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https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/in-tennessee-1-in-5-black-residents-are-barred-from-voting/
In Tennessee, 1 in 5 Black residents are barred from voting – Center for Public Integrity
Oct 6, 2022 - One in five Black residents of Tennessee are prohibited by state law from voting. In combination with numerous other election barriers, advocates say, people...
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-mayor-quietly-signs-off-reparations-fund-black-residents-2-days-before-christmas
Daniel Lurie creates San Francisco reparations fund for Black residents | Fox News
Dec 31, 2025 - San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed an ordinance creating a reparations fund that could grant eligible Black residents up to $5 million.
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https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/1619-freedom-school-better-place-black-residents/
1619 Freedom School: Inside the effort to make this city a better place for its Black residents –...
Mar 10, 2022 - Sheritta Stokes and Nikole Hannah-Jones teamed up to create the 1619 Freedom School, an after-school literacy program inspired by the 1960s Freedom Schools of...
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https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/offer-for-historic-property-alarms-black-residents-of-eatonville-florida/
Offer for historic property alarms Black residents of Eatonville
Feb 26, 2026 - Residents of the Florida district are working to preserve a century-old school and its surrounding land — 14% of the district’s total area.
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https://www.wvtf.org/2026-04-16/virginias-black-residents-are-more-likely-to-die-from-extreme-temperatures-state-data-shows
Virginia’s Black residents are more likely to die from extreme temperatures, state data shows | WVTF
Apr 18, 2026 - The disparity between Black and white people was especially stark when temperatures dipped to the low teens.
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https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/20/black-doctors-forced-out-of-training-programs-at-far-higher-rates-than-white-residents/
Black residents are forced out at far higher rates than white doctors | STAT
Jun 28, 2022 - The result of this long-ignored culling is that many Black physicians have been unable to enter lucrative and extremely white medical fields.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-police-harassment
Black Residents Report Being Harassed by Memphis Safe Task Force — ProPublica
Nov 6, 2025 - A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law...
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