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Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was the only member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation to break party ranks on a roughly

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center/Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (1971- )

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center opened in 1971 as a result of lobbying efforts by civil rights and antipoverty activists to bring a high quality medical facility to the primarily black residents in South Central Los Angeles. Ted Watkins, the founder of the Watts Labor Community Action

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The state Senate and Assembly passed the Less Is More Act as state lawmakers wrapped up the end of the legislative session on Thursday.

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First-term U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the DFL endorsement Sunday to run in the Aug. 11 primary election for a Minneapolis-based congressional seat that has been in Democrats' hands since

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Gov. Whitmer Partially Reopens Businesses and Limited Social Gatherings

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order to reopen retail businesses and auto dealerships by appointment statewide on Tuesday, May 26, as part of her MI Safe Start

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Close the Gap is a Boston Scientific initiative designed to promote health equity by reducing barriers to cardiovascular care and education among women and minorities. We work with health care providers, professional societies and patient advocacy groups to ensure all patients can access optimal

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At independence, African countries had to decide what type of state to put in place, and between 1950 and the mid-1980s, thirty-five of Africas countries adopted socialism at some point.1 The leaders of these countries believed socialism offered their best chance to overcome the many obstacles

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Reynolds, Melvin Jay “Mel” (1952- )

Politician, scholar and professor, Mel Reynolds was born on January 8, 1952, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, to parents J.J. and Essie May Reynolds. Reynolds attended John Marshall High School on the Westside of Chicago where he developed impressive academic credentials. He then enrolled in Chicago

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Barack Obama’s "A Promised Land" Playlist Includes Songs That Inspired Him During His Presidency

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President Barack Obama used his veto authority only four times during his tenure in the White House, the fewest of any president who completed at least one term since Millar Fillmore in the mid-1800s, according to data kept by the

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Regina Benjamin

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For 50 years, from 1938-1988, Clarence Noel Jackson (1911-1988), Reg. Ph., owned and operated the Douglass Square Pharmacy in lower Roxbury. 'Dr. Jackson,' as he was called, a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1937, provided a community institution for health care throughout

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Don Lemon: 'If They are Going to Put Someone on Mount Rushmore, the First Black President Should be Front and Center' - Black Enterprise

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Scott, Timothy (1965- )

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Webb, Wellington E. (1941- )

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Johnson, Gregory Lee (1945- )

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National Negro Health Week: Formed to Educate Black Communities on Proper Health Practices

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Newsom moves to slash school, health spending — but asks feds for a rescue | Black Voice News

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Jill Biden To Parents Struggling Amid The Pandemic: ‘You’re Not Failing. You’re Strong.’

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NAACP Atlanta calls for investigation of treatment of blacks in Glynn and Waycross

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OP-ED: Leaders must work together to address the disparities that impact health and wellness amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Crumpler , Rebecca Davis Lee (1831-1895)

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Newswire: Civil Rights icon Vernon Jordan dies at 85

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