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C. Delores Tucker: Social Activist and Politician
Cynthia Delores Tucker was a civil rights activist, politician and advocate for African-American women. Best known for her participation in theand later for taking a strongly condemning misogynistic and violent rap lyrics, Tucker advocated for the rights of women and minority groups in the United
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Black Workers More Likely to Face Retaliation for Raising Coronavirus Concerns
For instance, Amazon fired Black and brown workers who have organized to demand more substantial health and safety protections. Thousands of Instacart workers, many of whom are women of color, are reportedly waiting for face masks and hand sanitizer promised months ago. Three out of every four
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10 Things To Do After A Romantic Betrayal That Will Feel So Much Better Than Revenge
While getting back at an ex for doing you wrong may seem like it will make you feel better, those feelings are likely to be short lived. And in some cases, you may feel even worse after.
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Ice Cube Clarifies Role in Helping Trump Admin Develop ‘Platinum Plan’ | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.rollingstone.com By DANIEL KREPS  Ice Cube has clarified his role in helping to develop the Trump administration’s proposed “Platinum Plan” for the black community after a White House advisor thanked the rapper for “his willingness to step up and work with” President Trump. “Leaders gonna
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Provides Scholarships For George Floyd’s Family To Attend HBCUs
Photo: Stephen Jackson Kappa Alpha Sorority announced on Friday that the organization founded on the campus of Howard University by Black collegiate women will provide scholarships to the daughter and granddaughters of George Floyd to attend an HBCU of their
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Sheriff's office: St. Helena Island man missing, endangered - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate the New York City Fire Department
In the following article Ginger Adams Otis, a staff writer at the New York Daily News and a longtime city reporter, describes her more-than-decade-long research following the evolution of a landmark civil rights case brought by the Vulcan Society, a determined group of activist black New York City
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Two Biden Priorities, Climate and Inequality, Meet on Black-Owned Farms
… has driven generations of Black Americans from their farms, with … who heads the Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network, a … era started to bring Black Americans equal rights under … overall economic harm to Black Americans from the historical loss …
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OP-ED: The stuff of Dreams — MLK goes right on marching | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply going off to the store, going out for a jog and or being stopped at a traffic light. This must end.
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Venus Williams says racism is not just a black issue
Venus Williams is raising her voice in the fight against racism and making sure people know how she feels about the ongoing unrest. The icon posted a heartfelt message on Instagram that highlights how racism persists not only in the criminal justice system, but across so many other critical areas
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Amid Racial Reckoning, Grammys Honor The Black Experience - Voice and Viewpoint
MESFIN FEKADU | AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - With police brutality continuing to devastate Black families and the coronavirus ravishing Black America disproportionately, the world was driven to the significance of this year's Juneteenth more than ever before. And Beyonce knew she wanted to
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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers NNPA President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion - North Dallas Gazette
By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) A recent NAACP Black Media Speaks forum plummeted into a conversation in which the future of hard-copy Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced dead.  To the shock of some of the members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association
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Three Police Officers Fired After Violent Racist Assault Plan To ‘Slaughter’ Black People Caught on Video
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Umoja’s Success Program provides ‘tools for success’ - African American News Today - EIN News
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In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the local Juneteenth committee decided that even if a luncheon could not be held to remember and celebrate a legacy
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NAACP Black Media Forum Excludes Black Newspapers – A President and Black Publishers Call for Clarification and Inclusion
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Early African-American Poets
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Netflix CEO to Donate $120M to Historically Black Colleges
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Microsoft to 'double the number of Black and African American people managers'
the number of Black and African American people managers, senior individual contributors the number of Black- and African American-owned approved suppliers over the will also encourage Black and African American representation progress in our top
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Tribute: Chadwick Boseman (1976 – 2020): An immortal who belongs to the ages - African American News Today - EIN News
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NAACP snubs Black-owned newspapers during Black media forum - Dallas Examiner
By HAZEL TRICE EDNEY TriceEdneyWire.com A recent NAACP Black Media Speaks forum dove into a conversation in which the future of Black-owned newspapers was all but pronounced dead. To the shock of some
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Everyday, you've been holding the vision, taking action steps and being steadfast in faith. Even when your mind started to betray you, you kept a positive attitude. But, let's be honest. Nothing is materializing and you're about to snap!
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