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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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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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On Our Radar: Atlanta History Center’s Fall Author Talks

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Atlanta’s steady growth as a literary nexus is striking in the Atlanta History Center’s fall Author Program lineup, with two local African-American writers appearing to discuss their…

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Powerful and Pretty: Serial entrepreneur Morgan A. Owen spills the tea on how to build a business from the ground up in her new book

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — Morgan A. Owens had a lot to smile about during her exclusive interview with The Westside Gazette. She’s celebrating the 5th year anniversary of her first…

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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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Marcus Garvey Celebration 2019

New Orleans Data News Weekly — On Saturday, August 17, 2019, New Orleans celebrated the life and legacy of The Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was born in Jamaica on…

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Basketball Africa League Announces Seven Host Cities For Inaugural Season

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (Morocco) and either Monastir or Tunis (Tunisia) as the host cities…

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