The Urban League of NWI provides clarity regarding DEI

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23

1913

WESTERN BUREAU: Extended voting hours and priority treatment for senior citizens and the disabled are among a list of requests the Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) has made days before Jamaicans go to the polls on Thursday. The churches,...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

IU Northwest offers Online Certification this fall for business professionals | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Indiana University Northwest’s Center for Professional Development will offer an online Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification program this fall. The program is available to business professionals in Northwest Indiana. Enrollees need not be IU Northwest students to take advantage of this

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Atlanta Entrepreneur, Clark Atlanta University Launch Scholarship Fund For Rayshard Brooks’ Children

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, entrepreneur Aisha “Pinky” Cole —founder of the Atlanta-based restaurant Slutty Vegan—has teamed up with Clark Atlanta University for the creation of a scholarship fund for Brooks’ four

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Source: NewsOne

(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE & JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT | Press releases

(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Gibson, Kenneth A. (1931- )

Kenneth Allen Gibson, the first African American mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was born in 1931 in the town of Enterprise, Alabama. He graduated from high school in Enterprise in 1950 and joined the U.S. Army as a civil engineer. He remained in the Army until 1958. After his discharge, he took

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Source: Black Past

Mrvan wins Democratic race in bid to succeed Visclosky | The Crusader Newspaper Group

North Township Trustee Frank J. Mvran emerged victorious in Indiana’s Primary, beating a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates seeking to replace longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Phi Beta Sigma Donates $50K to National Urban League

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity announced Friday that a $50,000 donation to the National Urban League by the Black Greek organization will help the league's youth programming.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance donates to Urban League for COVID-19 outreach | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The Urban League of Northwest Indiana is partnering with local organizations to support area residents in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Given current events, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance demonstrated its commitment to support and align with organizations that aid the underserved members of our

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Frank Mrvan is our choice for Congress | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The Gary Crusader endorses Frank Mrvan for Congress to represent the First Congressional

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Eroding respect and decency

The recent announcement regarding the departure of Pinellas School District’s Transformation Zone Director, Nikita J. Reed is yet another example of the School Board and Superintendent Grego’s lack of respect for the African- American community and its

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

Beyoncé Releases Single 'Black Parade,' Creates Campaign in Support of Black Business

Beyoncé dropped a two-for-one treat in celebration of Juneteenth and all Black everything when she released a single, “Black Parade,” and debuted an initiative of the same name that’s promoting Black

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

Biography of California Attorney General Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris was born Oct. 20, 1964, to a black Stanford University professor and a Tamil Indian physician mother, Harris became the first California attorney general with African American or South Asian ancestry after defeating Republican rival Steve Cooley in the 2010 election for the

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Source: ThoughtCo

Investigate not just Ahmad's death, but the system that let his killers escape

The 64-year-old former police investigator and his 34-year-old son who are charged in his death told police he thought Arbery looked like a man suspected in several break-ins in the

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Volunteer with My Block, My Hood, My City This Weekend

My Block, My Hood, My City, a non-profit organization, is looking for volunteers this weekend to pass out M3 Care Kits to senior citizens throughout the city and accepting masks, gloves and

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Source: Chicago Defender

On Juneteenth, we honored victims of racial violence – Daytona Times

Contrary to recent claims by President Trump, the holiday of Juneteenth was quite well known before this year. It’s true that most people don’t learn about Juneteenth in school. Currently, only Texas recognizes it as a state holiday. But most major cities have held Juneteenth celebrations for

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Source: Daytona Times

National Urban League Releases 2020 State of Black America Report - L.A. Focus Newspaper

L.A. Focus Staff Last month, the Urban League released its annual State of Black America report. Entitled “Unmasked”, the data wasn’t all that surprising—that the coronavirus pandemic has widened racial disparities across the U.S., creating a crisis that has contributed to increased death rates

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Get your knee off our necks – Daytona Times

Fifty-seven years to the day after Whitney M. Young stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to declare that civil rights are not negotiable, I stood on the very same spot to say: racial justice is not negotiable in 2020. Transforming our racially biased criminal justice system and mass

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Source: Daytona Times

MEET AN ANIMAL: Mara the elephant found sanctuary after 50 years in circuses and zoos

Gribaudo recalls spotting a familiar-looking elephant in a similar Buenos Aires circus tent seven years

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Four more COVID deaths increase total fatalities to 186

Four more people have died from COVID-19 and another death is under investigation, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has reported. This means Jamaica has now recorded 186 deaths from the disease since it's first case on March 10. ...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

OP-ED: We Can't Let This Moment Pass

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Kenya: Please Don't Touch Our Cash, Pensioners Say

In a separate memorandum to Parliament, a pensioner's lobby group says the removal of the pension tax exemption for retirees above 65 will make them receive significantly lower

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Source: allAfrica.com

Morial, Urban League leaders: We need a revision of culture

National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, along with Urban League affiliate leaders from around the country, issued the following statement in response ...

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Source: South Florida Times

Pratt , Edwin T. (1930-1969)

Edwin Thomas Pratt had been a leader in Seattle, Washington’s civil rights movement for a decade when he was assassinated at the front door of his home on January 26, 1969. At the time, Pratt was Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League. His murder remains

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Source: Black Past

National Urban League Formed

The National Urban League was formed in New York City. The league was born out of a merger of the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes and the Niagra Movement.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Apr

19

1910

Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence

—General Order No. 3 as read by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

From Gary to Chicago with no restrictions | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Crusader Staff Report Gary residents who travel to Chicago for work can continue commuting with no restrictions after the nation’s third largest city on Tuesday, September 8 decided not to place Indiana on its quarantine list. The decision relieved concerns among thousands of residents in Northwest

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Black Votes Matter Fund To Deploy Voter Outreach Caravans In 12 States

The Black Voters Matter Fund (BVMF), has announced a voter outreach initiative to engage Black voters and boost turnout for the presidential election.

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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Johnson, Robert Louis (1946 - )

Robert Louis Johnson, founder, chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Entertainment Television (BET), is also the majority owner of the Charlotte (North Carolina) Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the first African American billionaire. He was born in

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Source: Black Past

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