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Aug- 2019 -13 August
Tiffany Irving’s Soaps Make Bathing Beautiful
OAKLAND POST — Tiffany Irving is returning to the Black-Eyed Pea Festival with her ‘luxurious’ handmade, soaps, body butters and other, as she says, ‘bath enjoyment products.’ Irving, who has been…
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13 August
The 5th Annual Black Alumni Ball is back in the Nation’s Capital Striving to Advance, Unify and Uplift in the name of Black Excellence
WASHINGTON INFORMER — In its fifth year, the Black Alumni Ball is gearing up to be an impactful evening of celebration with nearly 2,000 Black Alumni on August 10, 2019. The…
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13 August
NAACP San Diego Joins Lawsuit Against San Diego Housing Commission’s Racial Segregation Policies
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — The NAACP, the nation’s oldest and most well known civil rights organization, has just joined a housing discrimination lawsuit against the San Diego Housing Commission.…
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12 August
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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12 August
Mass shootings, widespread death, White hatred permeate America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to authorities, Patrick Crusius, the 21-year-old White male identified as the shooter, drove nearly 10 hours from his hometown of Allen, Texas, about 30 miles north…
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12 August
COMMENTARY: Calling Out Racism, White Supremacy and White Nationalism is More Vital Than Ever
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The press is the only privately-owned institution specifically mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution. Our words have power and powerful words have a responsibility to speak…
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12 August
Sparks Defeat Mercury on Pat Summitt Night
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Sparks stretch their winning streak to four after routing a shorthanded Phoenix Mercury. Five Phoenix players were sidelined by injury. The Sparks franchise honored…
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12 August
Study explores genetics of PTSD in more than 165,000 veterans
FLORIDA COURIER — A new genetic study uses information from an unprecedented number of U.S. veterans to probe a particularly vexing question: Why does posttraumatic stress disorder affect some, but…
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12 August
School Lunch Could Be Slashed For Thousands of California Children Under Federal Proposal
OAKLAND POST — Thousands of children in California would no longer qualify for free school lunches if a federal proposal to cut the number of food stamp recipients is finalized.
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12 August
Zion Williamson Signs with 2K, Adding to Whirlwind Summer
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The past few weeks have been a blur to Zion Williamson. Picked No. 1 in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Signed his first pro…
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