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Tennant Company Announces Senior Leadership Updates to Direct ERP Transformation and Drive Product Innovation
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High School Women Launch First of its Kind Energy Literacy Podcast
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ZACAPA RUM AND RAUL LOPEZ OF LUAR UNVEIL A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION: AN ODE TO HERITAGE, COMMUNITY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
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KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in Desirable Buckeye, Arizona
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National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Rochester, NY
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i3 Verticals Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Date for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024
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University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies Holds Third Annual Colloquium Supporting Doctoral Students
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Lac Seul First Nation and Canada settle Flooding Claim
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The Iconic Caribbean Posh Weekend Returns To The USVI; Will Honor Dr. Yvette Noel-Schure
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Northern Trust Named Best Private Bank in U.S. for Digital Wealth Planning, Best Digital Innovator of the Year in U.S.
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Babson Diagnostics Partners with Cynergy Wellness, Inc.
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Anaergia Announces Additional Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures
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Innovative partnership to bring 100 units of social and affordable housing units for independent seniors to Terrebonne
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Robert Galibert Makes a Drug-Free French Connection on Voices for Humanity
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Valley Children's Receives Historic $15 Million Gift to Create Advanced Cell Therapy Program for Pediatric Cancer
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THE 13TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SALES NETWORK CONFERENCE AND CAREER FAIR IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUGUST 19TH - 22ND, AT THE HYATT REGENCY
April 16, 2009
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Sarah Jones' career provides insight into desegregation's costs
March 12, 2009
Sarah V. Jones retired believing that the desegregation of public schools would make African-American children suffer the most, because of damage to their academic achievement. ...
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Conference To Focus On Boosting Minorities In Technology
August 31, 2011
Several of the nation’s leading technology entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, along with members of the Black technology community will take part in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to discuss tangible efforts ...
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Bill Gates Announces Low-Income Minority Student Scholarship Program
August 26, 2011
The Gates Millennium Scholarship Program (GMS) will select 1,000 low-income minority students to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. Scholars will also be provided with personal and professional development through their leadership programs, along with academic ...
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Sharpton Inks Deal As Political Show Host
August 24, 2011
Reverend Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and minister, has been named host of a nightly live MSNBC talk show. Phil Griffin, President of MSNBC, said in his announcement that Sharpton's show “PoliticsNation†will debut on August 29. The choice of Sharpton to host the hour has been marked by some controversy. ...
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Hispanic Caucus Names Recipients Of Highest Honors
August 22, 2011
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today announced its 2011 highest honors to be awarded at its 34th Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in Washington. Four-time Grammy winner and legendary entertainer Vikki Carr and astronaut Jose Hernandez will each receive a 2011 Medallion of Excellence for Leadership and Community Service. U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar ...
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NY Hosts Int'l Latino Film Festival
August 18, 2011
The New York International Latino Film Festival (Nyilff) which this year pays tribute to actor Andy Garcia, began Monday with its traditional Cinema Under the Stars, a free outdoor screening. Nyilff includes conferences, premieres, documentaries, short subjects and concerts. Scheduled for today is a day dedicated to Andy Garcia with the presentation of ‘A Conversation with Andy Garcia’, which will delve into his career and achievements as an actor, director, musician, producer and family man. ...
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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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LATINOS BADLY PREPPED FOR COLLEGE
August 17, 2011
College and career readiness among 2011 Hispanic U.S. high school graduates who took the ACT test shows slow but steady improvement, particularly in the key areas of math and science, according to ACT’s yearly report, The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2011, released today. However, ACT results continue to show a high number of students who are graduating without all of the academic skills they need to succeed after high ...
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Not Enough Black Police Recruits, Says NAACP
August 16, 2011
The New Jersey State police department has come under criticism from the state chapter of the NAACP for not having enough black cadets in this year's recruit class. The first class of recruits in two years reports for training today ...
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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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Report: Blacks And Latinos Earn Less Than White Counterparts
August 11, 2011
African-Americans and Latinos earn less than their white counterparts, even if they are highly educated workers. Members of these groups who hold master’s degrees do not earn more during their lifetimes than whites with bachelor’s ...
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Vault.com Ranks US Law Firms On Diversity
August 09, 2011
Vault.com has released its 2012 Law Firm Diversity Rankings, and the more things change, the more they stay the same. For the third straight year, Carlton Fields has claimed the No. 1 spot for its “Overall Diversity†initiatives. ...
