in Black history takes new focus as the City Council weighs erecting a sign of the city’s first slave market.

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  • by david hall
Eric Garner’s ‘I can’t breathe’ continues to echo across NYC and the world 10 years after his death

His dying declaration in Staten Island helped fuel the Black Lives Matter movement, but experts say the push for police reform has since stalled.