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Social room at Dearborn Homes dedicated to influential resident on 103rd birthday

CHICAGO DEFENDER —  The social room of the Dearborn Homes public housing development was dedicated to former resident Irene Hughes on Monday – her 103rd birthday.

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Gary mayor to head Chicago Urban League

CHICAGO CRUSADER — Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been named President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, the organization announced Tuesday, August 13. Gary’s first Black female mayor will begin…

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Volusia libraries gearing up for art show

DAYTONA TIMES — As part of its 2020 National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) Big Read program, the Volusia County Public Library system will sponsor an art show based on…

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Leimert Park Village Book Fair to celebrate the culture

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The Leimert Park Village Book Fair came about “for the culture” in 2006 when Cynthia Exum, book fair founder and executive producer, used her own financial resources…

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Titusville residents fight blight during ‘Demolition Day’ 

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — John Harris, president of the North Titusville Neighborhood Association, remembers when his community was dirt roads, no sidewalks and the beginning of the Loveman Village housing projects.

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Community Leaders Heartened by Portland Response to Proud Boys Rally

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My read of the situation is that we wanted these White nationalists and alt-right leaders out of our community. And the police gave them the quickest and…

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NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two-week-long observance included a Monday, August 19, visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture which was followed by a trip to Ghana, West…

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Rally Scheduled in New York to Rename Street After Obama

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We request the New York City Mayor and City Council do the same by renaming a block of Fifth Avenue after the former president whose many accomplishments…

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Black businesse$, Black consumer$: A necessary alliance

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are approximately 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States. The number of Black or African American-owned firms grew 34.5 percent between 2007 and 2012— from…

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‘Weeping Time’ Author, Historian Anne C. Bailey Discusses Slave Auctions and her Involvement in NY Times’ 1619 Project

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An auction took place on March 2 and 3, 1859, at the Ten Broeck Racetrack, where slaves were housed in the stables. The auction resulted in the…

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