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The Tigers went into Gainesville, Florida, and dominated the 20th ranked team in the country by beating Florida 69-54.

A shocking study from Obstetrics & Gynecology journal found that homicide was the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum people.

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Since the Voting Rights Act's gutting in the 2013 Supreme Court case Shelby v. Holder, the procedural guardrails that would flag issues like those in the Texas maps no longer exist.

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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh sees the legislation as an essential pathway to improving opportunities for workers and families. Walsh says the Build Back Better framework was an opportunity to address some of the significant issues that surfaced during the pandemic, particularly as it pertains to Black workers and their families.   

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A black man in Tennessee was granted a new trial after his jury deliberated in a room with multiple Confederate symbols hanging from the wall.

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A Republican civil war is brewing in the Georgia race for governor. News spread Sunday that former Sen. David Perdue could be jumping in the race for Georgia governor. Perdue is expected to announce on Monday. 

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Appearing on CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Reeves doubled down on his anti-abortion position despite the state's poor showing in several indicators related to health, education, and economic well-being.  

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Despite claiming to disavow racism, Doles was identified as the leader of the America Patriots USA, a white nationalist group based in Dahlonega, Ga. The Southern Poverty Law Center has recognized the group as one of approximately two dozen hate groups operating within the state.  

in 1899, Georgia native Francis Marion Boyer walked 2,000 miles to New Mexico to start a black town he called Blackdrom.

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Thirty-three-year-old astronaut Jessica Watkins will spend six months up in the cosmos working as a mission specialist on NASA's SpaceX Crew-4. She will be the first Black woman to step foot in the International Space Station.

Virginia Commonwealth University is the next school on the list of HBCU’s with mold-infested dorms. The school recently closed the freshman dormitory Johnson Hall for the remainder of the school year after complaints of humidity, moisture, and mold.

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Black-eyed peas made its way over to the states during the Middle Passage where West African slaves were then forced to cultivate rice and beans on the same plantations that would enslave them for centuries