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The country’s richest Black person has some thoughts on how corporate America can address structural racism. According to Forbes, Robert F. Smith believes that big banks and major companies should spend the next 10 years investing directly in technology, education, telecom, banking and healthcare
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Young African migrants are pushed into uni, but more find success and happiness in vocational training
Many African parents push their children to go to university regardless of their preparedness or interest. But more find happiness and success in VET.
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Youth Orchestra Los Angeles Finds Permanent Home in Inglewood - Los Angeles Sentinel
During an exclusive tour, the Los Angeles Sentinel explored the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Center, the first Youth Orchestra Los Angeles program (YOLA) located in the heart of Inglewood; dedicated to the elite musical training of local youth, channeling the musical excellence of the Walt Disney
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Children First STX Unveils Facelift for Midre Cummings Playground
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Ransomware Demands Surge During Pandemic – Free Press of Jacksonville
As remote learning and employment have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, so have cyberattacks by criminals holding data hostage for a ransom. One recent target was Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, the 12th-largest school [...]
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Guy Responsible For Shooting Megan Thee Stallion In Her Feet Could Face Felony Charges Soon
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With 150,000 dead and polls in free fall, Trump seeks a culture war - North Dallas Gazette

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor With less than 100 days left until Election Day, President Donald Trump has increased his references to uncertainty around the election results. Trump responded, “I have to see” after journalist Chris Wallace asked him if he would respect the

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First Independence Bank Leader Kenneth Kelly Delivers Spring 2021 Commencement | News | The Michigan Chronicle
First Independence Bank Chairman & CEO Kenneth Kelly returned to his native Alabama to his alma mater, Auburn University in one of the most cherished and pivotal roles, commencement speaker. Kelly, an Auburn University distinguished alumnus, delivered a rousing message to help kick-off the spring
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All Eyes Are Now On Georgia Which Is Due To The Work Of Stacey Abrams
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Covid-19 hits SA Rugby Legends hard, Stefan Terblanche steps down as CEO
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Newsom tour kicking off $1B statewide cleanup plan winds up in LA - L.A. Focus News
Gov. Gavin Newsom wrapped a day-long 'cleaner California tour' in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, July 7, after spending the day touting the state's new $1.1 billion plan to erase trash and graffiti from highways, roads and other public spaces, an effort he said will beautify the state and create up to
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade – Africans Urged to ‘Come Home’
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Adam Habib steps aside as SOAS director as 'n-word' probe gets underway | News24
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a night in which television struggled to keep up with the Democrats' virtual convention, networks were rewarded with the most traditional of political events — a powerful speech. Before former first lady Michelle Obama's keynote address, much of
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LA Activists Drill Down on Who Deserves Reparations for Slavery and Why - Los Angeles Sentinel
As state and federal lawmakers grapple with whether or not the State of California -- and the United States as a whole -- should take a closer look at what it owes the descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States, a group of Black California activists are getting ahead of the
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