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(BPRW) THE AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL THIS SUMMER! - The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) In these times of pandemic and deep reflection around the human experience of people of color, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) is curating a selection…
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These 91 Black-Owned Businesses Worked Together to Generate $49M in Sales in One Year
Traffic Sales and Profit (TSP), a powerful network and Facebook group of almost 14,000 purpose-driven African American entrepreneurs, has announced that 91 of the Black business owners in their tribe have worked together to collectively generate $49 million in sales within just one year (from July
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With the 2020-21 academic year fast approaching, some teachers’ colleges are reporting that they are facing financial challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic has put increased pressure on the institutions to secure resources to meet the needs of staff...
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Too important to fail: Four Dallas theatres form BIPOC Arts Coalition - Dallas Examiner
  Special to The Dallas Examiner   “Since our inceptions, BIPOC arts organizations and artists have provided grassroots support to our communities, distinguishing ourselves from the arts groups simply asking for relief funds to keep
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ECB to begin domestic season with Bob Willis Trophy on Aug. 1 - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) yesterday released the fixtures for its 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, with counties set to play a one-off red-ball competition for the Bob Willis Trophy starting on
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PRESS ROOM: NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Johnson’s EquiTrust is providing critical financial support to underserved communities and businesses that have been traditionally neglected. These small and diverse businesses often have difficulty developing strong lending relationships with big banks. According to the Center for
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Body of John Lewis crosses Selma bridge for final time as tributes to civil rights leader continue to pour in - African American News Today - EIN News
… fight for voting rights for African Americans. Lewis will lie in repose … fight for voting rights for African Americans. State troopers and police officers … , said he remembers, as an African American child, watching news footage of …
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Trump pushes efforts to lower drug prices as coronavirus rages - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The President resurfaced a kitchen sink of controversial proposals aimed at reducing Americans' drug costs, which have advanced little during his term. He signed four executive orders, including ones on importing medications from Canada and basing the cost of drugs in the US on their prices in
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Painting, Protests and Pandemic: From Canvas to Masks - Voice and Viewpoint
By Candace J. Semien, Jozef Syndicate reporter It’s not folk art, but Tedism. It is the unique style of art and storytelling by Ted Ellis. For nearly 30 years, Ellis’ art unfolds and celebrates the traditional values of Black culture and lifestyle. He has beautifully captured that lifestyle on
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Elderly Taiwanese couple tops the fashion world with clothes left at their laundry | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
An elderly Taiwanese couple has become fashionistas using clothing left behind by customers at their dry-cleaning business in Taiwan. The fashion-forward couple, in the western coastal city of Taichung, has amassed 122,000 followers since their Instagram account, wantshowasyoung, went live two
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Rights icon Lewis in a final solemn crossing of an Alabama bridge - African American News Today - EIN News
In a deeply symbolic tribute, a lone caisson drawn by two black horses on Sunday slowly carried the body of John Lewis across the Alabama bridge where in 1965 a policeman fractured his skull during a protest that helped forge his reputation as a fearle...
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Biden Surrogates Tout 'Plan for America' | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
President Donald Trump’s failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has worsened a long list of challenges facing American families, according to presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden. Among those challenges are caregivers, parents struggling to find childcare, and those in nursing
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Spanish architect recreates the ‘Running of the Bulls’ with Playmobil
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These are some of the 91,000 people who've died since the US reopened - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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NOMAD MicroCamps take to the streets with neighborhood-based art enrichment
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Schools dazed : HBCUs struggle to re-open amid coronavirus : TheGrio
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For The Country's Top Accelerators, New Inclusion Strategies Are On The Horizon | The Plug
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A University of Nevada, Las Vegas task force has responded to racial unrest following the death of a man in police custody in Minnesota with recommendations to address safety, equity and inclusion among Black students and
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