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First Commonwealth names Vicki L. Fox as first Diversity and Inclusion officer | New Pittsburgh Courier
VICKI L. FOX The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that First Commonwealth Bank has named Vicki L. Fox to the position of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Officer. Fox will be based out of First Commonwealth’s office at the Union Trust Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. “In this new role, Vicki will
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California for all? Few public schools pursuing elementary waivers - Black Voice News
In summary Almost every waiver application for in-person instruction for grades K-6 has been approved by the state for schools in counties deemed a high risk. But private schools comprise an overwhelming majority of those schools, creating an equity problem. Diana Marrone felt alone and out of
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New Study: Innocent Blacks Seven Times More Likely to be Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Than Innocent Whites | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The nonprofit legal organization committed to exonerating wrongly convicted individuals also noted that Black people are more likely to be wrongly convicted of murder when the victim is White. Among Black people exonerated of murder convictions, approximately 31 percent were
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Angola: E-Mails Represent 77 Percent of Cyber Attacks in Angola
[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 77 percent of the cyber attacks in Angola are caused by e-mails, said Wednesday the head of the legal office of the telecomunication company (Angola Cables),Nadia Ribeiro.
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Jazz Onscreen, Depicted by Black Filmmakers at Last
… to explore the changes to African-American life wrought by the Great … history: “In film after film, African-Americans, who invented the music, get …
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Spot Money launches South Africa’s first Open Banking offering
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COMMENTARY: Time to Engage in Our History | BlackPressUSA
SPEAKING OUT WEEKLY NEWS — I can’t say that I am surprised by the situation in general, because except for February we (including me) generally don’t spend a great deal of time discussing our history and sharing our culture, other than - say our food, music, art, sports, and sense of style. As
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Minister Usi promotes teamwork at Tourism Department for national development
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Wildlife, Michael Usi, has said teamwork is critical in helping the Department of Tourism achieve its ultimate goal of promoting Malawi as a tourist destination. The minister said this on Friday, July 23, 2021 in Mangochi at the end of a three day team building and
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Fear and anxiety spike in virus hot spots across US | The Atlanta Voice
Preslie Paur breaks down in tears when she thinks of her state’s refusal to mandate face masks. The South Salt Lake City, Utah, woman can’t work at her special education job due to an autoimmune disease. Her husband, also a special ed teacher, recently quit because his school district would not
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Traders In Indian Hill Station Darjeeling Want Fast Vaccination To Revive Tourism
DARJEELING, India — Traders of the eastern Indian city, Darjeeling, have appealed for a fast Covid-19 vaccination drive to boost the inflow of tourists in the region. Darjeeling, a famous hilly tourist destination in the eastern state of West Bengal, has been poorly impacted due to the Covid-19
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Husband and wife medical team commits to serving St Mary
HUSBAND and wife team of Dr Nagendra Babu Chandolu and Dr Alekya Daram of Ashish Health Care in St Mary are committed to serving the parish and providing continued health care to those in need.Dr Chandolu, popularly known as Dr Babu, who is originally from Andhra Pradesh, south India, has been in
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Fatou Bensouda: ‘Big man’ Ruto gave witnesses kickbacks
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Health delivery service requires collaboration - NewsDay Zimbabwe
By Johannes Marisa QUALITY health delivery service requires collaboration. In 2007, the World Health Organisation proposed a framework describing health systems in terms of six core components or building blocks. These components are the availability of good service delivery, health
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Africa: We Condemn All Police Brutality Except Our Own!
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Auburn Gresham Woman Spearheads Efforts to Honor Patriarch Living with Parkinson’s Disease | Chicago Defender
The Coleman family knew very little about Parkinson’s disease (PD) when their patriarch, Tony, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder in 2016. Tony had been fatigued and his movements had slowed. At age 56, he suspected his health was compromised, but never imagined the changes were due
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Britain records highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since May
LONDON — Britain has recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since May, with 2,988 new infections announced on Sunday. Like other European countries, the U.K. is seeing the number of infections rise as society reopens after...
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India look to extend home run against bubble-weary England - Stabroek News
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India will hope to have recovered from their dramatic victory in Australia to maintain their formidable home record against England who have boldly placed players’ well-being above team prospects in the four-test series beginning
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Michelle Obama, Amanda Gorman discuss inauguration poem and 'renaissance in Black art'
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Nigeria's Power Supply Threatened Over Compensation for Land, Naming of Zungeru Dam
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Rice, Sanders push Biden-Harris COVID-19 plan: 'Inaction is not an option'
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This is not normal - Carolina Peacemaker
On April 8 President Biden announced a series of executive actions to curb America’s gun violence epidemic that kills a child or teen every 2 hours and 36 minutes in our nation. These are critical lifesaving reforms and more must follow. Vice President Harris correctly said during the
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Speaker Justin Muturi dumps Jubilee, says he’ll run for president on new party
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