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Crucian David L. Weeks Tells His Story in Poetry – ‘Distant Drums’
Crucian David L. Weeks spent more than 30 years on the mainland and returned to St. Croix in 2015 after an illustrious career abroad. He shares his journey through his recent book of poetry, “Distant Drums.”
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Hikes, food, music and more. Here are 25 Juneteenth events happening around L.A. - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the Black diaspora. “So many Black Americans don’t feel their African … about Juneteenth, the journey of Black Americans and how American culture has … Play Foundation, San Gabriel Valley African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community …
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Recent & Recommended Books on Loans & Personal Finance
… and the Destruction of the African-American Dream Janis Sarra, Cheryl L … analyzing the economic exploitation of African Americans, with a focus on predatory … illustrating the predation that targets African-American consumers and examining the intentionally …
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PRESS ROOM: ISIAH International Announces Global Expansion with HUB International and Forest Capital Management | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’ve experienced firsthand the challenges that businesses face in securing insurance and benefits for their companies and employees,” says Isiah Thomas, Chairman, and CEO, ISIAH International LLC. “We have formed ISIAH Insurance with the goal of addressing that need. I am excited
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No Menthol Sunday: Shyquetta McElroy Talks Smoking, Quitting and Poetry - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… products have been targeted to African American and low-income communities of … found that nearly 45,000 African Americans die a year from smoking … . Furthermore, the smoking rate among African Americans is 26%. As a child …
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Remembering queer D.C. poet Venus Thrash
Venus Thrash, a Black, lesbian D.C. poet, wrote her first poem when she was in the first grade. Thrash, 52, whose work was nationally acclaimed, died on Saturday, June 19 at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. from heart disease. Her family and 12-year-old son Daniel survive
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Birmingham’s Ashley Jones Named Alabama’s First Black Poet Laureate
By Javacia Harris Bowser For The Birmingham Times Ashley M. Jones, founder of the Magic City Poetry Festival, has been named the next Poet Laureate for Alabama, making her the first Black Poet Laureate for the state and the youngest person to hold the position. Jones, 31, was tapped for the role
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Source: The Birmingham Times
West Philly woman keeps father's legacy alive at bookstore specializing in African American history - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… "We specialize in African American history." Blake says … is now the oldest African American Bookstore in Philadelphia. Blake … s also the oldest African American Bookstore on the East … Blake. "Not just African Americans are reading these books, …
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Gabrielle Mohamed’s voice and contemporary Guyanese literature - Stabroek News
[Gabrielle Mohamed, Is You Madness, Nah Me Own: A Short Collection of Creole Poetry, Georgetown: Gabrielle Mohamed, 2019. The article Gabrielle Mohamed’s voice and contemporary Guyanese literature appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Makes Billboard Hot 100 History – First Album With Nine Top 10 Singles
Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' not only gave the Toronto native the chart double of debuting at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 chart, he made plenty of Hot 100 history in the process.
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PRESS ROOM: Poetry Foundation and Complexly Announce New Ours Poetica Co-Curators | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ours Poetica delighted audiences in its first season with intimate videos produced by Complexly, the production company behind Crash Course and The Art Assignment. Past guests include author and Complexly cofounder John Green, actress Shailene Woodley, poet and #TheSealeyChallenge
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Michelle T. Boone - North Dallas Gazette
CHICAGO, IL, — The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce Michelle T. Boone will join the Poetry Foundation as president beginning May 4. The appointment concludes a robust, diverse national search led by Korn Ferry in partnership with a committee of Poetry Foundation trustees and staff
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Happy 105th Birthday, Ranza Raye Harvey-Devereaux | Post News Group
Born and raised in Ruston, La., the second oldest of four siblings, she was a devoted wife to her husband, Walter Devereaux and devoted mother to three children – Nola and Marva, and Donna, who is
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White Police Chief Resigns After ‘KKK’ Note Placed in Black Officer’s Jacket | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sheffield Lake Police Chief Anthony Campo reportedly decided to retire after more than 30 years on the police force in the Ohio town of just over 9,000 people and just over 21 miles from Cleveland. “We had a very emotional sit down because it took us 10 minutes to talk to each
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Seychelles: Scaled-Back Creole Festival Opens With Poetry, Dancing and Seychellois Pride
[Seychelles News Agency] Celebrating the Creole Festival in Seychelles every year says a lot about the perseverance and determination of a nation that is proud of its identity, said a top official at the opening of the annual event on Thursday.
