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Senate Bill (SB)17, which is scheduled for an Assembly committee hearing March 23, would declare racism as a health crisis in California and develop a state government “Office of Racial Equity in the State Department of Public Health for purposes of aligning state resources, decision-making, and
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‘Generational’ Garden Providing Food Security in the Black Community – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Cilicia Anderson – Outlook writer – (Source: www.capitaloutlook.com) – When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United State, one man remembers seeing folks in his community flocking to the grocery store. They piled up on toilet paper, cleaning products and perishable goods, leaving the shelves
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Houston-based Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Partners with Beats By Dre to Help Kids – African American News and Issues
Now Jarren Small and Douglas Johnson are partnering with the iconic Beats By Dre, allowing the men an opportunity to provide quality resources for a new RWAR Digital program set to rollout this Fall. “We are looking at doing a free beta phase of the program this summer in up to seven
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Game Recap: Thunder 107, Grizzlies 116
What began as a game of runs between the Thunder and the Grizzlies in the first half shifted in favor of Memphis in the second half. As the Thunder’s offense…
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Central Africa: The Need for a US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region
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'I have a dream': Jews and African Americans celebrate freedom together - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… 3,000 years ago, African Americans, who only gained … to unify Jews and African Americans through their common … being slaves, Jews and African Americans, albeit through different experiences … destiny: The Jewish and African American experience of slavery and …
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Former Texas trooper arrested for sexually assaulting women during traffic stops - TheGrio
A Former Texas state trooper has been accused of sexual assault. Lee Ray Boykin Jr. has been arrested and charged... View Article The post Former Texas trooper arrested for sexually assaulting women during traffic stops appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Women Accused Of Racist Attack At Asian-Owned Beauty Shop Claim They Were ‘Profiled’
Two Black women accused of a racist attack against the Asian owner of a beauty shop near Houston claim they were the ones who were actually targeted and forced to defend themselves.
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Tunisia: Astrazeneca Says Covid-19 Vaccine 76 Percent Effective in New Analysis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Washington/United States -- AstraZeneca's said its COVID-19 vaccine was 76% effective in a new analysis of its U.S. trial - only a tad lower than the level in an earlier report this week criticised for using outdated data.
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Curfew causes Black Americans to wonder whether they can still have fun in Miami Beach - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… about 90,000 residents, but African Americans account for just 4 percent … Whites were allowed to reside. Black Americans were allowed onto the beach …
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White Republicans are refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine more than any other demographic group in Texas | Dallas Weekly
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates. Sign up here. Sam Webb says he’s not against vaccines. His kids are up to date on their vaccines for school, and he got a flu shot a few years ago, the Weatherford truck
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Atlanta entrepreneur Erica 'Umi' Clahar of Umi Feeds continues to fight to provide food to the underfed during the COVID-19 pandemic | The Atlanta Voice
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President Biden Says Gun Reform is Necessary, Retired Chief Deputy Says Not So Fast
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RICE/McMORRIS: Creating Wealth — A Critical Step for Black America | News | The Michigan Chronicle
By Larry Rice and Lamell McMorris The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol in which domestic terrorists with Confederate flags and white nationalist symbols, has shaken America to its core. This is the moment to confront America’s racist past and present. Though we
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Evanston, Illinois Begins Reparations to Black People | Atlanta Daily World
Evanston, Illinois, a city just outside of Chicago, has become the first U.S. city to make reparations to Black people for past discrimination and racism stemming from the ills and evils of slavery. The Evanston City Council approved the first phase of reparations to acknowledge the harm caused by
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Ethiopia: Eritrean Forces Killed Unarmed Civilians, New Report Says
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Low expectations: Trump on Biden's tumbles - 'I expected him to fall' [memes]
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BOOKS: Author Jerald L. Hoover Releases Part II of the “Hero” Book Series for Young Adults – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Andre Perry: Here’s What Needs To Be Canceled: Student Debt
By Andre Perry Renowned education reformer Horace Mann said in 1848, “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men — the balance wheel of the social machinery.” Numerous reformers have used similar language to express variations of that
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‘Sesame Street’ Introduces 2 Black Muppets For Powerful Series On Race | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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