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Author: Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY

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‘Walking with our ancestors’: Thousands fighting for civil rights attend March on Washington

August 26, 2023 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Walking with our ancestors’: Thousands fighting for civil rights attend March on Washington

It’s been 60 years since Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

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‘This is our history:’ African American churches, museums and landmarks work to preserve Black history

July 19, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘This is our history:’ African American churches, museums and landmarks work to preserve Black history

Some historic African American sites across the nation are falling into disrepair. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund seeks to help.

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‘It will not happen overnight’: Can abortion rights drive voters to turn purple states blue?

July 2, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘It will not happen overnight’: Can abortion rights drive voters to turn purple states blue?

Pro-abortion and anti-abortion activists are both trying to win over voters in battlegrounds states in the next fight over abortion rights.

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Bible study urged to honor nine killed at Charleston church: ‘God has something more to say’

June 18, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on Bible study urged to honor nine killed at Charleston church: ‘God has something more to say’

To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the mass shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church, faith leaders called for a year-long Bible study lesson

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Congress urged to address hate crimes, but ‘hate is a hell of a motivator.’ Will passing laws help?

June 4, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on Congress urged to address hate crimes, but ‘hate is a hell of a motivator.’ Will passing laws help?

Some lawmakers urge Congress to support more anti-hate bills and tone down divisive rhetoric as racial attacks continue happening across the country.

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‘People ought to get used to seeing us’: More Black women are running for office

March 22, 2022March 26, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘People ought to get used to seeing us’: More Black women are running for office

As more Black women run for office, there’s a growing effort to better train, support and encourage them when they jump into the political arena.

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‘We have to remain vigilant’: HBCU leaders ask Congress for help against bomb threats

March 17, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘We have to remain vigilant’: HBCU leaders ask Congress for help against bomb threats

Leaders from HBCUs and Blach churches urged Congress and the Biden administration this week to help protect against increased bomb threats.

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Many young people of color aren’t getting the COVID booster. Biden aims to change that

March 8, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on Many young people of color aren’t getting the COVID booster. Biden aims to change that

The White House plans to turn to churches and community groups to boost vaccination rates in communities of color, especially among young adults.

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Voting rights activists are pushing to speak the language of all voters. It’s not always English.

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on Voting rights activists are pushing to speak the language of all voters. It’s not always English.

Voting rights advocates worry a wave of new restrictive election laws could weaken requirements to provide language assistance for some voters.

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It was the ‘deadliest place’ for Black people in the US. That didn’t stop these high school students from changing history

October 3, 2021October 4, 2021 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY Comments Off on It was the ‘deadliest place’ for Black people in the US. That didn’t stop these high school students from changing history

More than 100 students walked out of Burglund High in Mississippi to protest racial injustice. Their work helped rally young people across the South.

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Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

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PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

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These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

August 31, 2023 AP
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