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Airlines struggling with shortages want to recruit more diverse pilots. This HBCU could be a solution.

“We want to be a pipeline for Black pilots,” said William McCormick, chairman of Florida Memorial University’s Board of Trustees …

Dads Got This: How one Chicago dad is breaking the cycle of absentee fathers

Sheldon Smith founded the Dovetail Project to help young men in underserved communities become role models for their kids. In …

Texas gov busing asylum seekers to NYC may unintentionally offer them stronger safety nets

A group of people from Central and South America seeking asylum wait in line to be helped by mutual aid …

Organizations throughout NYC offer resources for asylum seekers

Mari-angela Guramata and her daughter attend a resource fair outside Lincoln Hospital Sunday, August 21. (Spectrum News NY1/Edric Robinson) Roger …

New York attorney general opposes changes to law protecting Native American families

New York Attorney General Letitia James is defending a 44-year-old federal measure that is meant to provide protections for indigenous …

Fatally shot Brooklyn woman recently reported assaults from ex-boyfriend, cousin, stranger

Police raced to the building on Rockaway Parkway near Winthrop St. in East Flatbush after someone reported hearing gunfire at …

A Major Retrospective of Black Filmmaking Debuts at the Academy Museum

Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,’ opening Aug. 21, explores the myriad of ways Black filmmakers and performers have impacted film history …

NYC launches program to get migrant children into schools amid busing feud with Texas

The Big Apple says at least 1,000 will enter the school system next month. New York City on Friday announced that …

How a history teacher and 13 Black students shaped the civil rights movement

Civil rights leader Clara Luper poses with a photograph from her scrapbooks at a community center in Oklahoma City, Okla., …

Teacher’s ‘Welcome to Kindergarten’ music video is a must-watch for calming first-day jitters

A Chicago educator named Dwayne Reed is paying musical tribute to kindergarten students and their teachers. Dwayne Reed has a …