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An Effort to Tighten Ethics Laws

THE AFRO — The fallout from the scandal that engulfed former Mayor Catherine Pugh over the sale of books to various institutions and contractors continued, as the Baltimore City Council passed…

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Harper Tours Urban Farm with State Agriculture Director

CHICAGO DEFENDER — State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently welcomed Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan to Chicago to tour Growing Home, an urban farming organization in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.

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CSUSB Study Abroad Trip to South Africa

PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — A visit to an orphanage in Soweto became the emotional highlight of a study abroad trip to South Africa this summer by a group of Cal…

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Curry Supports HU’s New Golf Program

THE AFRO — Howard University’s athletic department recently accepted a monetary gift from three-time NBA champion and six-time all-star Steph Curry to help tee off a new version of their golf…

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Invest Atlanta celebrate $50 fundraising goal for homelessness in city

ATLANTA VOICE — Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the completion of a $50 million goal for HomeFirst Atlanta —a partnership between the City of Atlanta, Invest Atlanta (IA) and the United…

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Hometown Hero Gets Key to the City

THE AFRO — In June, Andre DeShields, the legendary Broadway performer and Baltimore native, captured his first Tony award after 50 years in theater. This week, DeShields was back in…

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400 Years in Virginia. 500 Years in Slavery.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Indeed, “the slave trade began in the 15th century,” said Boniface Chidyausiku of Zimbabwe in 2007, when he was the acting president of the United Nations General…

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How to Be an Anti-Racist, according to Ibram X Kendi

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A combination of memoir and extension of [Kendi’s] towering Stamped from the Beginning... Never wavering... Kendi methodically examines racism through numerous lenses: power, biology, ethnicity, body, culture,…

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NNPA Celebrates the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the CBCF prepares for its 49th ALC, the focus for all involved will be on social, political and economic issues influencing African Americans and all individuals…

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Do Black Kids Deserve This Treatment in School?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — After the incident Pearland ISD Board of Trustees member Mikael Floyd stated, "It's no secret that racism, whether intentional or not, has crept into the code. The…

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