Demand Diversity Roundtable: Civil Rights Leaders Meet As Trump Dismantles DEI Programs

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Demand Diversity Roundtable: Civil Rights Leaders Meet As Trump Dismantles DEI Programs

Civil rights leaders and justice organizations gathered at the Demand Diversity Roundtable to address Trump rolling back DEI programs.

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BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has petitioned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over police officers fond of throwing tearsmoke on commuter omnibuses. The petition came soon after an incident last Friday, where police officers threw teargas canisters into a kombi

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London (CNN Business)The path has been cleared for Nigeria'sNgozi Okonjo-Iwealato become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea's candidatepulled out of the racefor the job. Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister, announced her decision

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