NBA Diversity Study Finds Job Gains By Minorities, Women
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A diversity report found the NBA posting nearly across-the-board gains in hiring of minorities and women after a small, one-year...
Voting-Rights Group: Florida's New Election Law Violates Free Speech
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Pointing to the First Amendment, voting-rights organizations Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to reject part of a controversial Florida...
Get America's Best-Selling Black-Owned Laundry Detergent
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Like death and taxes, laundry is another inevitable part of life.
Since you know you're going to be...
Africana Studies pioneer Dr. James Turner passes away: Black America remembers him
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By Isheka N. Harrison, The Moguldom Nation —
Dr. James Turner – the trailblazing scholar, activist and educator who pioneered Africana Studies at...
James and Janice Turner have made their mark on Ithaca
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In their 40 years as Ithacans, James and Janice Turner have worked to reshape a campus, a community and a culture.
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National Organizations To USDA: End Dietary Racism In National School Lunch Program
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Photos: HRWhiteYouTubeScreenshotWASHINGTON DC, August 9, 2022 – Civil rights, social justice, and health organizations are calling on the U.S. Department of...
Remembering The Brilliant Brazilian ActorDirector Milton Gonçalves
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Photos: Paulo MilenoWikimedia CommonsBrilliant Brazilian actordirector Milton Gonçalves passed away from a stroke in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 30,...
Gangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Etant Dupain and Brice Laine CNN —
The rounds bounced off the armored vehicle, as police...
Brennan Center: Biden’s Criminal Justice Proposal Is A Big Deal
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Photos: YouTubeThe scope of incarceration in the United States is well known by now, but it still stuns. Nearly 1.2 million...
How To Support Black-Owned Businesses
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August is National Black Business Month, a perfect time to celebrate and support Black-owned businesses in the U.S. As business...
Herschel Walker To Debate Raphael Warnock Oct. 14
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has agreed to debate incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock Oct. 14 in Savannah.
For...
Pope Francis apologizes to native children in Canada, is Black America next?
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By Sherri Kolade, The Michigan Chronicle —
In late July, Pope Francis visited Canada and apologized to the Inuit people who suffered...
‘Disappearing Freedom’ Documentary Highlights Wrongful Conviction Crisis
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Photos: Iron Metropolis FilmsNew York, N.Y August 3, 2022 – Iron Metropolis Films, LLC is an independent motion picture company inspired...
Liberation Is Coming From A Black Thing
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is my standard column written to commemorate the Watts Revolt and to pay rightful homage to...
Will CHIPS Act Provide Meaningful STEM Opportunities For Black America?
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Photos: YouTubeOn August 2, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (“CHIPS” is an acronym for...
Fueled by virtually unrestricted social media access, white nationalism is on the rise
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Since 2017, the FBI has warned US Congress that the rise of white nationalism and the violence of extremist militia groups...
DRC Journalist Receives Death Threat Over Coverage of Militant Group
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Photo: Jean Christian Bafwa KabasekeKinshasa, August 8, 2022 – Congolese authorities should take seriously the threats against journalist Jean Christian Bafwa...
Revolutions, Evolutions and Serena Williams
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility,...
Africa To Announce $100-Million Super League Plans Wednesday
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JOHANNESBURG, Aug 9 (Reuters) - An African Super League is to be announced on Wednesday by Confederation of African Football...
Black Woman-Owned Business Transforms Talents Into Success
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Photos: YouTubeGlasshouse Interior Design FirmIn 2016, Marissa Nelums began her interior design firm with a product line of just five pillows....
Colonialism is not dead, Your Royal Highness
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Royals should not be allowed to score ‘woke points’ by expressing regret over their ancestors’ atrocities.
By Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera —
On...
Report: DeSantis Will Campaign For 2020 Election Deniers
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Gov. Ron DeSantis will be traveling across the nation this month to campaign for some of the top Republican deniers...
Pope Francis’ Apology Underscores Crimes of The Catholic Church Against Indigenous Americans
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Photos: YouTube“I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples.” So said Pope Francis...
Policing And Public Safety: Our Leaders Must Start Listening To Black, Brown Communities
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Photos: YouTubeNew Haven, CT - The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) understands and shares the sense of urgency conveyed in President...
