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DTE Energy appoints Monique Wells as director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) announced the appointment of Monique Wells as its director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective immediately. Wells will be responsible for accelerating DTE’s progress in building a workplace where everyone feels valued and able to contribute their best energy
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President Biden Signs Order Creating White House Gender Policy Council – The Wilmington Journal
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. marked International Women’s Day by creating the White House Gender Policy Council. The president signed an executive order on Monday to “establish a government-wide focus on uplifting the rights of [...]
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Lobola negotiations: AKA is getting ready to visit Nelli Tembe's family
AKA is said to be embarking on the traditional steps required to ask for Nelli Tembe's hand in marriage. Here's what we know so far.
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Golden Globes announces steps to reform amid scrutiny on diversity
Facing heightened scrutiny arounds its membership and practices, the group behind the Golden Globe Awards says that it is committed... View Article The post Golden Globes announces steps to reform amid scrutiny on diversity appeared first on TheGrio.
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More than McKinney: Historical Context on the Policing of Pools
Last Friday, at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, a large group of mostly black teenagers had a run-in with the police. An argument started when a white woman at the pool yelled at the party-goers to “Go back to Section 8 housing”, among other racially charged comments. When several of the
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Vegas Realtor on a mission to close the homeownership gap for Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
There were no Black members of what was known as the National Association of Real Estate Boards in the 1960s. Ben Slayton, a Southern California Black man in his early 20s wanting to break into the industry, said he needed a Realtor sponsor to be allowed …
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Ex- Papa John’s CEO: I’ve been working to ‘get rid of N-word in my vocabulary’ for 20 months - The New York Beacon
John Schnatter says when he saw the headlines back in 2018, he was in a state of shock and couldn’t understand it. Thefounder and former chairman of Papa John’s says he is working to remove the N-word from his vocabulary. John Schnatterspoke with OAN on
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After A Century of Land Theft And Exclusion, Black Farmers Getting Aid From Government - The Seattle Medium
The Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act would provide $5 billion to America’s Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and farmers of color who have long struggled to keep their farms and ownership of their land in rural communities because of long-standing discrimination by the USDA and other government
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Papa John’s Founder Says He’s Not Racist. He’s Just Been Making Concerted Efforts To Stop Saying Saying ‘N****r.’ - Blavity
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Meijer donates 6,000 turkeys to Milwaukee families facing hunger
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, Meijer, a family-owned, regional retailer donated 6,000 turkeys to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and hosted a contact-free drive-through distribution to community members and food pantry partners at Greater New Birth Church, 8237 West Silver Spring Drive. The
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UCLA lands former Alabama LB Brandon ‘Ale’ Kaho - L.A. Focus News
Former Alabama linebacker Brandon ‘Ale’ Kaho announced his commitment to the UCLA football program Monday evening. He was a four-star prospect coming out of high school and spent the last three seasons with Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. Kaho decided to transfer to Pac-12 South rival Utah
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Wonder women: Test your knowledge on female achievements - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… cohesiveness between groups advocating for African American women's rights, educator … Franklin, more than half are African American. StunningArt // Shutterstock Swiss … , she is also the first Black American and the first South Asian …
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Dallas' vaccination discrimination - North Dallas Gazette
NDG Editorial ‘Hey, Honorable Mr. Jenkins, some Black folks are dying needlessly; not because of COVID … but because they can’t get an appointment!’ Those trying to get through to the Dallas County phone line to register for vaccines must know by now; it is truly a test of your resiliency. The
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COVID-19 remodelled our business: Mataranyika
BY VANESSA GONYE The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new way of approaching issues among Zimbabweans who witnessed a huge number of fellow citizens succumbing to the pandemic after the second wave that hit the country between December 2020 and January this year. NewsDay (ND) reporter Vanessa
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City of Atlanta joins the Carter Center's Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign | The Atlanta Voice
On International Women’s Day, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a partnership with The Carter Center for their Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign to increase awareness of women’s right to information and connect women to available City services and programs which help strengthen the
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Recent attacks could push Asian Americans to get more politically active, research suggests - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Being targeted by bias can push people with extremely different cultural backgrounds to identify under the common umbrella of "Asian American" — and then to get more involved in politics.
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Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka appear in Nike ad celebrating Black female athletes - TheGrio
Nike is showing love to Black women in new campaign. The retail giant launched its 'We Play Real,' campaign on... View Article The post Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka appear in Nike ad celebrating Black female athletes appeared first on TheGrio.
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‘The Fight of the Century’: a divided US nation 50 years on - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
By the time the first bell rang and Joe Frazier came bobbing towards him, Muhammad Ali was already four years into a fight that helped define him as one of the 20th century’s most influential figures. Under the lights at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, Ali was once again fighting for the
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House Passes Sweeping Police Reform Named After 'George Floyd' - The Seattle Medium
the U.S. House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, largely along party lines and with just one vote by a Republican, Texas Rep. Lance Gooden, who later said in a since-deleted tweet that it was an accident and he had pressed the wrong
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Black Americans' hesitancy to get COVID-19 vaccine reflected in state, local numbers
… her hesitancy. Vaccination rates for Black Americans and other minorities have remained … the vaccine, he also knows African Americans are statistically least likely to … between the medical field and African Americans, she has already gotten the …
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Anti-extremism push not about 'political parties or political beliefs' - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… so long to have an African American secretary of defense,” he said … I am not the last African American secretary of defense, that we … opportunities in our ranks for African Americans and Hispanics to rise to …
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Local Program Designed To Assist First-Time Homebuyers — The Sacramento Observer
With the Black community in mind, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency revealed a comprehensive program designed to raise awareness and dispel the myths of purchasing a home in the Greater Sacramento Region. The Community Homeownership Initiative (CHI) program is a partnership effort
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AARP Made A Black Woman The Company's First Chief Diversity Officer
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State Capture: Bosasa former CEO Agrizzi bail conditions relaxed
Angelo Agrizzi is a "very ill" man the specialised commercial crimes court heard on Tuesday of former CEO of state capture accused Bosasa
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This February was the coldest in more than 30 years - The New York Beacon
(CNN)Thanks to the record-breaking Arctic outbreak that stretched all the way into Texas, February was the coldest it has been across the US in over 30 years, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, across the US, it was still in the top third of
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Eddie Murphy vs. Kevin Hart: Fans Are Split on Which Comedian Has the Better Filmography
Social media was ablaze the weekend of March 6 to 7 as comedy fans found themselves debating who has the better film career between Eddie Murphy and Kevin
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Disappoint Loss For UCLA In PAC-12 Championship - Los Angeles Sentinel
UCLA took a disappointing, heartbreaking loss in the PAC-12 Championship. Stanford’s hot shooting was too much for the lady Bruins. The Cardinal's offensive power got going early, and they never looked
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Biden Signs Order Creating White House Gender Policy Council - The Washington Informer
President Joseph R. Biden marked International Women’s Day by creating the White House Gender Policy Council. The post Biden Signs Order Creating White House Gender Policy Council appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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