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Achievement Academy

The Achievement Academy is designed to enhance the social, professional, and leadership experiences of the collegiate members in the Fraternity. The vehicle by which this is to be accomplished is through the development of vibrant mentoring and coaching opportunities that empower and enhance their agency. Our central foci are to ensure retention and graduation of our members while fostering an understanding of the steps necessary that lead to advanced degree opportunities and successful transition toward their career paths.

Source: Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc.

Defender selected for Texas Tribune RevLab cohort - DefenderNetwork.com

The Defender Network has been selected by the Texas Tribune to participate in its first-ever local news revenue and training lab. Last year, The Tribune announced the creation of Revenue Lab: its first-ever local news revenue and training lab, made possible by a generous grant from the Facebook

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

For Black and Latinx People, What Does Race Have to Do With Health? – Free Press of Jacksonville

by Pilar Ortega, MD, and Brian Williams, MD -For Black and Latinx individuals, what does race have to do with health? If you find yourself in the emergency department, meeting your doctor for the first time, [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

FAMU Commencement Speaker Mayor Melvin Carter Exhorts Summer Graduates To Answer The Call To Activism | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus and St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter called on Summer 2020 graduates to heed the example of their predecessors in making a difference as they venture into the world. Carter invoked the names of FAMU alumni such as Atlanta Mayor Keisha

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Source: The Florida Star

Yes, Virginia, Kanye West is a Problem

By LaKeshia N. Myers “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds” (Church, 1897). Never in one million years would I ever

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Larry Wilmore, Amber Ruffin anchor weekly late-night shows

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peacock is launching a pair of weekly late-night comedy series with Larry Wilmore and Amber Ruffin... View Article The post Larry Wilmore, Amber Ruffin anchor weekly late-night shows appeared first on TheGrio.

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Source: theGrio

Local Black Community Debates ‘Strong Mayor’ — The Sacramento Observer

SACRAMENTO - The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday night 6-3 in favor of placing a “strong mayor” proposal on the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election. Councilmembers Angelique Ashby, Steven Hansen, Jay Schenirer, Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg voted yes to move the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

‘I Will Never Stop Fighting’: Joe Biden Apologizes For Suggesting African Americans Lacked Diversity

… suggested African Americans lacked

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Source: The Daily Caller

Peaceful, homegrown Black Lives Matter rally draws 140 to Berne

About 140 people gathered for a peaceful, home-grown Black Lives Matter rally in Berne on Sunday. Most of them listened to speeches in the park pavilion while two dozen stayed near their motorcycles and pickup trucks on the edge of the parking lot — several saying they saw themselves as protectors

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Source: The Altamont Enterprise

Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans - Houston Forward Times

During a 30-minute interview with BlackPressUSA that was streamed live over Facebook, YouTube, and

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

What Kind of Black Leader Dismisses and Demeans Black Women? - African American News Today - EIN News

… protective spirit of the androcentric African-American community. African-Americans have a near exclusive … chief financial officer for the Black American Political Association San Diego and …

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Source: Homepage - Voice of San Diego

Why Prioritizing Broadband Connectivity For Low-Income Americans During COVID-19 Is A Must - Blavity

Just like SNAP helps close the hunger gap, Lifeline does the same for the broadband gap by connecting people in need to essential communications and online services during this unprecedented time.

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Source: Blavity News

Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics - African American News Today - EIN News

… the rarefied world of African American educators and intellectuals meant … like many other young Black Americans, accepted that he would … urgent than ever for Black Americans to acquire sustained political … long-held concerns by Black Americans and others about …

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Source: The Nation

What You Need To Know: In the second episode of her recently debuted podcast, Michelle Obama has expressed what many of us are feeling. Sharing with her Michelle Obama Podcast audience, the former First Lady said she is suffering from 'low-grade depression' due to concerns and worry about

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Source: Black America Web

Why it's Twitter, not Microsoft, that should be buying TikTok - TechCentral

Let’s be blunt. It makes no sense for Microsoft to buy TikTok. Even founder Bill Gates, who no longer has an active role, sees TikTok as a “poisoned chalice”. By Tim Culpan.

