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OneTen, a Coalition of Major Corporations, Vows to Hire 1 Million African Americans in High-Paying Jobs – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - OneTen, a coalition of leading executives, said it would work to hire 1 million African Americans into family-sustaining jobs with advancement opportunities over the next decade. [...]

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