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Mayor Walsh: Filling out the U.S. Census is a way to support your community
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a census, counting every person living in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and five
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Source: The Bay State Banner
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Birdman and Slim Williams of Cash Money Records Partner with New Orleans Mayor to Pay June Rents Amid Covid-19
According to Black Enterprise, Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams of Cash Money Records partnered with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to cover rent for the month of June for New Orleans residents living in low-income
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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS
Statement from the Urban League of Greater Atlanta on Civil Unrest in the Nation
The Leaders of the Urban League Movement, including National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, Urban League of Greater Atlanta President/CEO Nancy A. Flake Johnson, and all affiliate presidents, hereby issue the following statement in response to the civil unrest sweeping the
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
People are upset and outraged, and folks are still protesting, and some folks take advantage of the protest,” stated Mel Reeves, editor of the Minnesota
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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper
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Exclusive: Cash Money Co-Founder Slim and Business Manager Vernon Brown on Partnering with New Orleans Mayor to Pay Rents Amid COVID-19
Co-founders and brothers Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams of Cash Money Records partnered with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell to cover the cost of rent for the month of June for residents living in low-income
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Harris, Congressional Black Caucus, Democrats Announce Historic Legislation Addressing Police Brutality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Monday joined top Congressional Democrats in unveiling the Justice in Policing Act, historic legislation that will address police brutality with a number of reforms, including a national use of force standard and independent investigations
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Source: Headlines - The Atlanta Inquirer
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Crooners cleared to launch ‘Lakeside Drive-In’ concert series
After a delayed start due to the state’s stay-at-home order, Crooners Supper Club has announced that its “Lakeside Drive-In” concert series will kick off June
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
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Minneapolis burning should not come as a surprise
This has been building in Minneapolis for years, and it likely started boiling as protesters reminded us, in December of 1990 with the murder of Tycel Nelson by cowardly Minneapolis cop Dan May, who ironically is still with the department as a high-ranking
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
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Black flight
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Source: BlackHistory.com
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Housing Authority steers $4.8 million to proposed apartments
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh [HACP] board voted, at its monthly meeting, to commit $4.8 million to four developers to help to finance 74 new subsidized
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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
Black-owned construction companies regroup as they restart amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Swint Logistics Group hauls cabinets to New York, and gravel and asphalt to construction sites throughout metro
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Daytona State College announces dates for virtual open house – Daytona Times
Daytona State College (DSC) will host a series of virtual open house events in late October and early November that will give potential students the opportunity to meet with DSC representatives and learn more about specific academic and workforce programs offered by the college. Registered
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Source: Daytona Times
Ralph F. Boyd
Ralph F. Boyd, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer Serves on Board of Directors for: of the Americas Region for the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global, multidisciplinary, member-driven real estate organization dedicated to responsible land use and building thriving, sustainable
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Webb, Wellington E. (1941- )
Wellington Webb was born in Chicago in 1941.  He came to Denver at a very early age and before entering politics he was a forklift operator. Webb’s public service career began in 1972 when he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. In 1977, he was selected by President James Carter to
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Source: Black Past
Suzanne Fuller Burks named executive director of Phyllis Wheatley...
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (PWCC) has announced the selection of Suzanne Fuller Burks as its new executive
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
Pitre, Clayton (1924- )
Clayton Pitre is a long time Seattle, Washington-based community activist, former Chief Housing Developer for the Central Area Motivation Project (CAMP), and a retired Montford Point
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Source: Black Past
MSR partners with MPR to delve into racial equity in the Twin Cities -
On Thursday, December 10 at 6 pm CT, the MSR will live stream a special edition of MSR Forefront showcasing Black business portal and local businesses with the MN Black Chamber of Commerce. Source
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
State pulls plug on civil service home loans plan
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Detroit, Google.org Link up to Help Detroiters With Affordable Housing | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Mayor Mike Duggan and Google announced today that the City of Detroit has been selected for Google.org’s Fellowship Program, in which 13 Google employees will spend six months pro bono supporting the City to develop an affordable housing locator search tool. Google.org Fellows will work alongside
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Activists Fight to Maintain A Community Treasure in Battle Over Proposed Crenshaw Mall Acquisition
For more than five decades, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has been a Los Angeles cultural/business icon and the place where African Americans shopped, evolving from an open-air retail hub to an indoor shopping
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
No Single Answer To Gentrification : Omaha Star
By Lynn Sanchez GENTRIFICATION: “The process of repairing and rebuilding homes and businesses in a deteriorating area (such as an urban neighborhood) accompanied by an influx of middle-class or affluent people and that often results in the displacement of earlier, usually poorer
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Source: Omaha Star
Schmoke, Kurt L. (1949- )
Kurt L. Schmoke, born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1949, came from a middle class background.  His father, Murray, a civilian chemist for the U.S. Army, was a graduate of Morehouse College, and his mother, Irene was a social worker. Schmoke attended the citys prestigious public high school, Baltimore
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The Black New Deal | Post News Group
In Oakland, coalition of Black-led organizations was convened to address the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 and its evisceration of the Black
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We can’t let this moment pass
I was deeply moved by the reading, and felt it was critical in this moment that a United States Senator from the Deep South stand on the Senate floor and declare that Black Lives
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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
It takes two? Twin Cities suddenly home to twin retro-rap stations
Feuds are a big thing in rap music. Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. famously had one. So did Jay Z and Nas. Even Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj went at it for
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Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County Launches Black-Led Community Investment Fund
Today, Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County (BLMSKC) — a grassroots, volunteer-run, social-justice nonprofit organization focused on the empowerment and liberation of Blacks and other people of color through advocacy and direct action – announced the launch of the Black-Led Community Investment
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Douglass Community Land Trust to Spur Housing at New Reeves Center - The Washington Informer
The Douglass Community Land Trust, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., and the Reeves CMC Venture, will build affordable housing at the soon-to-be redeveloped Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs in
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Source: The Washington Informer
Birmingham protests peaceful by day; turns unruly Sunday evening
With the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and the Birmingham Civil Rights Museum on each side, Kelly Ingram Park in downtown was filled Saturday and Sunday with a diverse group of elected officials, activists and citizens from all over to protest police brutality and voice their anger at
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Source: The Birmingham Times
MPR Glover hire reflects commitment to more equitable news coverage
'I hope that the work we do here will be a model for other newsrooms across the country to really address equity.' Source
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
‘It’s traumatizing’: Grand Strand activists discuss African American grief, frustrations after George Floyd’s killing
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes in cell phone video on
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