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Nexon’s Highly Anticipated Dungeon&Fighter Mobile Now Available in China
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Smithfield Foods Donates 38,000 Pounds of Food to Feed Kansas Veterans and Families
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2024 Book and Journalism Award Winners
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Maydone Appliance Repair Wins 2024 Consumer Choice Award for Best Appliance Service in Toronto
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Advantage Capital Names Steven Lichtin as CEO of Advantage Renewables
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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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Oshkosh Corporation to Display Next Generation Delivery Vehicle and Electric Refuse and Recycling Collection Vehicle at 2024 ACT
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NEW MAZDA SPONSORED SURVEY FINDS NEARLY HALF OF CAR-SHARING AMERICAN COUPLES HAVE MONTHLY VEHICLE DISAGREEMENTS
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PowerFlex Kicks Off Reseller Partner Program for EV Charging Solutions
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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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Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Canada set to advance talks on reconciliation and self-determination
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American Indian College Fund Partners with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies to Enhance Native Arts Programs
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VIOLENCE ROCKS BLACK NYC PARADE
September 06, 2011
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today blamed illegal handguns and lack of courage by federal officials for the shooting that left three people dead Monday night in Brooklyn. The violence took place a few blocks away from the City's annual West Indian Day Parade. Bystander Denise Gay was killed while sitting on a stoop with her daughter. ...
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BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT SOARS
September 02, 2011
The Labor Department released the August jobs report today showing that while unemployment figures remained unchanged from July's 9.1 percent. Black unemployment climbed to 16.7 percent. This is the highest its been since 1984. The unemployment rate for Black males rose a whole percentage point to 18.0 percent and the rate for Black youths aged 16–19 jumped from 39.2 to 46.5 percent. ...
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Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk
September 02, 2011
Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called “The Farm†because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row. The prison is located 90 minutes ...
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Study: Doctors May 'Learn" Bias In Med School
September 06, 2011
New Johns Hopkins research shows that medical students -- just like the general American population -- may have unconscious if not overt preferences for white people, but this innate bias does not appear to translate into different or lesser health care of other races. The research findings, to be published tomorrow in the Journal ...
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Man Who Infiltrated KKK, dies
August 29, 2011
Author and folklorist Stetson Kennedy, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan six decades ago died yesterday at Baptist Medical Center South near St. Augustine, Fla. He was 94. Kennedy exposed the KKK's secrets to authorities and the public but was also criticized for possibly exaggerating his exploits. “Stetson Kennedy was a man of the utmost integrity who led a storied life fighting for equality and justice. His difficult ...
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CA Achievement Gap Continues To Narrow
August 24, 2011
Nearly 95 percent of students from the Class of 2011 met the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) requirement, and tests administered over the last school year also showed improvement among the state's Black and Hispanic students, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. ...
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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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BLACKS-BP PROBLEMS CONTINUE
August 15, 2011
A coalition that advocates for those who were harmed by the April 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Members of Operation People for Peace, are at the world headquarters of BP in the UK demanding compensation. The campaigners say blacks, the most vulnerable and disenfranchised claimants, are being overlooked in favor of those with political connections who have been compensated handsomely. The group submitted more than 10,000 claims and says ...
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San Francisco Asian TV Cracks "Bamboo Ceiling"
August 15, 2011
In a live in-studio interview for Comcast Hometown Network - 104’s “Upside’, in line with the recent commemoration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, New America Media News Anchor Odette Keeley spoke with representatives from a new Asian-American television and online network headquartered in Redwood City ...
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How Crack Cocaine Transformed Hip-Hop
August 09, 2011
Crack cocaine. In the 1980s, it was the newest thing. By 1986 it was raging through the inner cities of America, like wildfire, leaving pain, grief and death in its wake. Now, after 25 years, a new documentary explores how the drug also transformed pop culture, especially hip-hop. “Planet Rock: ...
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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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Postal Service Honors Black Publisher John H. Johnson
July 21, 2011
As part of its Black Heritage Stamp series, the United States Postal Service is honoring legendary black publisher John H. Johnson. “We are proud to immortalize John H. Johnson as our latest inductee in our Black Heritage stamp series,†said Stephen Kearney, manager, Stamp Services. “He was the trailblazing publisher of Ebony, Jet and other magazines as well as an entrepreneur. In 1982, he became the first black person to appear on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the 400 wealthiest people in America. His magazines portrayed black people positively at a time when such representation ...
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Study Dispels Myths About Minorities Borrowing Meds
July 21, 2011
A study led by Temple University researchers revealed that despite warnings about borrowing medication prescribed to other people, past studies have demonstrated that many Americans say they have used someone else's medication at least once in a given year. In low income, urban populations, this rate was ...
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Hunger Stalks California's Rural Minority Areas
July 18, 2011
Across California and beyond, rural unemployment is higher and incomes lower, than in nearby urban areas. Imperial County's unemployment rate in March was 30 percent, probably the state's highest. The county's economy is almost entirely dependent on agriculture and farm labor. Orange Cove and San Joaquin ...
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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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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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The Ugly Politics Behind Alabama's New Anti-Immigrant Law
June 22, 2011
Despite soaring deficits, cuts in social services, worker layoffs and tornado-devastated communities, Alabama's first Republican-controlled government in 136 years has turned its focus on undocumented immigrants ...
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Latinos Keep $169B Out Of Banks
June 20, 2011
A new study released by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and its Tayloe Murphy Center outlines specific steps for how banks and credit unions can capture billions of dollars in deposits by reaching out to Latino and other "unbanked" households across the United States. ...
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Black Caucus Chief Promises Fight For Jobs Bill
June 08, 2011
“After five months of controlling the House, the Republican Leadership continues to prevent critical jobs legislation from being considered and passed." ...
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FEDS TO ASIANS: SORRY
May 31, 2011
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New Marketplace To Revitalize, Stabilize Fragile Haitian Community
May 31, 2011
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, partnered with CHF International and the local community to build the market. ...
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IS MEMORIAL DAY A BLACK CREATION?
May 27, 2011
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Minority Pedestrians Disproportionately Killed In California Accidents
May 26, 2011
Hispanic pedestrians have a 97% higher chance of being killed by cars and African Americans have an 83% higher pedestrian death rate in the state. ...
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Obama Speaks At Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
May 12, 2011
President Obama says those opposing a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants shouldn’t have amnesia about how the country began. ...
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Dems Reintroduce DREAM Act
May 11, 2011
"We're not giving up," said Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, "This is not just a piece of legislation, it is a matter of justice." ...
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Study Finds Sickle Cell Treatment Safe For Young Children
May 10, 2011
“Families who enrolled their children in this important study are heroes for helping us find better treatments that will benefit children now and in the future." ...
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Hospice Care Linked To Local Area's Household Income
May 10, 2011
The building of community hospices is often funded through charity and this is one possible explanation for the disparities seen in the study. ...
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PGA Crowns Minority Tournament Champions
May 09, 2011
"We have put a lot of hard work in this year and it paid off at our favorite event of the year," said Clark. "These tournaments are always a grind." ...
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Hispanic Caucus Calls For Freeze On ICE Program
May 09, 2011
Lawmakers in Congress and in states throughout the country say ICE officials lied about program details and requirements at its early stages. ...
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Blacks More Likely To Be Monitored For RX Drug Abuse
May 10, 2011
Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be scheduled for regular office visits and have restricted early prescription refills. ...
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Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates "School-To-Prison Pipeline"
May 06, 2011
Increasing the number of suspensions increases the risks of the most vulnerable students to being pushed out of school. ...
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