Family

What Local Parents Teach Their Children About Racial Bias

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently issued a first-time-ever policy statement that encourages pediatricians to educate themselves about racial bias because of the devastating long-term impact racism…

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Pregnancy and Vaccination

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — When a woman is pregnant, she shares everything with her baby. Any vaccine a woman gets is not only protecting her, but is giving the baby some…

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Slaughter Appointed to African American Mayors Association’s Business Council

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Kimberly Slaughter, HNTB Corporation transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, has been appointed by the African American Mayors Association to the group’s Business Council. According to…

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Author Pam Bailey’s Ancestry Search Led to First Time Reunion with Close Family in South Florida

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — America’s dark tragic past with African Americans through slavery, reconstruction and Jim Crow laws led to many families being forcibly torn apart with very little chances of…

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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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Couple Finds Bay Area Success With Holistic Natrual Products

OAKLAND POST — While in El Camino College in Los Angeles 22 years ago, Cozmo-El and his wife, Akilah Moor-El used to make desserts and small crafts to support the Black…

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Working Moms Create A Safe Indoor Space For Parents and Children to Bond Over Fun and Creativity with Little Play Society

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Working Moms, Latanya Foster-Phillips and Teree Henderson have teamed up, bringing the love of their babies and motherhood to the forefront to welcome Little Play Society to…

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Black Fatherhood Shines in New Animated FIim

THE AFRO — For the most part, Historically, stories about Black fathers in mainstream media often carry a misleading, yet pervasive tones of absenteeism, hyper masculinity, insensitivity, and irresponsibility, monolithic.…

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Three Day Event Planned to Commemorate First African Landing in Virginia

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The commemoration kicks off on Friday, August 23 at 12:00 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Convention Center where Byron Pitts of ABC Nightline, and formerly of CBS…

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Families and Friends Celebrate Special Occasions at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle Sunday Evening Jazz Concerts

OAKLAND POST — Every Sunday evening some patrons of Jazz and Blues celebrate special occasions– birthdays, family reunions and group parties at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle. Recently, while Monica Murphy was singing,…

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