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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Daughter and Granddaughters To Attend HBCUs
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Africa: Lawyers Petition Court to Postpone Elections in Africa
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Why Raising Kids To ‘Not See Color’ Doesn't Help Fight Racism
In response to just about any story about how to raise anti-racist children or about the pain Black parents feel having “the talk” with their young children before they feel ready often comes the familiar refrain: “I’m teaching my children that we don’t see
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92nd Infantry Division, (1917–1919, 1942–1945)
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