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NYS Test Scores Fall Flat For Minorities
August 09, 2011
The New York State Education Department today released the results of the math and English Language Arts (ELA) exams taken by all New York students in grades 3-8 in May of this year. While there was good news for New York City, which saw both math and English scores rise from last year, the data for minority students was not so encouraging. ...
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Civil Rights Icon Eleanor Josaitis Dies at 79
August 09, 2011
Eleanor Josaitis was a stay-at-home mom, raising five kids in Taylor, Michigan in the 1960s, when she decided she wanted to help build racial harmony in Detroit's segregated communities. So she packed up her family and moved them to Detroit's Sherwood Forest neighborhood after the 1967 riots. ...
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MAJOR NYC MINORITY HELP
August 04, 2011
Two well-known billionaires are helping to launch a new program designed to lift black and Latino men out of poverty. The Young Men’s Initiative is a bold new program that overhauls how government interacts with young black and Latino men by, among other things, establishing job recruitment centers and fatherhood classes in public housing. “This can be a game-changer,†said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We can take ourselves to a new level ...
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Obama Talks Higher Taxes In Address To Latino Group
July 22, 2011
Black Radio Network will be carrying the webcast of the National Council of La Raza's annual convention live from Washington as President Barack Obama will join national leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. The conference will be held July 23–26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel ...
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Obama To Address Latino Convention
July 21, 2011
Black Radio Network will be carrying the webcast of the National Council of La Raza's annual convention live from Washington as President Barack Obama will join national leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. The conference will be held July 23–26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and will feature issues vital to the Latino community and all Americans: education, the economy, health care, immigration reform, and more. ...
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Civil Rights Groups Back Obama's Choice Of Consumer Bureau Head
July 19, 2011
The appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray by President Obama to be the first director of the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is being applauded by civil rights leaders and groups alike. Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil ...
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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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Black Nurses Partner To Mentor Black Children
July 18, 2011
The National Black Nurses Association and the National CARES Mentoring Movement have signed a three year partnership to recruit and train NBNA members to serve as community based mentors in helping to close the education gap with our Nation’s Black children. “Partnering with the National CARES Mentoring Movement ...
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Chicago Minority Students Demand Changes
July 15, 2011
Students packed Chicago Public Schools headquarters to deliver a report on school discipline policies that contends the district spends more than 14 times as much on school security as it does on student counseling. The report, produced by Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE), a minority student-led “education justice†advocacy group, claims that CPS’ approach to discipline and disproportionate security and guidance budgets hurts graduation rates and deprives the cash-strapped district of revenue. VOYCE’s report, “Failed Policies, Broken Futures: The True Cost of Zero Tolerance,†...
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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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NY Education Group Aims To Increase Minority Success
July 11, 2011
Since 1989 Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF), along with their school and community partnerships, has helped more than 10,000 New York City students develop the intellectual curiosity, academic ability, social values and personal resilience needed to ensure success in school, career and life. ...
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Black Activist Gets Kudos For Helping Immigrants
July 06, 2011
Lumumba was recognized for serving a different community. He is one of this year’s recipients of the Freedom from Fear Award, produced by the nonprofit group, Public Interest Projects. The honor recognized accomplishments made on behalf of immigrants and refugees. Among other accomplishments, Lumumba’s citation notes that last summer he introduced a Jackson City Council measure preventing the city’s police from making “unwarranted inquiries into a person’s immigration status.†...
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Are Blacks Afraid Of Science?
July 05, 2011
Over the years, Neil deGrasse Tyson has become perhaps the most recognized scientist in the country. As the host of PBS’ NOVA scienceNOW, and a regular guest on such popular shows as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Colbert Report and Jeopardy! the astrophysicist continues to bring his own brand ...
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Asian American Navigating The College Admissions Process
July 05, 2011
The existence of obstacles to Asian Americans gaining admission to elite universities stems from the perception that, as a group, they have performed relatively well in higher education. From 1976 to 2007, the percentage of Asian American college students increased from 1.8 to 6.7 percent ...
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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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Newly Elected Black Mayors Make Jobs A Priority
June 29, 2011
The recent elections of Alvin Brown as Jacksonville, Florida’s first African American mayor and Michael Hancock as Denver’s second Black mayor, provide much needed new hope and leadership in the war on unemployment. Both Brown and Hancock have strong Urban League roots and both have made job creation in their ...
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