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GWEN DERU CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH!!! TODAY… **COMEDIAN LAV LOVE at the StarDome Comedy Club. **THIRSTY THURSDAY at Hookah 114 17th Street No. **READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Get all the latest news. **WATCH LOTS OF MOVIES …after dinner and with the family and friends at Sidewalk Fest. Check
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Starbucks to Pull Ads From All Social Media Platforms
Starbucks will pause advertisements on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest due to the social media platforms ineffective policing of hate speech.
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Herman Cain
Herman Cain is an experienced American author, politician and businessman, born on December 13, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee. Born to a cleaning woman and a domestic worker, Cain grew up in a poor family but learnt what he understood as the true meaning of success. Through his father’s hard
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Byron Allen Challenges Ad Agencies and Brands to Spend with Black Media
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Civil Rights Groups Urge Coca-Cola and Delta to Join Fight Against Georgia Voting Restrictions
Voting rights groups are calling on companies such as Coca-Cola Co and Delta Air Lines Inc to oppose efforts by Republican lawmakers in Georgia to enact sweeping new restrictions on voting access in the battleground state.
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Who was Edward Colston?
The toppling of his statue yesterday in Bristol, a city in the southwest of England by anti-racism protesters was greeted with joyous scenes, recognition of the fact that he was a notorious slave trader — a badge of shame in what is one of Britain's most liberal
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High Commissioner to India - Stabroek News
It is passing strange that there has been no official announcement by the Government of Guyana on the accreditation of Charrandass Persaud as Guyana’s High Commissioner to India on March 18. The article High Commissioner to India appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Facebook Has Created a News Fellowship for HBCU Students This Summer - Watch The Yard
Do you know an HBCU student who wants to break into journalism and is looking for an internship this Summer? Facebook recently announced their Summer HBCU News Fellowship program which elevates emerging talent and future media professionals by pairing them with established news
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In ‘Genius: Aretha,’ Respecting the Mind, Not Just the Soul
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Kelly Rowland encourages Black women to 'lift each other up' - TheGrio
Our Black Women Amplified series highlights the accomplishments of ten Black women who are creating their own history with their unique contributions... View Article The post Kelly Rowland encourages Black women to 'lift each other up' appeared first on TheGrio.
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HART: MLB moves All-Star Game: The cancel culture cancels itself
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Monday Motivation: March into It! - Milwaukee Community Journal
Happy Monday! It’s a new month. We have some new goals and some old. We can can choose to have a new attitude. We can speak positive things into our lives. No matter where we messed up, we can try it again. Let’s walk into this month marching! March into your greatness. March into your
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The Virtual Test - Stabroek News
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53 Years After MLK’s Assassination, Children Of Civil Rights Icon Fight Voter Suppression - The Seattle Medium
Bernice A. King joined the children of late civil rights champions the Rev. C.T. Vivian, and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, in blasting voter suppression laws that have cropped up since the 2020
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Trinidad woman, 19, to stand trial for murder - Stabroek News
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Going up, down, or sideways?
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer Standing frozen in front of my apartment building's elevator, I stared dumbly at the door that had just closed in my face. This was bad. I thought. Oh, this was really not good. Moments before, I'd been playfully twirling my keyring around my finger while I waited in
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Africa: Coke Foundation Uplifts African Women Through 5by20 Programme
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