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Savannah Interagency Diversity Council (SIDC) will be partnering with Savannah State University to host “2022 Savannah Traffick Jam” for January’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Forum will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 and Saturday, January 29, 2022 at the Student Union
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Oakland Promise and Kaiser Support Promising Student | BlackPressUSA
By Carla Thomas When Sandy La applied to two programs while a senior at Oakland High, she had no idea the Oakland Promise program would truly reward her for being a promising student on the rise. Now a successful student at UC San Diego majoring in Public Health, La has spent over 12 months
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Crystals, Twitter Statements, and Lawsuit Payouts Aren't Enough to Fight Racism
Call me naive, but by the start of 2021, I was still excited and waiting for the next phase of the anti-Black racism rollout and revolutionary initiatives that would call White privilege to the…
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Black Millennial and Gen-Z Voters Chime in On Issues Important to Them Leading Up to the November Midterm Elections | Post News Group
NNPA NEWSWIRE ±— The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare, voting rights, abortion, student loans, and other issues, every vote will be crucial in determining what that future looks
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OP-ED: Top three reasons to invest in Reproductive Justice during Black History Month | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This Black History Month, give Black women the gift of empowerment by investing in organizations dedicated to Reproductive Justice (RJ). Black women have been at the forefront of every progressive social movement in America; it’s long past time for America to invest in the one
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Egypt Marks UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Permanent Representative for the United Nations Mohamed Edris marked on Friday the United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons marked on 30 July.
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Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ Endures as Rap Artists Detail Complex Relationships with their Mothers, Street Life and the Pursuit of Success - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are common enough that audiences might take them for granted. As […]
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White House Announces The National Action Plan To Combat Human Trafficking - The Seattle Medium
In a fact sheet released by the White House on Friday, December 3, administration officials said human trafficking and forced labor “erodes the safety and health of our communities and transportation networks, the security of our borders, the strength of our economy, and the rule of
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US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000 - BNC
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up
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902-Mile Journey Called The Free THEM Walk Will Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking  
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Criminologist: Griffith's absence not reason for murder increase - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Criminologist Dr Keron King does not think the absence of former police commissioner Gary Griffith has led to an increase in murders. In a social media post on October 31, Griffith pointed out there were fewer murders in the first seven months of 2021 as compared to 2020. He noted the decrea
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NNPA Exclusive: Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver Opens up to Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Under Sarver, the Suns have won a Western Conference title and have advanced to the conference finals four times. For Sarver, it’s been the progress the team has made in diversity, equity, and inclusion that he’s most proud. “One of the things I’m proud about is that the Phoenix
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Health unions serve strike notice on Limpopo health department over working conditions | News24
Seven healthcare sector unions have jointly served Limpopo Province with notice of the intention to strike over what they say is the unilateral change of working conditions of nurses and other healthcare workers.
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Racism Informs the Lies of American Exceptionalism
Two years ago, during a bipartisan meeting with senators, President Donald Trump referred to Haiti, and then other nations on the African continent, as “shithole countries.” This was in response to…
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Claxton Bay man jailed for breaching curfew, larceny - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Saint Lucia Retains Tier 2 Rank In Global Human Trafficking Report - St. Lucia Times News
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Acornhoek serial rapist sentenced to 8 life terms and 46 years in jail | News24
The Mpumalanga High Court has sentenced serial rapist Thabiso Oscar Mathumba to eight life terms and 46 years in jail.
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San Francisco Proposes Art Installation to Honor Black Lives, History of African Americans | BlackPressUSA
POST NEWS GROUP - The installation, ‘Monumental Reckoning,’ by Bay Area sculptor Dana King, honors the first Africans stolen from their homeland and sold into chattel slavery in the New World. The installation consists of 350 sculptures representing the number of Africans initially forced onto the
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Catholic Charities Provide Help, Create Hope in Yolo-Solano County | Post News Group
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Georgia jobless rate falls to 4.3% in 12th straight decline | The Atlanta Voice
What a difference a year makes for Georgia’s unemployment rates. In April 2020, amid a huge wave of pandemic induced layoffs, the state was hitting an all-time high jobless rate of 12.5%. In April 2021, the state’s unemployment rate fell for the 12th straight month, dipping to 4.3% from 4.5% in
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What Madam C.J. Walker And Annie Malone Taught Us About Black Hair Pride
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Police Minister Bheki Cele has lauded the work of law enforcement during the first few months of lockdown, heralding Level 5 and Level 4 restrictions as a 'better time for South Africa'. Not for the first time, the top cop's remarks seem a little tone-deaf in the face of COVID-caused hardships. But
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