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While the medical consensus is clear, and over 70 percent of American pediatricians agree that hitting children is damaging, many black pediatricians hold more positive attitudes about spanking.

Trump is America’s constant shiny object that offends, disgusts, frightens and distracts from the long-term insidious impact of his presidency.

Land was an ideological priority for black families after the Civil War, when nearly 4 million people were freed from slavery.

Beyond the upcoming elections, Morgan and the AFRO look to move more of the research operation in-house and create a panel of pollsters assessing a host of issues in the American-African community, not only statewide but around the country.

Ray Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University in Baltimore, informs Presser that most lynchings of Black men that occurred between 1890 and 1920 took place “because whites wanted their land.”

Dr. Ray Winbush checks in to discuss Marcus Garvey & Garvey’s influence in the diaspora. Dr. Winbush will also talk about Jay Z claiming the task of kneeling for NFL players is over, & also the anniversary of the first Afrikans to these shores.

There are many organizations and individuals who have spent decades of their existence, and lives, advocating for reparations to be given to the descendants of enslaved Africans in America, during the more than 500 years Black people have spent living in this country and subjected to physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, educational, chemical and medical abuse and mistreatment.

Morgan State University (MSU) completed its largest ever fundraising effort, raising more than $250 million as part of the university’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary Campaign.

The vital role and relevance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has been contested in contemporary times. Until recently, no central text or film documented the history of these institutions as they transformed the lives of African-Americans and American society over the arc of time.

The Maryland State Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity recently began its work. The statewide effort, authorized by Maryland Senate Bill 350, is charged with "promoting reconciliation and inclusionary justice work toward achieving racial equity" no small task in an era when race is still an often difficult and divisive American conversation.

This time of year, 14-year-old Amir Ralph is all about Kwanzaa. He not only embraces the celebration of African culture, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year, but he works tirelessly to spread the word about the holiday, visiting schools and communities throughout Baltimore.

IUR's own Dr. Jeff Menzies Discusses the staggering spike in suicide rates amongst Black children with host Harold Wilson.