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May 9, 2024
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Open Forward Summit: Canada’s Premier Gathering for Empowering Indigenous Econom
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EDWARD C. SWEENEY HONORED AT THE CENTER FOR DISCOVERY'S ANNUAL EVENING OF DISCOVERY GALA
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Project Lyme Harnesses the Power of Public Service Announcements to Inform Parents Their Child's Complex Illness Could Be Lyme
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Snap Announces Pricing of $650 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering Due 2030
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The Independence Fund hosts "Beyond the Call" Luncheon Fundraiser to Support Caregivers of Our Nation's Heroes
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REID COLLINS & TSAI DEFEATS MOTION TO DISMISS LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUIT AGAINST MORRIS, MANNING & MARTIN RELATED TO FIP
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Children's Minnesota earns LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader designation
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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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Voting Right Restrictions Under Scrutiny
June 30, 2011
Sixteen U.S. senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday urging it to review new state voter ID laws and scrutinize their implementation to ensure that eligible voters are not disenfranchised. “The civil and human rights community welcomes the senators’ request ...
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Poll: 1 in 5 African Youth Plan To Start A Business
June 30, 2011
Gallup surveys in 27 African countries and areas underscore the interest young people in the region have in entrepreneurship. A median of one in five Africans between the ages of 15 and 24 who are not already business owners say they plan to start their own business in the next 12 months, although they are less ...
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MINORITY COLLEGE FUND SCANDAL
June 30, 2011
A local Durham, NC television station is reporting today that two women accused of skimming money from a minority college fund at North Carolina Central University intend to fight the allegations. Former provost Beverly Jones Washington ...
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Major Education Survey Shows Continuing Racial Gaps
June 30, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that cast much-needed light on disparities in educational resources and opportunities for students across the country. These data provide policymakers, educators and parents ...
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Best Buy Accused Of Widespread Profiling
June 29, 2011
Best Buy Co., the nation's largest electronics retailer, faces new allegations of discrimination and retaliation barely one week after agreeing to settle ...
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Half Of Minority Homes Headed By Single Moms
June 29, 2011
The percentage of children living with their mother without a father present varied widely among race and origin groups in 2009, from 8 percent for Asian children to 50 percent for black children. Seventeen percent of non-Hispanic white children and 26 percent of Hispanic children also lived with their mother only. ...
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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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POLL: MINORITIES DEAL WITH $ WOES
June 29, 2011
According to the latest Gallup poll results, underemployment is tougher on the life evaluation ratings of college graduates and postgraduates than on Americans who are less educated. Underemployment negatively affects life ratings of white Americans more than blacks, Hispanics, or Asians. High-income Americans are ...
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Stunning Admissions In Katrina Shootings Case
June 29, 2011
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers allegedly fired on two black families on the Danziger Bridge. Two people died. Now the officers are on trial in a case that exposes widespread corruption in the city's justice ...
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Big Auto Expands Minority Safety Program
June 28, 2011
Toyota today announced a $1 million commitment to support the national expansion of Buckle Up for Life, a safety program developed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, to help address the extraordinarily high number of African American and Hispanic children, teens and adults killed or injured ...
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Minority Mental Health On Tap For July
June 28, 2011
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation, is raising awareness of the importance of treatment in improving mental health and accessing resources that support wellness. According to the National Alliance ...
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WARNING: CUT DEFICIT PROTECT POOR
June 27, 2011
Civil rights leaders are today calling on Executive and Congressional leadership to honor the precedent set by previous deficit reduction negotiations that have reduced the deficit without increasing poverty. In a letter to policymakers involved in deficit ...
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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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Mystery Still Surrounds '64 KKK Killings
June 27, 2011
A cloud of mystery still surrounds the events of the Deep South’s most notorious nights: the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, three civil rights workers who were chased down a rural lane by a gang of Klansmen, beaten, shot and buried in a dam. The case riveted America, prompting Lyndon Johnson, the President ...
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Minorities Not Being Properly Screen For Diabetes Despite Risks
June 24, 2011
Although people from certain ethnic groups are at high risk for getting diabetes and should be screened, a new study suggests that such screenings are not being done as often as they should. Dr. Ann Sheehy, a hospitalist and clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, was lead author of the findings, which appear in this month's edition of Diabetes Care. ...
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Despite Problems, DC Caribbean Carnival Still On
June 24, 2011
The 19th Annual DC Carnival almost didn't happen this year due to outstanding money owed to the police department to cover overtime costs for last year's event. Local sources say the annual procession, featuring costumed participants on flatbed trucks and on foot, requires a large police presence, and last year the D.C. Police Department hit organizers with an overtime bill, of which $53,000 is still owed. ...
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Minority Start-up Boot Camp Launched In Silicon Valley
June 23, 2011
This month Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME's select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working ...
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Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools
June 23, 2011
According to data relesed by the National Alliance for Public Charter School (NAPCS), who recenlty celebrated its 11th annual conference in Atlanta, public charter school growth has risen by nearly 12% between 2009 and 2011. The data show public charter schools serve a higher percentage of non-white and urban students, with 63% of public charter schools being non-white, compared to 43% of that same population in conventional public schools. Roughly 55% of public charter schools are located in large cities as opposed to 25% of traditional public schools. ...
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No Child Left Behind Law And Minority Kids
June 23, 2011
Nearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. The law, which was supposed to stop school districts from putting less qualified teachers in classrooms with low-income students, is best known to the public for requiring more standardized testing. According to studies, considerable progress has been made in reducing the number of uncertified teachers ...
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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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MINORITY BABY BOOM OUTPACES WHITES
June 23, 2011
The latest census numbers reveal ethnic minorities now make up the majority of babies in the United States. Currently, non-Hispanic whites make up just under half of all three-year-olds, which is the youngest age group shown in the Census Bureau's most recent survey. It is the first time that this has been the case and the change reflects a growing age divide ...
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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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Sharpton Vs. West Round Two
June 22, 2011
Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West will continue their heated debate on President Barack Obama and the Black community this Saturday in Chicago at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference. ...
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House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission
June 22, 2011
The Congressional Tri-Caucus members denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus ...
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Feds Begin Major Police Racial Mis-Conduct Case
June 22, 2011
Almost six years after police fatally shot two people and injured four others on the Danziger Bridge, amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, the trial of five current and former New Orleans police officers is set to begin today in federal court. The defendants are Sgt. Kenneth Bowen, Sgt. Robert Gisevius, officer Anthony Villavaso, former officer Robert Faulcon ...
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NY Dept Of Ed. Accused Of Mistreating Minorities
June 22, 2011
The New York Civil Liberties Union is urging the Department of Education to continue its ongoing efforts to include positive-discipline practices in the city’s schools. In testimony provided on the disciple code for New York City public schools the NYCLU cautioned that the DOE’s disciplinary code and zero-tolerance policies criminalize ...
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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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First Lady Visits Nelson Mandela At Home
June 21, 2011
US First Lady Michelle Obama arrived for her 6 day visit in South Africa late last night. Accompanied by her mother Marian Robinson, her daughters Malia and Sasha and her niece Leslie and her nephew Avery, Mrs Obama met members of Nelson Mandela’s family and his wife Graca Machel today. Sello Hatang and Sahm Venter ...
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Top Scores In Diversity For NBA
June 20, 2011
As the 2011 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender as it has for two decades. The NBA remains the industry leader on issues related to racial and gender hiring practices. ...
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Minority Group Moves To Block Mobile Phone Merger
June 20, 2011
The national civil rights group ColorOfChange.org today launched a campaign urging the FCC to block the proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger, arguing that the merger will have hugely negative consequences, especially for African Americans. ...
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