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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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L.A. County Woman Receives Governor’s Pardon

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted pardons to seven people, including Susan H. Burton, a former inmate from East L.A. who now helps other women transition from…

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Urban Ministry Tackles West End Community Needs

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — A visit to Urban Ministry proves to be equally eventful and heartwarming. It’s lunchtime and the cafeteria is packed. The aroma of home-cooked meats and fresh vegetables billows through the…

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Real Street Fest brings hip-hop stars to Anaheim

WAVE NEWSPAPER — One of LA’s favorite and newest radio stations Real92.3FM, self-proclaimed “LA’s Home For Hip-Hop” proved to be the reigning new hip-hop radio station in LA. 

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NABJ returns with record registration over 4,000

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — What a difference 32 years make. Ronald Reagan was president when the National Association of Black Journalists last held its annual convention in South Florida. That…

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Illinois Tech Offers Midwest’s Only Artificial Intelligence (AI) Undergraduate Degree

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Starting in the fall, Illinois Tech students can opt to pursue an undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence (AI), one of the first degrees of its kind in the…

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