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The Black Agenda, a compilation of essays written by policy experts, edited by Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman with a foreward by Tressie McMillan Cottom, explores solutions for us, by us.

Over a decade after the Great Recession, key institutions are still not listening to warnings from Black scholars on a range of issues. The time for excuses is over.

NPRs Leila Fadel talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman about an essay collection from Black experts that suggests solutions to issues that range from climate policy to criminal justice reform.

But the notion that you have to pay to stay out of prison, that does hurt the poor. that does give an advantage to the rich. the only use of bail should be to stop people from fleeing the country. i do believe you are innocent until proven guilty. but, if you are a threat should be no bail none whatsoever. the ports have to get tougher on that. >> sandra: really interesting perspective on that. great to have you here. thank you. >> ari: thank you. >> sandra: big problem. big problem. >> john: if...

In an episode of “Meet Your Makers Showdown” streaming Saturday on discovery+, 23-year-old Erin Fulton of Jeannette is one of four stained glass artists competing for a $10,000 prize. “Meet Your Makers Showdown,” which premiered on the streaming service last week, features artisans from a different craft field in each

Indestructible industrial titans Ministry provide the soundtrack to the end of the world. Again...

Dominique Baquet, 28, faces charges for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and carrying a handgun without a license.

I recently had a vivid dream about getting a call from my professional licensing board telling me they were revoking my license because I was abusing pain medication. I tried to tell them I took no such drugs, that they were prescribed for Coco, my...

To improve health care, there are a number of steps that states should be taking, including tax reforms and getting rid of CON laws.

Andrea Sanchez, a 15-plus-year food service veteran, returned to work last fall at Southtown’s Maverick Texas Brasserie with serious reservations. Due to the pandemic, she...