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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said she "misspoke" during an interview at a conference when she said that Black children in the Bronx "do not know what the word computer means". What do you think of her apology? Read the full story at: nbcnews.to/3JUCNLV

Fewer Black Americans plan to vote in 2024, a Post-Ipsos poll finds. Biden relied on Black American voters to help him secure his win in 2020, but today many Black Americans have soured on his presidency. Read the full article at: wapo.st/44NazN2 Image Credit: Adobe

Earlier this month, the City of Boston adopted a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. District 7 Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson sponsored the resolution. Read the Bay State Banner story at: bit.ly/3UZQTB9 Image: City of Boston

The Fearless Fund has raised over $25 million to invest in Black women-owned businesses. Now, it is being threatened by a conservative activist who is suing them for only serving Black women. Read the full 19thnews story at: bit.ly/3QLO05w

A new story from Capital B is showing the ways that Black artists are using their craft to combat the spread of abortion bans and the maternal mortality crisis. Read the full Capital B story at: bit.ly/44OxyY4 Photo Credit: Adobe Stock

New CDC data shows that the maternal mortality rate dipped to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, but Black mothers are still three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women, according to a report from Capital B Read more: bit.ly/4dHyy3Y

The White House sent Steve Benjamin, who heads the Office of Public Engagement, to speak with folks from Morehouse College who had concerns about President Biden's upcoming commencement speech. Read the full NBC BLK story: nbcnews.to/3QISXfa Image Credit: The White House

Vice president Kamala Harris told an audience of AAPI youth on Monday, “We have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won’t. And then you need to kick that f——— door down.” Photo Credit: The White House

Tune in TOMORROW for a special Basic Black two-part show on the state of Black men and the trials and triumphs that they face.

Today is the 70th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board Supreme Court decision which mandated the desegregation of public schools. Pictured above is a young Ruby Bridges on her schools steps. Check out the Basic Black episode last week to learn more at: bit.ly/3QKc5JK

Tune in TONIGHT at 7:30pm for the latest episode of Basic Black: The State of Black Men and Boys for a discussion on how to uplift and inspire Black men and boys in the community. Tune in at 7:30pm on Channel 2 or YouTube: bit.ly/3UUBVxe

A poll from the Boston Policy Institute found that some groups including white voters were especially likely to describe their quality of life as excellent, while other groups including POC were more likely to vote not so good or poor. Read more: bit.ly/44QFqbp

A new study shows that from 2013 to 2020, the mortality rate for Black children grew substantially more than it did for white children. Read the full story from Word In Black: bit.ly/4bFAkRC Photo by Santi Vedrí via Unsplash

Former State Representative and public historian Byron Rushing has been appointed to the City of Boston's Reparations Task Force by Mayor Wu. Watch the Basic Black episode about the task force: bit.ly/4bExf4a Read more here: bit.ly/3K6U8BC

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency dismissed a civil rights complaint from community members and activists in Jackson who have dealt with unclean water for generations. Read the full Capital B story at: bit.ly/4aunqoD

President Biden gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College Sunday morning. In his speech, he spoke of policies he says have aided Black Americans, and also called for a ceasefire. Roughly six students faced away from him in protest. Image Credit: The White House

The Boston Public Health Commission is hosting “Rise Up for Youth Mental Health: Bridging Gaps and Sparking Change” to help identify ways to improve mental health pathways for Boston youth. For more information and to register, go to: bit.ly/3QQjs2z

The family of a 16-year-old boy in Pennsylvania who was wrongfully executed nearly 100 years ago is filing a lawsuit seeking damages. What do you think about this lawsuit? Read the full NBC BLK article at: nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/fa…

Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, are appealing the dismissal of their reparations lawsuit against the city of Tulsa. Read the The Emancipator article: bit.ly/3wGAnhb Photo: Library of Congress

Marilyn Mosby was the youngest person in the U.S. elected to lead a prosecutor’s office, but today she is facing two federal fraud charges and is asking for a Presidential pardon. Read the full Capital B story: bit.ly/3UTA22R