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Black Family Day Celebration In Vallejo

OAKLAND POST — The celebration will offer food booths, and a variety of other vendors will be on hand offering cultural and heritage products for sale. No alcohol will be available…

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Memphis Urban League poised to celebrate ‘75 years of HOPE’

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — For the Memphis Urban League, “HOPE” is an acronym for Having Opportunities to Pursue Empowerment. The gala event will honor eight HOPE Diamonds – “those who exemplify…

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Birmingham hosts Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — National experts and advocates gathered in Birmingham this week to offer insights into addressing the Southern AIDS epidemic. The event was held Wednesday, Aug. 21 on Southern HIV/AIDS…

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Black Workers Call for City Council Summit on Discrimination in Hiring on City Projects

OAKLAND POST — African American contrac­tors and construction workers are opposing a proposal that has been presented to the City Council requiring that all jobs on city projects be awarded…

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The Athletic Brilliance, Biometrics and Unbounded Success of Simone Biles

BLACK VOICE NEWS — A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Biles winning the national title for the sixth time this year was certainly cause for celebration. However, it was the “triple-double” Biles…

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COMMENTARY: We need to Revitalize the Great 8a Business Development Program

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 8(a) Business Development program was the brainchild of the late, great Parren J. Mitchell while he was the Chair of the House Small Business Committee and…

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Chevrolet Host Closing Ceremony for DTU Fellows

NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA publications the Atlanta Voice, Chicago Crusader, Houston Forward Times and The Washington Informer, hosted the fellows during their internship road trip experience. The fellows were allowed…

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New Website Helps Diners Find Black-Owned Restaurants

OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES — “African-Americans make up only eight percent of restaurant owners and managers in the U.S.,” said Warren Luckett, co-founder of BRW in a recent Forbes feature.…

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Kroger, Southern Heritage Classic build on customer-appreciation partnership

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — On any given day, you go to the grocery store to shop for food, not necessarily to be served free picnic nosh specially prepared by a…

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Girl Scouts Gather in Birmingham For Leadership Summit

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Hundreds of Girl Scouts from across Alabama attended the 2019 G.I.R.L. Leadership Summit earlier this month at Samford University in Birmingham. This event, hosted by Girl Scouts of…

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