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Joe Biden, the man, has had a difficult life, facing personal tragedies and more than a few family crises. But Joe Biden 3.0, the political candidate, is leading a charmed life. Let's be honest—COVID-19 has been a Godsend for this poor man who can barely string together a coherent thought.
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Keep Your Statues And Movies- Give Us Our Reparations Now – Your Black World
The paper says, “HBO Max temporarily removed the epic from its service after the surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the country and a re-energized discussion about racial inequality” ) But While Hollywood copes with their conflicts and contradictions for promoting White supremacy in their
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Rice University’s Black Students Association Demands Addition Of Black Safe Space On Campus
The newly-formed Black Students Association (BSA) at Rice University is demanding officials fund a Black House on campus as well as remove a prominent statue of the school’s slave-owning
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A Preview of What’s On Your November Ballot - Voice and Viewpoint
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER, CALMatters After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized.  Eight measures address matters as vital as voting rights, rent control, affirmative action, property
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East Pasco Co-op (1965- )
The East Pasco African American community emerged quickly during World War II when thousands of black workers were recruited to help construct the Hanford Atomic Energy Complex just north of neighboring Richland, Washington. African American workers and their families were confined to the area
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BET Founder Calls For $14 Trillion In Slavery Reparations | The Oklahoma Eagle
BET founder Robert Johnson argued Monday that “now is the time” for white America to acknowledge damages resulting from slavery, and for the U.S. Government to provide reparations in the sum of a $14 trillion wealth transfer to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun , in full Harry Andrew Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to
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Supporters Kick Off “Yes on Proposition 16” Campaign as Opposition Gets Into Gear 
Ahead of the November election, the Opportunity for All Coalition has begun its “Yes on Proposition 16” campaign. To kick off the drive, the group held a virtual press conference on Zoom July 14 featuring lawmakers, advocates and activists. 
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Benjamin L. Hooks
Benjamin L. Hooks , in full Benjamin Lawson Hooks (born Jan. 31, 1925, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died April 15, 2010, Memphis), American jurist, minister, and government official who was executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1977 to
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Meeks, Gregory W. (1953- )
U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks was born on September 25, 1953 in East Harlem, New York City. He was raised in a public housing project in East Harlem and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Political Science from New York’s Adelphi University. He earned his Juris
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Supporters Kick Off “Yes on Proposition 16” Campaign as Opposition Gets Into Gear - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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The new language of vote suppression
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California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters
(CBM) – On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24
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5 Key Events in Affirmative Action History
Affirmative action, also know as equal opportunity, is a federal agenda designed to counteract historic discrimination faced by ethnic minorities, women and other underrepresented groups. To foster diversity and compensate for the ways such groups have historically been excluded, institutions with
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"Mad Men" in Black: African Americans in the Twentieth Century U.S. Advertising Industry
In the following article University of Oregon historian Daniel Pope briefly outlines the history of African Americans in the Advertising Industry since the beginning of the 20th
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Jackson, Maynard, Jr. (1938-2003)
Thegreat-grandson of slaves, Maynard Jackson, Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas, onMarch 23, 1938.  His father, MaynardJackson, Sr., was a leading figure in the 1930s campaign for black votingrights in Dallas and a founder of Democratic Progressive Voter’s League in 1936.  His mother, Irene Dobbs
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(1997) Kweisi Mfume, “A Shining and Powerful Dream”
Kweisi Mfume, born Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, represented that city in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996 and rose to become Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.  On February 15, 1996, he stepped down to become President of the National Association for the
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Africa: Nelson Mandela Lecture - 'Tackling the Inequality Pandemic - a New Social Contract for a New Era'
Document - The United Nations Secretary-General delivered the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on Saturday July 18. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the lecture was delivered online from the UN headquarters in New York City.
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(2007) Senator Barack Obama “Voting Rights March Commemoration Speech”
Here today, I must begin because at the Unity breakfast this morning I was saving for last and the list was so long I left him out after that introduction. So I’m going to start by saying how much I appreciate the friendship and the support and the outstanding work that he does each and every
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Students No Longer Need SAT and ACT Scores for Admissions to UC Schools
Last Thursday, the University of California’s (UC) Board of Regents voted 23-0 to end the use of the SAT and ACT tests in admissions for all California freshman applicants through
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2 white students sue UT Austin over affirmative action : TheGrio
The Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit on behalf of two white students claiming the University of Texas did not admit them due to their race. The post 2 white students sue UT Austin over affirmative action appeared first on TheGrio.
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Historically black colleges and universities
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Shaw v. Reno (1993)
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Diversity Consultant: Racism Is Real and Corporate America Must Teach Its People To Be Inclusive
Black Enterprise sat down with Korn Ferry's Leader Louis Montgomery Jr. to discuss key issues associated with diversity and inclusion
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OP-ED: Restore Affirmative Action in Michigan | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

By Andre Spivey In our current social and political climate, it is imperative that we direct and focus our attention and energies to one of our on-going civil rights struggles

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California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters – Voice and Viewpoint
On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Port Authority of Allegheny County REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 20-04 Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”): GENERAL MARKETING SERVICES The work under the proposed Agreements consists
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