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Rebecca School Relocates to New State-of-the-Art Facility in New York City
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at South Coast Plaza
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Government of Canada launches new call for proposals to increase the production of alternate format materials for persons with p
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Joyce University Provost Appointed to the NLN Foundation Advisory Council
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POLL: BLACK VS. WHITE ATTITUDES
August 19, 2011
- A new Gallup poll just released shows Black and White Americans have starkly different views on the appropriate role of government in dealing with civil rights in this country. A majority of Blacks (59%) say that the government should play a major role in improving the social and economic position of Blacks, while 19% of Whites agree. A little over half of Blacks (52%) say that new civil rights laws are needed in this country, while 15% of Whites agree. ...
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Tuskegee Airplane Given To Smithsonian
August 04, 2011
Nearly 100 veterans of the Tuskegee Air Corps have reunited in Washington. for their national convention this week. America's first black military pilots are celebrating their 70th anniversary. One of the planes used to train the pilots has been donated to the Smithnonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. ...
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NAACP Calls For End To Drug War
August 01, 2011
The NAACP has passed an historic resolution calling to an end the war on drugs with a majority vote at its annual convention in Los Angeles. The resolution outlines key details of the war on drugs, which the organization notes are crucial failings; the U.S. spends $40 billion annually on the war, and low-level drug offenders ...
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NAACP Chair Addresses Broad Agenda At Confab
July 22, 2011
Roslyn M. Brock, chairwoman of the NAACP, took on recent voting, the "tea party" and the nation’s troubled economic, health and education systems in her keynote address Sunday at the group’s 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles. “After decades of progress to open up access and make it easier for all Americans ...
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THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES
July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ...
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The World Marks Mandela Day
July 18, 2011
Millions of South Africans are celebrating the 93rd birthday of their former president Nelson Mandela today. Mandela Day, was inaugurated in 2009, and declared an international day by the United Nations that November. Mandela Day was inspired by a call made by Mandela himself for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in addressing the world's social injustices. As a result people around the world have been asked to mark the occasion by devoting 67 minutes ...
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Obama Meets Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges
July 18, 2011
When Ruby Bridges visited the Oval Office President Obama told her, "I think it's fair to say that if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be here today." November 14, 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of six-year-old Ruby's history-changing walk to the William Franz Public School in New Orleans as part of court-ordered ...
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Obama Borrows Iconic Civil Rights-era Painting
July 12, 2011
Decades after Ruby Bridges made history walking into a desegregated New Orleans elementary school, the nation's first black president has chosen to honor her courage and that moment in time by hanging the painting outside of the Oval Office. The Norman Rockwell Museum announced the loan of Norman Rockwell’s iconic painting ...
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Black Fraternity Celebrates 100 Years In Indiana
July 07, 2011
As part of their national meeting and centennial celebration in Indianapolis, thousands of delegates of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. have begun a "pilgrimage" to Indiana University Bloomington, where the organization was founded 100 years ago. Kappa Alpha Psi was the second historically black fraternity ...
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Black Film Festival Starts Tuesday In Miami
July 05, 2011
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) comes back to Miami to celebrate the contributions that the African-American community has made to the film industry. This year the ABFF schedule includes four days of film screenings, cocktail receptions, workshops, and "master classes" taught by the likes of Robert Townsend and Spike Lee. ...
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MLK 'Table of Brotherhood Project' Announced
June 30, 2011
On the 48th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech, Chevrolet is sponsoring the “Table of Brotherhood Project,†a four-city tour honoring King's legacy. The tour culminates with the Aug. 28 dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington. ...
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Was Mark Twain A Closet Racist?
June 29, 2011
In the wake of the unveiling of a commemorative stamp depicting iconic author Mark Twain, a Baylor University scholar says there was more to anti-racist Twain than most people know — including a stint as a Confederate soldier and a boyhood in which he believed that slavery was right and righteous. ...
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Stars Come Out For BET Music Awards
June 27, 2011
Legendary songstress and diva extraordinaire Patti LaBelle was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Beginning with a special introduction from another musical icon, Gladys Knight , Cee Lo Green took to the stage in a throwback Patti LaBelle ...
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Tuskegee Airmen Mark 70 Years
June 23, 2011
The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) will hold its 40th Annual Convention next month in Maryland. The dates of the gala are August 3-7. The convention theme "70 Years of Aviation Excellence: Then, Now, the FUTURE" will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience in 1941 and honor the men and women who carry the torch and fight today's wars. ...
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Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs
June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ...
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Black Leaders Speak Out Over Religious Liberty Protections
June 21, 2011
Led by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, law makers today are calling upon President Obama to restore religious liberty protections in employment law. On June 25, 1941, with the U.S. poised to go to war, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 in response to the efforts of black labor leader A. Philip Randolph and other civil rights leaders to acquire fair employment practices for Black workers at defense plants. ...
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Is A Post-Racial America Possible?
June 21, 2011
As the field of candidates for President grows, some in the Black community are being forced to accept the hard reality that race relations in America have not improved. Still others never thought a post-racial America ever had a chance to begin with. ...
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DID "WAR ON DRUGS" TARGET BLACKS?
June 06, 2011
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National Black Nurses Of The Year Announced
May 27, 2011
"They are the consummate professionals who demonstrate commitment and excellence…role models for all of us to follow." ...
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Black Film Festival To Honor Wayans
May 27, 2011
In recognition of his success in the film and television industry for nearly 25 years, Wayans will be honored with the Entertainment Icon Award. ...
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Bayer Gender Bias Lawsuit Widens
May 25, 2011
According to the amended complaint, there is an entirely new class of plaintiffs and an additional Bayer HealthCare Division now added to the case. ...
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Freedom Riders Return To Mississippi Capital
May 25, 2011
50 years to the day after the first wave of Freedom Riders arrived at the Jackson terminal — a celebration was held for them in Mississippi's capital. ...
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Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
May 24, 2011
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Southern Poverty Law Center Recognizes Tolerance Efforts Of Schools
May 23, 2011
"Each of these schools can serve as examples for other schools hoping to instill these values in their students, faculty and staff." ...
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Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
May 23, 2011
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Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
May 20, 2011
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NAACP To Celebrate 102nd Convention In LA
May 20, 2011
This year’s convention is especially significant as they honor the 75th anniversary of the Youth & College Division. ...
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Harvard Kennedy Latino Leadership Initiative Expands
May 20, 2011
The program helps to prepare the rising generation of Latino leaders for the opportunities and challenges they will face in the coming decades. ...
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Return Of The Freedom Riders
May 19, 2011
Buses (Freedom Rides 2011) carrying students from various universities and high schools will be departing from several cities, including New York to Jackson. ...
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Dramatic Drop In Marriage For Black Women
May 19, 2011
Census demographers noted that the percentage of never-married black women 55 and older rose to 13 percent in 2009. ...
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Students Retrace Civil Rights Journey With Freedom Rider
May 18, 2011
Rip Patton will retrace that journey, this time joined by Stetson University undergraduate and law students and several nationally respected civil rights scholars. ...
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