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Despite Biden Administration Making Inequality and Climate Change a Priority, Advocates for Black Farmers Skeptical Real Change Will Come
Black farmers today are rare — but it wasn’t always this way. In 1920, Black-owned farms made up 14 percent of the industry. However, decades of racial
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(BPRW) Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation Partners with Google Cloud for Largest Free Virtual HBCU College Fair in the Nation | Press releases
(BPRW) Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation Partners with Google Cloud for Largest Free Virtual HBCU College Fair in the Nation First-ever virtual HBCU Festival on February 20, 2021 will welcome…
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California and Biden Administration Launch Two Mass Vaccination Sites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods - Black Voice News
Sunita Sohrabji | Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom and Jeff Zients, coordinator of President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force, separately announced a partnership Feb. 3 to build two mass vaccination sites in the state, one at the Oakland Coliseum and the other a
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Nick Cannon to return to 'Wild N' Out' after mending relationship with ViacomCBS - TheGrio
It looks like Nick Cannon got another job back. The actor ran into trouble last year after allegedly making anti-semitic... View Article The post Nick Cannon to return to 'Wild N' Out' after mending relationship with ViacomCBS appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union
US President Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country's partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use of the word 'shithole' to describe African
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Houston's Kim Roxie honored by Texas Women’s Foundation for leadership, service - DefenderNetwork.com
The Texas Women’s Foundation has announced the seven recipients of its 2021 Maura Women Helping Women and Young Leader Awards, which recognize leaders who have positively impacted the lives of women and girls. Houston's own Kim Roxie is one of the Young Leader Awards recipients. R
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Mining For Dollars: Foreign Companies Extract Latin American Minerals, But Not Without Controversy – The Wilmington Journal
Since colonial times, Latin America has attracted foreign investors searching for minerals, a process that involves large sums of money and a significant burden for the local communities. Mineral exploitation in Latin America and the [...]
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“I Was So Scared Of Seeing Him In My Nightmares”: Chrissy Teigen Expresses Remorse Over Not Looking At Son’s Face As She Grieves Approaching Due Date
Chrissy Teigen openly mourned the loss of her son, Jack, on Instagram as her intended due date draws near. The supermodel, who lost Jack halfway through her pregnancy last year, shared a picture captured during husband John Legend's 'Wild' …
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A Black woman will be the world's top trade official for the first time - The New York Beacon
London (CNN Business)The path has been cleared for Nigeria'sNgozi Okonjo-Iwealato become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea's candidatepulled out of the racefor the job. Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister, announced her decision
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Somalia's talks on troubled election fail 2 days before vote - Black News Channel
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A meeting on Somalia's troubled election has ended in failure as the federal government and regional states could not reach agreement on remaining issues two days before the scheduled vote, and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on
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From Black History Week to Black History Month •
The seeds for Black History Month were planted in 1926 when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) established the second week of February as Black History Week. Historian Carter G. Woodson pioneered the idea and got a handful of education departments to
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Oakland Native James Jackson Takes Helm at the Alameda Health System | Post News Group
“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said Taft Bhuket, M.D., president of AHS’s Board of
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Trump sought part-ownership in Parler app while in office: report
Before Donald Trump exited the White House last month, the Trump Organization and Parler social media company negotiated a deal... View Article The post Trump sought part-ownership in Parler app while in office: report appeared first on TheGrio.
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Report Shows Racial Pay Gap For L.A. City Workers - Los Angeles Sentinel
  Los Angeles' city workforce has a large racial pay gap, with city workers on average earning $53 per hour, while Black and Latino city employees earned an average of $44 per hour during the 2020 fiscal year, according to a report released today by Controller Ron
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4 guards kill farm worker
BY SIMBARASHE SITHOLE FOUR security guards at Pote Farm, Bindura, who allegedly killed a farm worker for stepping on maize plants while picking potatoes, were yesterday remanded in custody to March 9. The guards, Wellington Katakura (41), Gift Kafukutu (26), Anthony Pin (20) and Benjamin Kaseke
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Fox Business cancels pro-Trump 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' amid lawsuit
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Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell
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US unemployment claims fall to 779,000 but job cuts grind on | The Atlanta Voice
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined to 779,000 last week, a still-historically high total that shows that a sizable number of people keep losing jobs to the viral pandemic. Last week’s total, the third straight, declined from 812,000 the previous week, the Labor
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City Power changes load shedding schedule and blocks without warning
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Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy - Black News Channel
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country's struggling economy, once considered a promising 'last frontier,' any good at all. Myanmar's economy has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges and the
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Parents allowed to remove students from Black History Month lessons - TheGrio
A charter school in northern Utah is allowing parents to opt students out of its Black History Month curriculum and... View Article The post Parents allowed to remove students from Black History Month lessons appeared first on TheGrio.
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - Black News Channel
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Both Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have been nominated to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The nominations represent an opportunity for either Abrams or Black Lives matter to win over even more support around the globe should they
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Journalist’s Social Media Post On Peace Snowballs Into Her Resignation – The Wilmington Journal
ISLAMABAD — Ethical issues related to journalists’ use of social media are again in the spotlight after an international correspondent resigned rather than remove a letter she wrote in Jan. to US President-elect Joseph R. [...]
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As Racial Disparity Gap Re-emerges Black Women Rally for Action - Black Voice News
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31 counties agree to Spanish-language ballots – Florida Courier
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Kapenta catches decrease
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CalTrans Enforces Clearance in Oakland, Protestors Help Some Residents Stay | Post News Group
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San Antonio area gets entire NCAA women’s basketball tourney
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