How the GI Bill excluded Black veterans

How the GI Bill excluded Black veterans

Formally known as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, the bill made unprecedented commitments to the nation’s veterans. For instance, it provided federal assistance to veterans in the form of housing and unemployment benefits. But of all the benefits offered through the GI Bill, funding for higher education and job training emerged as the most … Read more

How Black Americans are reacting to Trump becoming president again

How Black Americans are reacting to Trump becoming president again

While Trump made gains among Black Americans in North Carolina and some in the community celebrated his win, nationally his vote share among Black voters was unchanged in the Tuesday vote from 2020, according to an exit poll conducted by Edison Research, which showed a much larger swing towards Trump among Hispanic voters. Black voters … Read more

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance

NEW YORK —  In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus known as urban flight and residents watched as their wealthier, more educated counterparts left the New York City neighborhood in droves. But the tide turned when Percy … Read more