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Pioneering engineer leverages success to fight racism and sexism | New Pittsburgh Courier
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It all started because she wanted to claim her seat at the table. Deryl McKissack had worked hard in the construction business for years but was always told to put her head down, work harder and not ask any questions. When her new boss wanted to demote her simply because
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Watch: Ex-NFL Player Bill Costen Becomes World’s First African American Hot-Air Balloon Master
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Georgia County To Replace Confederate Monument With John Lewis Statue
By Sara Boboltz Black Voices A tribute to the Confederacy outside a courthouse in Dekalb County, Georgia, will be replaced by a memorial to the late civil rights icon John Lewis, after unanimous approval from the county’s board of commissioners this week. Lewis represented the Atlanta
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Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… white nationalists risk harming Muslims, Black Americans and other groups, even if … way communities of color, notably Black Americans and Muslims, have been affected …
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Blacks Disportionately Left Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Drive, Study
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OP-ED: NFL's 2021 Opportunity to Diversify Team Ownership - Black News Channel
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association As we approach the 55th NFL Superbowl next Sunday in Tampa, Florida amidst the continued national spread of COVID-19, I believe that the time has come for the close-knit group of team owners in the National
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National nonprofit shares Black History Month book list for engaging kids in diverse literature year-round - Milwaukee Community Journal
Reading Partners debuts its “Black History Month is Every Month” book list Oakland, CA, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Reading Partners, an early literacy nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing community volunteers to tutor students attending under-resourced schools, believes that diversity should be
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Reparations Now, Mr. President
By Bashir Akinyele “The Holocaust of Nazi Germany is certainly no less of a historic crime than the Holocaust that went on for centuries against African-Americans. That process of reparations, and a truth and reconciliation discussion, was extremely helpful in the country of Germany, and we need to
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Report: Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks - TheGrio
During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S.... View Article The post Report: Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks appeared first on TheGrio.
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CHAVIS: Time is Now for NFL to Diversify Team Ownership
Given the large number of outstanding African American players today on NFL teams and the growing racial and ethnic diversity of NFL fans and supporters in all the cities where NFL teams are located, the ownership of NFL teams should begin to become as diverse as its fan and support base.
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Lenny Kravitz Writes Emotional Tribute To His Godmother Cicely Tyson
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‘Karens’ Gone Wild: Videos Show Privileged White Women Won’t Stop Trying To Police People
The emergence of white women amplifying their privileges to exert their purported moral authorities in reaction to the coronavirus is being led by Karens.
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Living While Black: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Racial Trauma - African Voice Newspaper
Over the past 15 years, anti-racist and psychologist Guilaine Kinouani’s research, writing and workshops have focused on how racism affects both physical and mental health. Based on her findings, she has devised tried and tested psychological strategies to help protect Black people from the harmful
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After being deported over traffic tickets, a witness to the 2019 El Paso Walmart mass shooting fights to return to the U.S. | Dallas Weekly
The El Paso restaurant server watched the shooting unfold and later gave a statement to police and the FBI. She was deported after being pulled over for a broken brake light. EL PASO — An undocumented woman who witnessed the 2019 mass shooting at a Walmart store and who was cooperating with law
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Georgia County To Replace Confederate Monument With John Lewis Statue | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Lewis represented the Atlanta area, including much of Dekalb County, for more than three decades. By Sara Boboltz, HuffPost A tribute to the Confederacy outside a courthouse in Dekalb County, Georgia, will be replaced by a memorial to the late civil rights icon John Lewis, after unanimous approval
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Clarence Thomas’ Wife Should Apologize To The American People For Encouraging Capitol Mob Rioters
Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni offered an apology to her husband's Supreme Court clerks on Jan. 18 after using a personal Facebook account to cheer on the white supremacists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Meet The Black Women Who Created Their Own Eyeglasses Brand
Nancey Harris and Tracy Vontélle Green are the founders of Vontélle Eyewear, a luxury eyewear brand creating stylish frames with Black women in mind.
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U.S. Economy Is Healing, but Budget Office Says Workers Have a Long Way to Go
New projections from the independent Congressional Budget Office fuel Republicans’ calls for “targeted” economic aid — and Democrats’ push to go big.
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Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive - DefenderNetwork.com
A racial gap has opened up in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. An early look at the 17 states and two cities that have released racial breakdowns through Jan.
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Former 90's Child Star Dies at 44 of Cancer | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit '90s sitcom, died Monday after a three-week fight in the hospital, according to his representatives. He was 44. Since the show, Diamond has appeared on numerous show, wrote a book, produced shows and more. The cause
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Taraji P. Henson’s Latest Episode Of ‘Peace Of Mind’ Examines Violence Against Black Trans Women
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Russia rejects Western criticism over Navalny's prison term - Black News Channel
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Wednesday shrugged off the massive rallies against the jailing of top Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny and rejected Western criticism as 'hysterics' as activists reported more than 1,400 new arrests in the crackdown on
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Amazing Grace: From John Newton to Garth Brooks, the African Sound that can save America – Dallas Examiner
By CLARENCE GLOVER Jr. Sankofa Education Services Out of the deepest pains of suffering come the loudest cries for life. John Newton was an Englishman who bought and sold African people. On a [...]
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AT&T Exceeds $3 Billion Spend With Black Suppliers
AT&T has spent $3.1 billion on goods and services from Black suppliers, eclipsing a pledge the telecommunications giant made two years ago.
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These Black Celebs Said Yes To The COVID-19 Vaccine
Black public figures have been working to encourage the Black community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The ethical violations of previous American clinical trials, including the infamous 'Tuskegee Study of
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Memorial to Rep. John Lewis Will Replace a Confederate Monument at Georgia's DeKalb County Courthouse - The New York Beacon
Some good willfollowall the unrest and sadness that took place in 2020.Part of that unrest werethe many protests against racist violence, which included the long-overdue downing of several Confederate statues and monuments across the country. Last year was also characterized bysadness forthe many
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