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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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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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Black and Blue Don't Match: Police Officers Kill Another African American | BlackPressUSA
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Harris becomes first black woman, South Asian elected VP
AP - Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first black woman elected as vice-president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men - almost all of them white - entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
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PRESS ROOM: Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines | BlackPressUSA
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The selection and subsequent election of Sen. Kamala Harris to vice president serves, for Jennifer R. Farmer, as a beacon of hope and a validation of what Black women can achieve with hard work, tenacity and support from their village and the alignment of the
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The US Capitol attack fits into the history of White backlash | The Atlanta Voice
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