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In an email interview with BLACK ENTERPRISE, NBC Universal Media Manager of Diversity Inclusion for Talent Culture Tiara Budd-Ramos discussed how brands can support their black employees during this
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Birmingham lawmaker Merika Coleman loses 4 family members to COVID-19
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Milwaukee County on Pace to Surpass Overdose Record Again in 2020
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Historically Black Colleges Work To Help Students Amid Virus
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Africa: 20 Million Use COVID-19 WhatsApp Line - Focus on Health Workers is Next
Johannesburg — Months after successfully launching COVID-19 Connect in South Africa and the World Organisation's global HealthAlert on WhatsApp, Praekelt.org is planning to launch a similar service for health workers in South
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Minneapolis City Council announces plans to dismantle police department
During a Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block rally at Powderhorn Park on Sunday, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender announced that she and a group of her colleagues were proposing to disband the city’s police
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Oakland Equity Caucus Budget Approved, $26.9M in COVID-19 Funding for Most Impacted Communities, Redirects Police Funding
OAKLAND, Calif. – On Tuesday, June 23, Oakland City Council approved the “Community First Budget” proposed by Finance Chair Lynette Gibson McElhaney, and Equity Caucus partners Vice Mayor Reid, Councilmembers Noel Gallo and Loren
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'Racism is an ongoing public health crisis that needs our attention now', says APHA | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May
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U.S. Government grants Atlanta $1 million
U.S. government granted Atlanta some $1 million to finance mental health and social programs in the wake of a mysterious series of abductions and slayings involving at least twenty two Black youths.
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Tapping community-based organizations to create better job pipelines
As our country recovers from the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the government and private sector are undoubtedly going to expend enormous amounts of energy and money to train members of the workforce whose jobs no longer exist and whose industries have been forever
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Aleisha Salmon, a grade 12 student at Meadowbrook High, told the Jamaica Observer that since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the physical closure of schools, she has been worried and fearful as she is not certain what will obtain with the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations
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Nigeria: SGF Lists Nigeria's Challenges to Tackling COVID-19 - SGF
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Grooming Brand Bevel Launches Black Mental Wellness Initiative
Amid the ongoing fight against systemic injustices and the coronavirus pandemic, the Black-owned grooming brand Bevel is putting the focus on mental health within marginalized
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Some question push for fall school opening
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Black Business Owners Have Mixed Feelings About the 'Defund The Police' Campaign
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Watch Meghan McCain’s Epic Fail At Trying To Grill Kamala Harris On Police Reform
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California Eases Rules For Reopening Dine-In Restaurants, Stores
Gov. Gavin Newsom has eased the rules for when counties can reopen restaurants and stores, clearing the way for 53 of 58 California counties to qualify under the new coronavirus
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Oprah Winfrey Gives Grants To ‘Home’ Cities During Pandemic
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Plan Advances to Allow Dismantling Minneapolis Police Dept.
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