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Preserving Sikh Canadian heritage and culture
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Statement by Minister Khera on the occasion of Orthodox Easter
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Statement - Public Safety Minister
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Preserving Holocaust remembrance and creating safer communities
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Ministers Anandasangaree, Hajdu, Vandal, and Ien issue statement on Red Dress Day 2024
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Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lisa Cook gives keynote address at GCSU commencements
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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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Las Vegas to Host WRESTLEMANIA® 41 Saturday, April 19 & Sunday, April 20, 2025
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Brown Books Kids Publishes Children’s Picture Book, Perfect for Summer Reading
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High School Women Launch First of its Kind Energy Literacy Podcast
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Babson Diagnostics Partners with Cynergy Wellness, Inc.
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Statement by Minister Khera on Dutch Heritage Day
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Tennant Company Announces Senior Leadership Updates to Direct ERP Transformation and Drive Product Innovation
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Robert Galibert Makes a Drug-Free French Connection on Voices for Humanity
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University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies Holds Third Annual Colloquium Supporting Doctoral Students
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National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Rochester, NY
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Anaergia Announces Additional Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures
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KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in Desirable Buckeye, Arizona
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i3 Verticals Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Date for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024
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Think Together Recognizes Colton Joint Unified School District as its 2024 Champion of Change
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GOOD NEW$ FOR MINORITY DWELLERS
August 05, 2011
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc. (NAREB) will announce a historic engagement between the National Association of Real Estate Brokers and Wall Street investors, to launch an $800 Million HomeownerÂfs Assurance Program (HAP) to address the devastating effects of the mortgage crisis on minority families and their communities. The announcement will be made Sunday, following the first NAREB State of Housing ...
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SCLC To Carry On Fallen Leader's Vision
August 03, 2011
Following the sudden death of Southern Christian Leadership Conference president, Rev. Howard Creecy Jr., other SCLC leaders expressed shock but vowed to continue the work he started. Creecy died of an apparent heart attack on Thursday, he was 57. Creecy was elected president of the civil rights group in January ...
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RICH MINORITIES / POOR AREAS
August 02, 2011
According to a new Brown University study released today, affluent blacks and Hispanics live in neighborhoods that are noticeably poorer than neighborhoods where low-income whites live. The study suggests that income alone does not explain persistent segregation patterns in housing. Washington and Atlanta were the only two major ...
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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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Black Bankers Take Up King's Fight
July 21, 2011
Atlanta-based radio talk show host Warren Ballentine and the Washington, D.C.-based National Bankers Association believe reinvesting in Black-owned banks could inspire economic healing and strength in every aspect ...
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VOTER ID SPARKS BLACK IRE
July 20, 2011
Black Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta is joining several other Democrats arguing that the rise of voter--identification laws across many states is a coordinated attempt by Republicans to suppress minority and elderly votes. Lewis, a civil-rights activist in the 1960s said, "We must fight back. We must speak up and speak out. We must never, ever go back. We will not stand idly by while millions of Americans are denied their right to participate in the democratic process." Lewis spoke along with other Democrats and warned that these state laws must be rejected. "These new policies are a clear attempt to prevent certain pre-determined segments ...
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Group Launches Campaign Against "#1 Black Killer"
July 19, 2011
The National Black Prolife Coalition, a network of black pro-life and pro-family organizations, today announced its latest social media video campaign, called "NUMBERS DON'T LIE" to expose what it claims is the number one killer of African-Americans: Planned Parenthood and urban abortion clinics. ...
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$5.8M Grant To Expand Latino Afterschool Programs
July 15, 2011
The Goizueta Foundation, a private grant-making foundation in Atlanta, has awarded YMCA of the USA a grant for $5.8 million to expand YMCA early learning and afterschool programs for Hispanic and Latino families, with a focus on those from underserved communities. The grant will also help the Y further develop ...
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Fire Near MLK Tomb
July 13, 2011
Quick work by Atlanta firefighters saved a building that caught fire early Wednesday inside the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. The blaze was reported around 6 a.m. at a building in the 400 block of Edgewood Avenue ...
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Black Colleges Major Part Of Reviving US Education
July 13, 2011
If the United States is going to regain its global leadership position in higher education, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will need to play a major role, says a White House official on education. A local news report says, just how the nation's predominately Black institutions ...
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Black TV Network Sets Fall Launch Date
July 12, 2011
Martin Luther King III and Ambassador Andrew Young announced today that Bounce TV, the first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for black audiences, will debut on Monday, September 26 at 12:00 Noon Eastern Time. "September 26 will be an important milestone as we launch the first-ever independently owned ...
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Latino Groups Call For Day Of Protest In GA
July 01, 2011
A Hispanic advocacy group has called on Latinos in Georgia to not "work, buy, sell or spend" today in protest of the new immigration law which is effective today. The protest is being hailed as a "Day of Non-Compliance" by the organizer, the Georgia Latino ...
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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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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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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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Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Go Up In L.A. Area
June 23, 2011
A national anti-abortion advertising campaign targeting inner-city minorities with racial-specific billboards reached Oakland this month with at least 25 "Black & Beautiful" signs plastered in East and West Oakland. The advertisement, which features the picture of a black infant under the bold-lettered title "Black & Beautiful," direct residents to an anti-abortion website sponsored by the Radiance Foundation, a Georgia-based group opposed to Planned Parenthood. ...
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NEW DIRECTION FOR BLACK COLLEGES
June 21, 2011
Later this week, HBCU Presidents will gather in Atlanta to discuss what America needs to know about the role of HBCUs in the national college completion agenda. From Thursday through Saturday the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) will be convening more than 100 HBCU presidents and trustees for its 2011 HBCU Governance and Institutional Effectiveness Seminar ...
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First Black Alabama Congressman Honored
June 03, 2011
A Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the National Bar Association, The Alabama State Bar Association and a Life Member of the NAACP. ...
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Challenge Filed Against GA's "Show Me Your Papers" Law
June 02, 2011
“Georgia's law is fundamentally un-American: we are not a 'show me your papers' country nor one that believes in making certain people ‘untouchables.’ ...
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Book Reveals "Other Side" Of W.E.B. Dubois
June 01, 2011
This new book promises readers a reinterpretation of the man who pioneered the idea of the "color-line" dividing Black and white America. ...
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Tornado Victims Fear Immigration Crackdown
June 01, 2011
"They thought we were with the police because of our vests, and they were worried the police would take them back to their home countries." ...
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Mega Black Pastor Settles Case
May 31, 2011
The four suits were "dismissed with prejudice," meaning the plaintffs in the case are barred from ever bringing the same charges against Long again. ...
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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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San Francisco To Host 100 Black Men Silver Anniversary
May 27, 2011
Since incorporating in 1986, The 100 has established itself as the nation's leading organization for pairing at-risk youth with African-American male mentors. ...
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Communities Of Color, Poverty Bear Burden Of Air Pollution
May 26, 2011
“It’s well known that communities of color and low income communities bear the disproportionate share of the deaths and illnesses associated with pollution. ...
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Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
May 24, 2011
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May 23, 2011
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May 20, 2011
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Rights Groups Speak Out Against GA Immigration Bill
May 18, 2011
State Governor Nathan Deal signed the Arizona-style bill into law last Friday. A number of local employers say the bill will have a negative impact on their businesses. ...
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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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Black Enterprise Kicks Off Entrepreneurs Conference
May 18, 2011
Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson will bring his A Game to the conference as well as his very large chess board and pieces. Students and attendees will be able to challenge him. ...
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