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May 7, 2024
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Record-breaking attendance at 23rd Annual BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk in support of youth mental health
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Brookdale Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
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PowerSchool Announces First Quarter Financial Results
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HANNA ANDERSSON ANNOUNCES NEW PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP WITH FOSTER LOVE
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Ovintiv Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial and Operating Results
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The Kids Mental Health Foundation and Mental Health Storytelling Initiative Unveil First-Ever Children's Section for Mental Heal
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AAON Makes Significant Progress Enhancing Overall Sustainability Practices and Achieving Long-Term Environmental Goals in 2023 S
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Missouri’s Jefferson College Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to Serve Students Across Three Campuses
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Granite Expands Presence in Inland Empire, California
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BOARDWALK REIT REPORTS STRONG RESULTS FOR Q1 2024
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TLG Motion Pictures Opens Tokyo Production Office, Signifying Major Expansion in Asia
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Celebrity Mentalist Christophe Fox to Perform at ‘We Got This’ Event for Young Adult Cancer Community
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Montrose Environmental Group Announces First Quarter 2024 Results
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Green Plains to Participate in BMO Global Farm to Market Conference
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Ohio Governor Establishes Ohio Minority Business Advisory Council
April 15, 2009
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Report: Minority Healthcare Disparities in Ohio Highlight Need for Reform
April 08, 2009
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Ohio Woman's Conference: Education and Networking Opportunities for Women
March 25, 2009
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Study: Blacks At Higher Risk For Death From Stroke
September 01, 2011
Blacks and country folk outside the so-called “stroke belt†are at higher risk for stroke death than other populations, a large new study finds. A stroke occurs every 40 seconds somewhere in the United States, but little has been known about whether stroke mortality disparities exist outside an 11-state region in southeast United States known as the stroke belt. ...
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VOTING RIGHTS HEATING UP
August 25, 2011
Citing evidence that the State of Michigan is failing to provide low-income residents with a legally-mandated opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the NAACP sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson ...
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MINORITY STUDENT BULLYING RISES
August 23, 2011
New research presented today at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association says victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving Black and Latino students. “Although academic achievement is largely influenced by family background and school characteristics ...
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ACLU Issues Report On Reducing US Incarceration Rates
August 09, 2011
Bipartisan reforms in historically “tough on crime†states have significantly reduced incarceration rates, saved taxpayers billions of dollars, lowered crime rates and should be emulated nationwide, according to a new report ...
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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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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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Educators Rap Politicians For Not Helping Minorities
July 01, 2011
The 24-hour cable news obsession helps draw the battle lines—labor unions versus government and politicians versus working families. America's students and middle class families are called to make sacrifices while corporations and the wealthy prosper. The right to join and organize unions and bargain ...
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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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BLACK POLITICAL CLOUT MOVING SOUTH
June 28, 2011
African-Americans once were clustered so heavily in urban areas that the terms "black" and "inner city" came to be used almost synonymously. According to the 2010 U.S. Census results, that time is history. While blacks have by no means vanished from cities, unprecedented numbers have headed for the suburbs or left the ...
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Major Latino Convention Opens In Cincinnati Monday
June 24, 2011
Beginning Monday, Cincinnati plays host to The League of United Latin American Citizens annual convention. The event is expected to draw 20,000 people. Cincinnati beat two cities with much larger Hispanic populations, Orlando and Houston, to host this year’s gathering of the largest Hispanic civic organization. The group’s Ohio director, Jason Riveiro, lobbied to bring the convention to Cincinnati, arguing that holding the weeklong meeting here would have a greater impact on making people aware of Latino issues than holding it in Florida and Texas, states where the Hispanic population is much greater. ...
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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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TRANSPORTATION, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
June 01, 2011
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Fed's Flip-Flop Over Black Police Department Test Scores
June 01, 2011
"We are appalled to learn that the DOJ has branded our tests as "invalid," despite having been appraised openly in advance of our validation steps." ...
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Women Breaking Barriers In Navy, Not SEALs Yet
May 31, 2011
While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are closed. ...
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Oldest Black Owned Business Receives Honor
May 24, 2011
E.E. Ward was nominated for this distinction by the South Central Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (SCOMSDC), a regional council of the NMSDC. ...
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Feds Open Bias Probe Of Newark PD
May 09, 2011
Allegations of excessive force, discriminatory policing, whether detainees confined to holding cells are subjected to unreasonable risk of harm are being investigated. ...
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Minority Collegiate PGA Championship Begins Friday
May 04, 2011
Even though his team cruised to victory by 20 strokes last year, Morehouse College Head Golf Coach will not let them take it for granted. ...
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Racial Disparities Still Exist In Colorectal Cancer Screening Despite Increased Medicare Coverage
April 28, 2011
Blacks and Hispanics less likely than whites to receive screening. Disparities persisted after increased colorectal screening coverage. ...
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Sickle Cell News Round-Up
April 28, 2011
Sickle Cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects over 80,000 people in the US and millions worldwide. ...
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Study: Mortgages Scarce For Minorities
April 28, 2011
The study found that in the areas included in the study conventional mortgage refinancing in minority communities decreased by an average of 17 percent. ...
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Blacks' Migration To Have Big Impact On Redistricting
April 22, 2011
According to newly released census numbers, eight of the nation’s top majority-black districts lost an average of more than 10 percent of their black populations. ...
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Rights Groups Sue Louisiana Over Voting Rights Violations
April 20, 2011
The suit alleges that Louisiana is disenfranchising minority and low-income voters by failing to offer them the opportunity to register to vote. ...
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Equality Law Firm To Defend DOMA
April 19, 2011
"Thanks to Speaker Boehner's actions, President Obama's attempt to sabotage the legal defense of DOMA is not going to work." INCLUSIVE LAW FIRM TO DEFEND DOMA ...
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Legacy Of Branch Rickey-Jackie Robinson Commemorated
April 12, 2011
History was made as Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, partnered to break the sport’s color barrier. ...
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DISCRIMINATION IN FORECLOSURES
April 11, 2011
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Commerce Dept. Awards $7.8M For Minority Businesses
April 07, 2011
“Minority-owned businesses excel at exporting, and with unique language and cultural connections to other countries." ...
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The Importance Of Unions For Workers Of Color
April 05, 2011
Workers of color are often concentrated at the low-end of the wage spectrum—jobs which often benefit the most from the protection of unions. ...
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