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Voter Suppression Goes to College
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this November.
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Newswire : The killing of George Floyd sparks continued protests, outrage across the nation
By Hamil R. Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) Minneapolis Police Department Officer Derek Chauvin relaxed as he was suffocating George Floyd. His hands were in his pockets. He was looking around and his knee was on the neck of the handcuffed man for nearly nine minutes until he died.It didn’t matter
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Newswire : Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and
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Alabama Power Foundation grant makes ‘virtual learning’ a reality for rural Greene County students
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Alabama schools to close their traditional classrooms in March, Corey Jones said it hit his students in rural Greene County doubly hard.“We’re one of the poorest school districts in the state, and most of our students don’t have computers or access to the
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Ke’Undra Cox seeks Eutaw City Council Seat District 1
My Name is Ke’Undra Cox. I am running to represent District 1 on the Eutaw City Council. I am passionate about our community. I want to do everything I can to make this a city we can be proud of. My platform has a focus on three things: Jobs, Transparency and Investment.Data has shown that []
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OP ED: America Should Embrace Prison Returnees to Our Communities | Dallas Weekly
I am pleased to work and live in our nation’s capital. Washington, DC is a city on the move progressively even amidst the continued existence of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is one emerging issue in the District of Columbia that in my long career in the field of civil and human rights that I am
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Emory University suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2020-21 | Atlanta Daily World
Emory University Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements for 2020-21 Emory University will not require standardized tests for first-year applicants for the 2020-2021 academic year. “With this change, Emory will take this year as an opportunity to re-examine its selection process, to study indicators of
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Memphis-based, HBCU Receives Largest Beneficial Endowment in the School’s 158-Year History
LeMoyne-Owen College, the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Memphis, Tennessee, has been named the beneficiary of an endowment of $40 million, one of the largest gifts to any HBCU and the largest for the school in its 158-year history. The endowment was created from assets
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The state of Black and Hispanic student academic performance in Pinellas – the COQEBS view
Dr. Ricardo A. Davis, President, COQEBS By Dr. Ricardo A. Davis, President, COQEBS PINELLAS COUNTY The primary issue with social justice and public education (not unique to Pinellas) is the achievement gap.  This phenomenon has existed for as long as we have been evaluating public schools (Brown
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WATCH: Baron Davis talks giving back to South L.A. youth - Los Angeles Sentinel
Baron Davis talks giving back to South L.A. youth The post WATCH: Baron Davis talks giving back to South L.A. youth appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Opinion: Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without
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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag | Dallas Weekly
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem thats broadly condemned as racist. The flags supporters resisted efforts to change it for decades, but rapid developments in recent weeks have changed dynamics on this issue in the
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M³ Honors MPS Seniors Graduating with Early College Credit
The latest class of Milwaukee Public Schools high school seniors to complete the M³ early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions. M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) is
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WSSU announces fall 2020 class schedule - WS Chronicle
WSSU announces fall 2020 class schedule The post WSSU announces fall 2020 class schedule appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal' - Black News Channel
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ADAM GELLER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The resurgence of the coronavirus in the United States ignited fierce debate Monday about whether to reopen schools, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will intensify unless more countries adopt comprehensive
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USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor reaffirms core values of diversity and inclusion in wake of George Floyd’s death
USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock The following message was sent by USF St. Petersburg Regional Chancellor Martin Tadlock to the USF St. Petersburg campus community in response to the tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others. As a campus
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Arkansas daycare kicks out girl, 6, for wearing Black Lives Matter shirt - TheGrio
A mother in Arkansas is alleging her 6-year-old daughter was kicked out of her daycare because she wore shirts that supported Black Lives Matter and racial justice. READ MORE: Mother sues Franklin County Board of Education for racial discrimination Journei Brockman has attended daycare at His Kids
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10th Council District W.S.C. 35th Annual Scholarship Awards ‘Embracing the Future’ Honors and Salutes their 2020 Graduates - Los Angeles Sentinel
The 10th Council District Women’s Steering Committee despite COVID19 were still able to provide scholarship awards to five outstanding students
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Roberto Monsivais joins BancorpSouth, Longview, Texas | East Texas Review
BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) announced today Roberto Monsivais has been hired as a community development mortgage loan originator, serving the Longview and Marshall, Texas markets. He is responsible for developing business and growing the bank’s mortgage loan portfolio by delivering superior
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Newswire: FBI investigating noose left in NASCAR stall of Black driver
By: Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Federal authorities on Monday confirmed they are investigating the discovery of a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway garage stall of Bubba Wallace, NASCARs only Black full-time driver who successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag
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Newswire: Supreme Court rules most of Oklahoma is Indian territory
By Frederick H. Lowe, BlackmansStreet.Today Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring 3 million acres of land Indian Territory in Oklahoma traces its history back to Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forcibly removed from their native lands in Alabama and Georgia so
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As of July 8, 2020 at 10:00 AMAlabama had 46,424 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 1,032 deaths Greene County had 188 confirmed cases with 8 deaths; 22 more cases in a weekSumter Co. had 285 cases with 12 deaths Hale Co. had 317 cases with 22 deaths Coronavirus Testing in Greene County
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Voter suppression goes to college - North Dallas Gazette
By Cash Michaels and Peter Grear, Greater Diversity News (NNPA) If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this November. So says Dr. William Busa, founder of EQV
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Bank of America connects Atlanta-area youth to workforce success | Atlanta Daily World
Bank of America Connects Atlanta-Area Youth to Workforce Success Through Paid Virtual Summer Leadership Experience Student Leaders underscores bank’s ongoing commitment to connect young people to jobs, skills-building and opportunities to strengthen our community Bank of America today announced
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Newswire: Breonna Taylor’s family claims no aid was offered after she was fatally shot
By: Stephanie Guerilus, The Grio Breonna Taylor’s family is not only holding the Louisville police responsible for her death but they are now alleging that medical aid wasn’t offered to the young woman after she was fatally shot eight times. The bombshell claim was made Sunday in a new 31-page
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MKE Fellows and The Links, Inc. Develop Virtual Learning Program for MPS Students
By Karen Stokes Schools across the country are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Education Week’s website, four U.S. territories, 43 states and the District of Columbia have ordered or recommended school building closures for the rest of the academic year, affecting approximately
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SPC has releases preliminary comeback plan and guidelines for fall 2020
Dr. Tonjua Williams, St. Petersburg College president PINELLAS COUNTY Starting Aug. 17, St. Petersburg College will hold a portion of classes on campus, including labs, healthcare, public safety, and other programs that require hands-on learning, as well as some general education courses where
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Carpenter seeks 3rd term, Eutaw City Council District 2
A Real Choice For Eutaw - Experience We Need I’m La’Jeffery “Chris” Carpenter I’m seeking re-election for my third term on the Eutaw City Council, District 2. Running for public office is nothing new to me now. I am currently employed by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office as K-9 Officer, and your
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One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African American members of the City Council that voted 7-0 in favor of reparations. It is simply not enough to remove statutes. Black people in this country
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Displaced workers can get fast training at SPC
PINELLAS COUNTY When COVID-19 forced the closure of shops, restaurants, hotels, bars, and entertainment venues, many people found themselves without jobs. Though job loss is regrettable, St. Petersburg Colleges Dean of Workforce Development Michael Ramsey says the downtime is a great time to earn
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