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Newburgh, NY Mayor & Author Publishes Poetry - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Online events w) Bill McKibben, Matt Taibbi, Raj Patel, Helen Macdonald, Jeremy Lent, etc. : Indybay
Here are some 20 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 4 pm today, August 3rd), featuring people such as Annette Gordon-Reed, Bill McKibben, Matt Taibbi, Raj Patel, Helen Macdonald, and Jeremy Lent, and many
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'Cover to Cover': Poetry colonisation and '#StayWoke: Go Broke' review
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Texas Rep. Targets Schools’ Books On Black History, Gender And Other Things That Make The Whites Uncomfortable
Texas Republican state Rep. Matt Krause has compiled a list of 850 books he has identified as materials that "might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex," and requested that school districts report possessing any
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How Ashley M. Jones Became the Most Influential Poet in Alabama
By Javacia Harris Bowser For The Birmingham Times At the center of all she does from serving as founding director of the Magic City Poetry Festival to teaching creative writing at the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) and holding numerous other board positions, the mission remains simple for
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Biden-Harris Administration to Invest More Than $1.6 Billion to Support COVID-19 Testing and Mitigation in Vulnerable Communities | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As COVID-19 cases rise among unvaccinated people and where the more transmissible Delta virus variant is surging, this funding will expand activities to detect, diagnose, trace, and monitor infections and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in homeless shelters, treatment and recovery
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BLM Leader Alicia Garza Among Guests at Ella Baker Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration | Post News Group
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First black American billionaire wants reparations for all blacks — even himself, Oprah, LeBron James: ‘We ... now must atone by paying black people’
… and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, has been "bolstered … ," and said that wealthy black Americans — including Oprah Winfrey, LeBron James … wealth gap between white and black Americans. "Reparations would require the …
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Tumaini Festival returns in November - 7th edition, 4 days, 6 stages
Tumaini Letu, organizers of Tumaini Festival have announced that this year's 7th edition is slated to take place from 4th to 7th November at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa. Confirming the development, Tumaini Letu Founder and Director Trésor Nzengu Mpauni said the 2021 edition will run for a period
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Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal Receives Prestigious "The Maria Mazziotti Gillan Literary Service" Award - Muslim Journal
Muslim Journal Newswire (Published in Muslim Journal, Vol 47, No 5, October 15, 2021) NEWARK, N.J. – Ameerah Shabazz-Bilal, a native of Newark, has a unique talent for telling stories through poetry and Visual Arts. She is also a teacher and photographer and founder/facilitator of
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Promoting art the partnership way - The Times Group Malawi
Malawi’s arts sector is strewn with stories of success borne out of partnerships. After all, as comedian Eric Mabedi aptly observed, the arts sector is full of interesting players but lacks a sense of purpose when players are pulling in different directions. Even Culture Minister Michael Usi
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The Biography of Mary Helen Campbell Crossland – Dallas Post Tribune
Mary Helen Campbell Crossland was born and raised on a small farm in the Piney Woods of New Boston, Texas. She is the 9th of ten children born to sharecroppers in Bowie County. This rural region wasn’t known for much of anything except hard work, church, and more hard work. She began working in the
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Take a Black excursion through Brattleboro Vt.
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Poet James Cagney on Closure, Reckoning’s Limits, and What’s Next | Post News Group
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