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Ahinoam and David Israel Bring Total Wellness Hub to Bessemer

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Israel and her husband David operate Good Health to be Hail, a total-wellness center that features a café and juice bar serving fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies, organic fruits,…

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Peeking behind the ‘Bluff City Law’ curtain

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “Bluff City Law” centers around the ofttimes fraught, father-daughter relationship between main characters Elijah and Sidney Strait. Elijah (Jimmy Smits) is a famed civil rights attorney…

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members

CHICAGO CRUSADER — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members were on hand to welcome the statute of their late sorority sister Alice Allison Dunnigan home to her native Russellville, Kentucky on the…

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Pan American Games Athletes Given 12 Months of Probation for Protests Against Racism, Gun Control

WASHINGTON INFORMER — American Pan American Games athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry both protested on stage in Lima, Peru, and were sentenced to 12 months of probation for their actions.…

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Senator Kamala Harris’ Office Invites Middle School and High School Girls to a Day of Civics

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Senator Harris’ recently coined a phase “I’m that little girl” referencing her inner-city upbringing and bussing, recently her West Los Angeles office was filled with young…

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Dr. Andre Perry, author of the upcoming book, ‘Know Your Price,’ talks race, equity, education, economic inclusion

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Andre Perry of the Brookings Institute and the Hechinger Report delved into his research on race and structural inequality, education and economic inclusion during a…

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LeMoyne-Owen College ceremony marks 400-year odyssey of Africans in America

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — It was 400 years ago when the first Africans arrived in Jamestown, Va., marking the beginning of institutionalized slavery. To commemorate this historical moment locally, the Memphis…

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Coalition seeks ban on flavored tobacco products

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — ity and county officials have examined the idea of banning flavored tobacco products in recent months, and a coalition of health experts, educators and students gathered Aug. 14…

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Gourmet Gents is ‘a true party with a purpose’

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — In two weeks, the Indianapolis Chapter of 100 Black Women will host its 25th Gourmet Gents event. The fundraiser offers music, games and, most importantly, food prepared by…

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COMMENTARY: Women continue reaching for parity in representation

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — One hundred years ago women were on the cusp of voting equality. They had their first chance to participate in democracy, which is a founding aspect of…

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