The agreement is part of the Biden administration’s larger environmental justice agenda, which seeks to redress the disproportional impact of pollution on communities of color around the country.
Tag: Black People
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Tim Scott Defends Remarks on Race on ‘The View’
The presidential candidate went on the daytime talk show to debate his views about systemic racism. But it was his comments about L.G.B.T.Q. rights that got boos from the audience.
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NYPD Anti-Crime Units Returning to Illegal Tactics, Monitor Says
Mayor Eric Adams revived the teams, but promised they would be well trained and closely supervised. A court-appointed official challenged that in a filing on Monday.
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Two Black Native Americans Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian.
A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack “Indian blood.”