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We find ourselves in a perfect storm with multiple flashpoints: A once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and a centuries-old struggle for justice. One is a public health emergency that has lasted for months and promises many future challenges: COVID-19. The other is the most insidious, long-standing public
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Amelia Earhart, Melissa Etheridge among Kansas' influential Women of the Century - African American News Today - EIN News
Clarina Nichols first gained national recognition in the early 1850s for her newspaper editorials supporting women’s rights and the abolitionist party in the Kansas Territory. She traveled throughout the progressive territory giving lectures and gathering signatures on petitions, which motivated
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Girls Scouts of The USA Appoints Its First Black CEO In Its 108-Year History
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Past several weeks have been a horrific eye opener - Stabroek News
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USPS Removing Some Mail Sorting Machines, Raising Concerns Ahead Of Elections
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(BPRW) THE ATLANTA DJ CONSORTIUM – The Dirty South’s premiere DJs donated their time and spinning skills to support the Black Community. – The Black Chronicle
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A quarter of people in the UK have experienced discrimination since COVID-19 lockdown says report - Voice Online
A QUARTER of people in the UK report experiencing some kind of discrimination since lockdown... The post A quarter of people in the UK have experienced discrimination since COVID-19 lockdown says report appeared first on Voice Online.
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The importance of being Black and voting in 2020 – Daytona Times
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