Best of NBC News diversity sections: NBC Asian America, NBCBLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT from the week of January 25.
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that will phase out the Department of Justice’s use of private prisons. The action is part of the administration’s effort to address racial inequity in the country and make good on Biden’s campaign promises to Black Americans — who were …
There’s still work to be done. This has become a common theme in the post-inauguration discourse, as some voters breathe a sigh of relief over the new Biden-Harris administration. Some activists and organizers across the country are hopeful, saying the new administration is just a small step in the …
In his last tweet, Hank Aaron sent a message to Black Americans that coronavirus vaccinations are safe. "I was proud to get the COVID-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine," he wrote on Twitter on Jan. 5. "I hope you do the same!" After Aaron died at 86 on Friday, some vaccine …
Tony Starks of Accokeek, Maryland, remembers where he was one year ago when he learned that NBA great Kobe Bryant had died. Starks was waiting for food at a restaurant after a trip to the gym when he got a phone call from his son, Markel, a former Georgetown University player who plays …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will move forward with a plan announced five years ago and stalled by the Trump administration to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. "The Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 notes," …
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Emily Shilling came out as transgender on April 14, 2019, two days after a Trump administration policy barring trans people from serving openly in the military took effect. The policy prevented trans people from enlisting, and it forced "non-exempt" service members like Shilling, who …
Listening to the iconic and extremely catchy "Conga" song by Gloria Estefan was one of Leslie Grace's most enduring memories as a little girl growing up in Florida. Thirty-five years later, the star of the upcoming film "In the Heights" has joined forces with rapper and activist Meek Mill and …
Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, is urging President Joe Biden to allow DACA recipients to get health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, particularly the more than 200,000 who are essential workers. Castro and 93 other House members signed a letter dated Tuesday pressing for the change as …
WASHINGTON — The White House is likely to delay its roll out of a string of executive orders on immigration, including the long-awaited announcement of a task force to reunite migrant families separated under the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. During …
