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May 21, 2024
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Baystate Health to build new, state-of-the-art community health center with landmark donation and support from MassMutual
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Government of Canada delegation to make historic mission to northern France to bring home unknown Newfoundland First World War s
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Nexon’s Highly Anticipated Dungeon&Fighter Mobile Now Available in China
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Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Canada set to advance talks on reconciliation and self-determination
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illycaffè is once again the leading coffee B Corp in Italy and exceeds 90 points, improving all its performance
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NEW MAZDA SPONSORED SURVEY FINDS NEARLY HALF OF CAR-SHARING AMERICAN COUPLES HAVE MONTHLY VEHICLE DISAGREEMENTS
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Huntsman Publishes 2023 Sustainability Report
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Advantage Capital Names Steven Lichtin as CEO of Advantage Renewables
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Skylark Labs Demonstrates Cutting-Edge Counter-UAS System to DOD Stakeholders
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Dallas Bright Futures Announces Winners of the 2024 Monty J. and Sarah Z. Bennett Dallas Scholarship Fund
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Aqua Pennsylvania Secures up to $6.7 Million PENNVEST Grant for PFAS Treatment Facility Serving 25,000 People in Bucks County
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American Indian College Fund Partners with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies to Enhance Native Arts Programs
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KRISPY KREME’S® ‘Doughnut Detour’ Deal Sweetens Memorial Day Holiday
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Smithfield Foods Donates 38,000 Pounds of Food to Feed Kansas Veterans and Families
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CRN Recognizes Three CoreSite Leaders on the 2024 Women of the Channel List
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Oshkosh Corporation to Display Next Generation Delivery Vehicle and Electric Refuse and Recycling Collection Vehicle at 2024 ACT
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Maydone Appliance Repair Wins 2024 Consumer Choice Award for Best Appliance Service in Toronto
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NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy
November 27, 2020
NEW YORK – The New York City Council Civil Rights Committee has started a series of public hearings to investigate the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk tactics. Residents appearing before the panel claim the police procedures mostly negatively impact on minority and gay people. ...
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Black Caucus To Make Final Jobs Tour Stop In L.A.
August 29, 2011
Beginning tomorrow, 13 Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will join Congresswoman Maxine Waters, in Los Angeles for the final stop on the CBC’s “For the People†Jobs Initiative, which includes a Job Fair and Town Hall at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. Joining Congresswoman Waters will be the co-hosts of the event, Reps. Laura Richardson and Karen Bass ...
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Fewer See Race Relations As Improved Under Obama
August 24, 2011
By 35% to 23%, more Americans believe U.S. race relations have gotten better rather than worse with Barack Obama's election as president. However, this positive tilt is not as strong as what Gallup found in October 2009, when 41% said relations had improved and 22% said they had gotten worse. Currently, the plurality ...
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NY College Earns Top Diversity Ranking
August 17, 2011
Brooklyn College is among the best schools in the country for diversity. The rankings of U.S. colleges and universities released by the Princeton Review ...
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Firm Awards $400K In Minority Accounting Scholarships
August 15, 2011
The KPMG Foundation a private firm that operates on donations, today announced it has awarded a total of $400,000 in scholarships to 40 minority accounting doctoral students for the 2011-2012 academic year. The students include 10 new recipients and 30 students whose scholarships have been renewed. Each scholarship is valued at $10,000 and renewable annually for up to five years. ...
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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Illinois Police Question Traffic-Stop Study
August 11, 2011
The 2010 results for a traffic stop study were just released by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The study is supposed to determine whether minority drivers were being stopped and ticketed more often than white drivers in Illinois. Since 2004, every officer who makes a traffic stop is required to fill out a separate form indicating the driver’s race, the reason for the stop, whether the driver was given a ticket or warning and whether the car was searched. Each department compiles the annual statistics and reports them to the state. ...
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Legal Diversity Topic A
August 10, 2011
Findings from two new, important studies on diversity in the legal profession will be presented by The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) at its Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference on September 26. The conference will take place 7:30 am to 8:00 pm at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. ...
