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Summer programs at USF St. Petersburg transition to online format
ST. PETERSBURG — The Coronavirus outbreak may have disrupted plans to hold on-campus programs at USF St. Petersburg this summer, but the university will continue to offer fun and informative events as virtual
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Seychelles: Small Business Owners in Seychelles Share Mixed Reactions to Government Credit Line
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Community colleges could see influx of athletes as coronavirus disrupts sports recruiting | Black Voice News
Thanks to the coronavirus, he was right: In March, the California Community College Athletic Association announced it was cancelling all spring sports, mirroring a similar decision by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which oversees university
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New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion-Plus in State Housing Funds
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Mitchell, Charles H. (1940 - )
Charles Mitchell has worked with Seattle Community Colleges for more than 25 years including periods as President of Seattle Central Community College and Chancellor of the Seattle Community College
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JAY-Z Calls Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Demanding Justice For George Floyd
Walz revealed he spoke to the Roc Nation founder in an interview with CBS, Minnesota, explaining the Brooklyn rapper told him, “Justice needs to be served
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The Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history is defined as the time period in the United States since Congressional passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act, major federal legislation that ended legal segregation, gained federal
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Ed Bradley
Ed Bradley , in full Edward Rudolph Bradley, Jr. (born June 22, 1941, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Nov. 9, 2006, New York, N.Y.), American broadcast journalist, known especially for his 25-year association with the televised newsmagazine 60
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New Poll Reveals America’s Strong Desire for Michelle Obama to Lead as Vice President
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The Loss of a Big Brother
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
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Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to
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Attorney General Bill Barr Denies Nation's Police Are Systemically Racist
Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday that he does not believe that there is systemic racism in the nation’s police force, contradicting a staggering body of evidence that shows racial bias in virtually every part of the American criminal justice
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Why Does Hollywood Back Away From TV Shows About Police Brutality?
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Allen Iverson Is a Decade Away from Receiving His $32 Million Trust Fund Payment from Reebok
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