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African-Americans are leaving California in record numbers — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - In a quiet corner of Elk Grove, where the maze of subdivisions and shopping centers gives way to open fields, Sharie Wilson has spent the last three years building her dream home.  It’s nothing like the neighborhood where she grew up in South Central L.A. But in this Sacramento
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
Virtual Summit: Once Defined By Our Past, We Now Define Our Future
Local leaders will come together Thursday, July 23 at 6 p.m. for an online Virtual Summit to discuss difficult stories from their past and how they were able to move past them and become successful. Their core message is that our background does not define who we are and that, no matter your
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Source: The Charleston Chronicle
Alliance For Education Helps Secure $1.86 Million To Support SPS Black Male Achievement - The Seattle Medium
Seattle Public Schools’ Department of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) recently received the generous financial support of Seattle’s Philanthropic community to help the department fulfill its mission to ensure Seattle Public Schools has the culture, conditions, competencies, and community
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Source: https://seattlemedium.com
Newsom Closes Indoor Businesses Statewide; Clamps Down Further on Some Counties - Voice and Viewpoint
By Ana B. Ibarra | Calmatters.Org California must once again close indoor operations of various business sectors as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to spike, and resources in several counties dwindle, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Effective immediately, all counties will
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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
Sephora Fully Commits to Combatting Racial Bias Within the Beauty Industry • EBONY
“Shopping while Black” is a realproblem in America. At some point in our life, no matter oursocio-economic status, we've all been a victim of it. You know, that instance when you enter a store and the employee follows you as if you're shoplifting or gives you the side-eye as if you can't afford
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HHW Gaming: LEGO Is Dropping A Nintendo Entertainment System Building Kit For Adults
LEGO announced Tuesday (Jul.14) that it will be continuing its partnership with Nintendo. Following the release of its Super Mario starter sets, the iconic company known for its plastic building blocks revealed a Nintendo Entertainment System building kit for adults is on the way. 
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Source: The Urban Daily
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Students No Longer Need SAT And ACT Scores for Admissions to UC Schools - Voice and Viewpoint
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media In May, the University of California’s (UC) Board of Regents voted 23-0 to end the use of the SAT and ACT tests in admissions for all California freshman applicants through 2024. The University plans to try to create a new standardized test to use in
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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper
Black Cemetery Loss Is a National Crisis
Our headstones are gone. The land is flooded or infested. Can Black death and afterlife be saved like Black lives?Continue reading on ZORA »
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Brad Pye Jr. Legendary Sportswriter Passes
You would see him anywhere and everywhere there was a sporting event. Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers, Rams, or even high school contests. Brad Pye Jr. was a fixture in Southern California sports and in the communities. He recently passed away at the age of 89 surrounded by family.
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Thousands View NNPA’s First Virtual Convention
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The first virtual convention in the 80-year history of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) earned a thumbs-up from partners and sponsors. The successful event’s website, vitualnnpa2020.com, generated more than
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Jennifer McDonald—The First Ever Female African American Winery Owner In Kansas - The New York Beacon
By Joséphine Li (Image: Courtesy of Jennifer McDonald) For several years, Kansas wines have been underestimated by wine connoisseurs, despite a long and storied history of wine-making in the state. Fortunately, there’s Jennifer McDonald—the first black female winery owner in Kansas. Jennifer and
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HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation’s Largest COVID-19 Testing Site | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Like most of Arizona, Phoenix has suffered a tremendous spike in COVID-19 cases, and coronavirus testing has been limited. In response to the rapidly expanding numbers of the virus in Arizona and the need for additional
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Vomos CEO Mark McNeil Says Private Jets Are The Future of Air Travel
Vomos CEO Mark McNeil talks about the private jet air travel industry, the impact of COVID-19, and how men and women of color can succeed in the industry.
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Test your news knowledge with Zenger: A case of the plague
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South African e-commerce is a Covid-fired market of risk and reward - TechCentral
Having long lagged behind much of the world in terms of e-commerce, South African retailers have been doing a roaring trade online as consumers shy away from shops during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Outsourcing sector’s work at home regime gathering steam
Western Bureau: The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) is now in talks with key regulatory services to develop the operating standards for a sustainable work-at-home regime by September 19 as the arrangement sparked by the COVID-19...
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Lowenfield has still not submitted report - Stabroek News
Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has once again failed to submit the report requested by the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The article Lowenfield has still not submitted report appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Kanye West: ‘White Supremacists Created Planned Parenthood to do the Devils Work’- Org Responds
By Victor Omondi Kanye West has opened up about his political ambitions and his criticism towards Planned Parenthood. The renowned rapper revealed that he would be running for the presidential seat in a tweet that was later shared by his wife, Kim Kardashian over the weekend. 'We must now realize
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Residential company to establish second headquarters in Atlanta, create 274 Jobs | The Atlanta Voice
Governor Brian P. Kemp recently announced that residential brand Common, which designs, leases, and operates apartments for today’s renters, will invest $7 million in establishing its second headquarters in Atlanta, creating 274 new jobs as the company expands its real estate portfolio intended to
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Mayors Like de Blasio and Garcetti Must do More Than Simply Cut Police Budgets — The Sacramento Observer
 OPINION - All across California and the country, we are seeing cities slash police budgets in response to the murder of George Floyd and the resulting protests that swept both the nation and the world. These protests were not only demanding justice for Floyd and countless other Black Americans who
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Black Teens Make History With 3rd Consecutive Win at Harvard Debate Competition
Madison Webb is the first Black female student and Christian Flournoy is the youngest Black male student to win the competition. Nationwide - For the third year in a row, […]
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Credit Bank Sh1 billion deal with Dutch PE fund stalls
Dutch private equity fund Oikocredit last year announced a plan to take 22.8 percent stake in Credit Bank for Sh1 billion.
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Paula’s Choice Launches Paid Program For Black Content Creators
Paula’s Choice recently joined the handful of brands putting their action and dollars behind their words of support for the Black Lives Matter movement with their newest initiative. Last week, [] The post Paula’s Choice Launches Paid Program For Black Content Creators appeared first on Essence.
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‘Karen’ The Politician Is Slammed For Racist ‘Looting’ Meme Of Black People
Lori Spielman is criticized by her Connecticut peers.
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Reopening the schools: whether and how
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Legal Experts Review Black Minnesota Teen's Life Sentence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An independent panel of national legal experts will review the conviction of an African American man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison for the murder of a little girl struck by a stray bullet, Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions and the New York-based
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Who’s Who in Black celebrates 100th anniversary of Negro National League | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Donald James Racism in the early-to-mid 20th century – and other periods of time – was painfully ugly in the United States of America. Such hatred, along with laws of bigotry – written and unwritten – robbed African Americans of the same opportunities afforded to whites freely and
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Old Mutual is being used to externalise capital, says Zimbabwe's ruling party | Fin24
Zimbabwe's ruling party says Old Mutual should be delisted from the ZSE and be listed on a separate stock exchange that is yet to be established.
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Challenge filed to block GECOM from using recount to declare elections winner - Stabroek News
A court challenge has been filed to block the attempt by Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh to declare the winner of the March 2nd polls using the results of the national recount
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