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Source: TechCentral

WATCH: Dr. Anthony Fauci Discusses the Impact and Severity of COVID-19 Disparities in African Americans - Voice and Viewpoint

A member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, Fauci has at times found himself at odds with President Donald Trump. For example, earlier this year, the president announced that he would withdraw U.S. funding and support for the World Health Organization (WHO). However, Dr. Fauci told

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Black Founder Launches Trailblazing Online Counseling Platform to Address Mental Health Needs of the African American Community

Mental health advocate, licensed therapist and startup founder, Aiyana Ma’at has created a new online counseling platform called Perspective that prioritizes the mental health needs of the Black community. It is the…

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Aspiring Black Cops Say Racist Hurdles Kept Them Out Of Philly Police Force

They detail their application process.

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Source: The Urban Daily

Black Teen Leaves Her Cheerleading Squad After Fellow White Members Post Racist Photo Online

Photo credits: Instagram/WKRG-TV

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Source: Your Black World

Sacramento County’s Use Of COVID-19 CARES Funds Questioned — The Sacramento Observer

SACRAMENTO - Sacramento County officials have found themselves in defense mode after it appears theyhave used the bulk of the federal money they have received to respond to the coronavirus pandemic for Corrections expenses. The Sacramento OBSERVER has obtained documents that point to County

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Tencent loses R800-billion as US WeChat ban rocks China - TechCentral

The Trump administration’s move to ban US residents from doing business with Tencent’s WeChat app rippled through Chinese markets, erasing US$46-billion (R807-billion) from the Internet giant’s market value and sending the yuan to its biggest slump in two weeks.

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Source: TechCentral

Native American business owners in Wisconsin were on the rise. Will the pandemic set them back?

… he found about 40% fewer African American business owners were working in … ;t as sharp as for African Americans. In May, there was a …

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Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee and Wisconsin breaking news and investigations

Kuwait man slaps Egyptian cashier

Video widely circulated online of a Kuwaiti man slapping an Egyptian cashier's face several times has renewed debates about the treatment of foreign workers in ...

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Source: South Florida Times

81% of Black Americans want police to maintain or increase local presence, poll reveals

… Despite the findings that Black Americans are comfortable with the … This could either stem from Black Americans' own negative … the volume of interactions Black Americans have with the police … found tha

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Source: Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

Gov. Whitmer Creates Black Leadership Advisory Council | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

Governor Whitmer in an act of solidarity to elevate Black voices in state government signed Executive Order 2020-163, which creates the Black Leadership Advisory Council. The governor also signed Executive

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

Faron McKenzie named new head of BBC Radio 1Xtra - Voice Online

FARON MCKENZIE is the new head of BBC Radio 1Xtra, it has been announced

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

Concerns growing on back-to-school plans - The Bay State Banner

With days left before school districts are required to submit plans for reopening schools, school teachers and staff are pushing back on plans for in-person classes, citing factors ranging from the state’s lack of COVID-19 testing capacity to school buildings that lack well-functioning HVAC

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Biden Draws Distinction on Black, Latino Political Diversity — The Sacramento Observer

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden faces new scrutiny over how he discusses race and ethnicity after drawing distinctions between Black and Hispanic populations in the United States. “By the way, what you all know but most people don’t know, unlike the African American

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Coronavirus In Maryland: State Adds 755 New Cases, Total Surpasses 96K - African American News Today - EIN News

… Race/Ethnicity Cases Deaths African-American (NH) 29,964 (1,417 …

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Source: Baltimore News, Weather Sports From WJZ – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Baltimore

Biden again praises Latino diversity as being 'unlike the African American community'

… mean full diversity, unlike the African American community and many other communities … RAISES EYEBROWS WITH REMARK CONTRASTING AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO DIVERSITY

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Source: Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

'It Was Tough': Some African American Parents Express Concern, Optimism for Upcoming School Year

There are plenty of questions surrounding the upcoming school year. Parents, children and staff will either head back to the classroom or learn virtually. After […]

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

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