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How To Find A Therapist Who Focuses On Black Mental Health

With virtual therapy appointments, phone calls and even text services, it’s not hard to find time in your life for therapy — the bigger challenge can sometimes be finding a therapist who fits your

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

NYC possible coronavirus-related cases in kids are mostly Black and Hispanic

READ MORE: 15 children in NYC have possibly COVID-related illness

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Source: theGrio

500 National Guard Personnel will Join the LAPD to Protect the Community from Violence and Looting

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EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith Tackles Colorism In Upcoming Red Table Talk

The emotional new episode addresses colorism in Hollywood.

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

White Hall Arts Academy receives $25,000 music grant -

LOS ANGELES — The White Hall Arts Academy has received a $25,000 grant from the Lewis Prize for Music. Founded in 2011 in the heart of the Crenshaw District, White Hall Arts Academy offers private music lessons and classes for all ages in piano, guitar/bass, voice, strings, drums, songwriting and

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Black therapists on how to cope with racial trauma amid COVID-19 pandemic - DefenderNetwork.com

The first half of 2020 has been horrific for Black Americans. It began with the loss of the legendary Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Then in March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacts Black Americans more adversely, changed our lives forever, killing over 130,000 Americans so far. Then, racism and its

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

Laurel J. Richie

Laurel J. Richie was President of the Women’s National Basketball Association, LLC (WNBA).In this role, Richie led the WNBA from 2011 to

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Source: Savoy Network

NYC Together And Actor Michael K. Williams Lead Youth Employment Initiative

As the summer season approaches, the decision to restore New York City’s youth employment program has been a topic of

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Source: NewsOne

Barnett, Powell S. (1883-1971)

Powell S. Barnett was a child when his father arrived in Roslyn to work in the coal mines. Seeing no future in mining, Powell left for Seattle in 1906, and quickly found work. Years later, after working in construction and for hotels, he served as a clerk for State Senator Frank Connor. Barnett

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Source: Black Past

Black Lives Matter Elm St. Streetscape - Carolina Peacemaker

The post Black Lives Matter Elm St. Streetscape appeared first on Carolina Peacemaker.

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

You'll Want To Copy This Cheerful Pride Celebration Makeup Look

As Pride month winds down, creatives continue to nod to the flag with rainbow looks in honor of the

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Obama, Michelle Robinson (1964- )

On January 20, 2009, with the Presidential swearing in of her husband Barack Obama, Michelle Robinson Obama became the first person of African American descent to become First Lady of the United

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Source: Black Past

Back-to-school tips amid COVID-19

As stated by the Ministry of Education, they will be putting their measures in place to ensure that students are, as required, six feet away from each

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Van Jones: A 'white, liberal Hillary Clinton supporter' can pose a greater threat to black Americans than the KKK

CNN's Van Jones argued Friday during an analysis on racial tensions that a “white, liberal Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Democratic pollster advised Biden campaign to pick Warren as VP Longtime Democratic pollster: Warren 'obvious solution' for Biden's VP pick How Obama just

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Source: The Hill

DCPS Elementary Graduates Celebrated for Academic Success During COVID-19.

(ThyBlackMan.com) William Jackson of My Quest to Teach and Aida Correa of Love Built Life are educators, business owners, STREAM activists that are honoring graduating 5th grade students from Crown Point Elementary School and Venetia Elementary School with academic awards and

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Fighting the Culture of Silence in the Face of Tragedy

By Kori S. Carew

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Source: Savoy Network

Dressing While Black: Self-Censoring To Pass In White Spaces

For many Black people, altering their appearance and mannerisms to fit white expectations is a matter of

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

White Motorist Charged with Murder of Black St Paul Man

In the late evening of May 1st, Douglas Lewis was killed after he was shot four times by Watertown resident Anthony Trifiletti after a minor traffic

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton Says ‘We’re Going to be O.K.’

Written by Hilton, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb and illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin Webb, the book was one of 256 entries submitted to the Emory Global Health Institute’s COVID-19 Children’s eBook Competition, and placed among the top

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Leaders Discuss How Community Can Forward Black Lives Matter Movement

By Janell Gore, South Kern Sol

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Clay, William Lacy, Jr. (1956- )

William Lacy Clay, Jr. is the son of former Missouri Congressman William L. Clay Sr., and now holds his father’s former seat in the House of Representatives. Clay was born on July 27, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri, and was educated in the Silver Springs public schools of Maryland and at the

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City Council Places Oakland Youth Vote Measure on November Ballot | Post News Group

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously at its Tuesday meeting to place an Oakland Youth Vote measure on the November ballot, which would give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in Board of Education

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

White Motorist Charged with Murder of Black St Paul Man

In the late evening of May 1st, Douglas Lewis was killed after he was shot four times by Watertown resident Anthony Trifiletti after a minor traffic

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

Music is Good for Your Soul and Your Health | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

June is African American Music Appreciation Month and the 2020 recognition jumped off with music expressing mixed emotions of sadness, anger and melancholy in many

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Source: BlackDoctor | Health News On Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss - BlackDoctor

Mentorships Help Black Women Thrive in Legal Profession

While the barriers are steep for black women in law, supportive networks and opportunities exist to turn obstacles into societal

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Source: The Birmingham Times

HBO’s Human By Orientation Launches Digital “Pride” Site With Daily LGBTQIA+ Programming And Events Through The Month Of June

HBO’s Pride 2020 festivities kick off this Thursday night with Por Detroit x Ostbahnhof, two of LA’s most notorious warehouse parties coming together to show off the city’s diverse and colorful

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Open-air forum on allyship this Saturday

Burke County native Leah (Smith) Savant, The Activist Artist, will present an Open- Air Forum on Allyship: Impacting Communities and Circles of Influence, at Pendleton King Park this Saturday, June 27, from 9-10:30 a.m. Savant says, “The forum aims to strengthen relationships between black people

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Source: The True Citizen

Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd

Two editors from Black Press of America newspapers on the frontlines of the uprising in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by four police officers, joined a National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) livestream broadcast on Saturday, May 30, to discuss up-to-the-minute

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Day Of Release Encourages Black Creatives To Unite In Sharing Projects They've Held On To And Create Anew - Blavity

SS: The significance of doing this at the same time on the same day together is the power of collective energy and us really centering and focusing on ourselves and the new path that we can create

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Source: Blavity News

Erykah Badu Vs Jill Scott — A Musical Open Letter To Grown Women

Ms. Scott played excerpts of Nikki Giovanni while awaiting Queen Mother Pisces, Erykah Badu, who admitted in true Piscean fashion later in the evening that she has no conception of time, yes, the mood was

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