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Diversity Report Card: WNBA Earns Top Score
August 10, 2011
According to the 2011 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Racial and Gender Report Card released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), the WNBA received an A+ for race and an A for gender. The WNBA has consistently been the industry leader for all professional sport when it comes to diversity. The 94.7 points earned for race was the highest total for race in the history of the WNBA. The WNBA received a combined A+ in the 2009 and 2010 Report Cards. In the 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006â€07, 2008, 2009, 2010 and now the 2011 Racial and Gender Report Cards. ...
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Traffic Stop Deportations Soar Under Obama Admin
July 22, 2011
The Obama administration set a record in the last fiscal year for the number of criminal immigrants forced to leave the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show significant increases in the deportation of people after they were arrested for breaking traffic or immigration laws or driving drunk. Of the 393,000 deportations in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, half were considered criminals ...
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New Orleans PD Under Fire In Corruption Case
July 18, 2011
In New Orleans’ federal courthouse, five police officers are currently facing charges of killing unarmed black civilians who were escaping floods from the failed levees that buckled during Hurricane Katrina. The police are also charged with conspiring to cover up their crimes. Local sources say, ...
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Blacks Top NY Hate Crimes Victims
July 14, 2011
New York State experienced a slight increase in the number of reported hate crimes last year, according to a report released today by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The Hate Crime in New York State 2010 Annual Reportoffers a comprehensive, statewide look at reported hate crime ...
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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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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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Another Black Congressman Under Fire
June 22, 2011
A congressional ethics panel is investigating allegations that black congressman Alcee Hastings sexually harassed a member of his staff, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation of Mr. Hastings is being conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics, the House's independent ethics investigative arm, and it is at a preliminary stage. ...
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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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ICE Immigration Program Under Fire
June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ...
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Illinois Congressional Redistricting Map Still Under Wraps
May 27, 2011
For the second time in 10 days, the Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have released a redistricting map only to pull it off their website. ...
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Mexicans Top US Latino Group
May 27, 2011
The 2010 Census counted 50.5 million Hispanics. Among them, 31.8 million, or 63%, are of Mexican origin. ...
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NC Telecommunications Company Named Top US Minority-Owned Business
May 27, 2011
LBA’s elevated year-by-year ranking tells a story of enduring small business success on an international scale. ...
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers
May 26, 2011
The lawsuit maintains that the NYPD is using its Taxi/Livery Inspection Program to expand the reach of its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. ...
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HUD Awards $153M To Revitalize Distressed Public Housing
May 23, 2011
The eight housing authorities announced today were selected among 36 public housing authorities that applied for FY 2010 HOPE VI Revitalization funding. ...
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US Labor Dept. Awards $75.8M For At-Risk Youth Programs
May 18, 2011
"Every day in America, 7,000 students drop out of high school. Our nation cannot afford to lose these young people," said Secretary Solis. ...
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Planned Parenthood: KS Budget Amendment Undermining Women's Health
May 13, 2011
“It is outrageous that Gov. Brownback will sign a budget bill that will undermine women’s health and deny Planned Parenthood from providing preventive health care.†...
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IMMIGRATION TOPIC ONE TODAY
May 10, 2011
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Obama Choses Historic Memphis School As "Race To The Top" Winner
May 10, 2011
Booker T. Washington is the city’s oldest high school created for black students during segregation. ...
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Black Chamber: Stop The Secrecy On Gainful Employment Rule
May 05, 2011
"Rather than looking at the real consequences this rule will have on minority students the department is bulldozing it through." ...
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Reforms That Helped Elect Candidates Of Color Under Attack
May 03, 2011
Reforms such as ranked-choice voting (RCV) and public financing of campaigns are under attack from mainstream media and business groups. ...
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Planned Parenthood: Bill Undermines Women's Health
May 03, 2011
"H.R. 3 is a far-reaching, unprecedented bill that will undermine women’s health and raise taxes on small businesses and millions of women and men across the country." ...
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Gracie Awards Gala Announces Host
April 28, 2011
The Gracie Awards recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women, and about women in all facets of media. ...
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