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May 15, 2024
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TERREPOWER Donates Solar Panels to Brighten Haiti to Help Provide Education with Solar Energy
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First Horizon Corporation honored as a 2024 VETS Indexes Recognized Employer
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LinkUnite Announces Its Highly Anticipated Women's Event in Nashville, Tennessee
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Atrium Hospitality Wraps Up Multimillion-Dollar Makeover at Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville in Alabama
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UGG & ALOK CO-CREATE EXPRESSIVE 'URSEEN' COLLECTION FOR PRIDE 2024
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Feeding America study shows the amount of money people facing hunger need to be food secure reaches highest level in 20 years
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Digital Museums Canada awards over $2 million to 18 online projects
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Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking, Music Haptics, and Vocal Shortcuts
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Kohl’s Corporation Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting
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HD Nursing Advocates for Women’s Health and Safety During National Women’s Health Week
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Emplifi Earns Nine 2024 Top Rated Awards From TrustRadius
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Groundbreaking Report Exposes Crisis in B2B Tech Thought Leadership: Only 44% Achieve Success
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Avangrid Named Handshake Early Talent Award Winner
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Lonch: Igniting the Entrepreneurial Spark while Reimagining Teamwork and Collaboration for the Virtual Workspace
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The Zaragoza Awards 2024: A Night of Triumph and Cultural Celebration
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Guaranteed Rate's Jennifer Beeston Breaks High Ground as First Woman to Rank #1 in VA Loan Originators in the Scotsman Guide
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CHICAGO'S YOUTH JOBLESSNESS RATE WORSE THAN U.S. & ILLINOIS
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GE Appliances Releases Annual Report
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Black Firefighters Fight Entrance Exam Fee Increase
July 13, 2011
The Vulcan Society, an organization of black firefighters, and The City of New York were back in court this week when the city wanted to charge $54 for the new Fire Department entrance exam, a whopping 80% increase over the last time the exam was given just four years ago. The judge said no, and also found a way to ...
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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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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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HIV/AIDS Worry Majority Of Blacks
June 22, 2011
The Kaiser Family Foundation today released its eighth large-scale national survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Kaiser is reporting black Americans, and particularly young blacks, express much higher levels of concern about HIV infection than whites. ...
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LA. Admission Standards Threaten Black College Enrollment
June 03, 2011
New admissions standards for state universities in Louisiana may have a major negative impact on black enrollments in higher education in the state. ...
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Blacks And AIDS: 30 Years Later
June 02, 2011
AIDS, initially thought to be the exclusive purview of white gay men, has taken a large toll on African Americans. ...
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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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Vitamin D Levels Low In Blacks With MS
May 23, 2011
African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the disease. ...
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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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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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Florida Gov. Poised To Sign Welfare Drug Test Into Law
May 06, 2011
Critics of the proposal say it unfairly targets the 113,340 Floridians who receive welfare benefits. ...
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ETHNIC STUDIES HUNGER STRIKE
May 04, 2011
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SUNDAY IS PROTEST DAY
April 29, 2011
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PA NAACP Calls For Education Over Incarceration
April 26, 2011
"Today, children from around Pennsylvania are marching on the State Capitol in Harrisburg to remind legislators that they are the future of this state.†...
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Black Man Discusses Wrongful Imprisonment At Bucknell
April 19, 2011
Since becoming a free man, Bozella has taken his message of hope and determination around the country. ...
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Reading Level Affects Minority Graduation
April 18, 2011
For black and Latino students, the combined effect of poverty and poor third grade reading skills makes the rate eight times greater. ...
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In-House Minority Women Face Obstacles
April 15, 2011
Gender was perceived as more of a barrier to advancement than race or ethnicity, but this did not deter in-house women of color from setting high goals for advancement. ...
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Students Accuse UC Davis Of Rights Violation
April 13, 2011
Students holding demonstrations, rallies, sit-ins and a march protesting tuition hikes over the last 1 1/2 years allege the Davis administration spied on their activities. ...
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What A Government Shutdown Could Mean For Blacks
April 08, 2011
Public employment, and the federal government being a centerpiece of that, has been the economic life blood of black communities for generations. ...
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Scarlett Johansson Releases PSA For Planned Parenthood
April 08, 2011
Johansson joins more than 800,000 women, men, and teens in standing with Planned Parenthood by signing an open letter to Congress. ...
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ACLU Alleges Racial Bias In FL Foreclosure Courts
April 07, 2011
The special “mass foreclosure docket†established in December 2008 operates under rules that differ substantially from those that govern the rest of Lee County. ...
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NAACP Tackles Black AIDS
March 31, 2011
"We need to acknowledge that, in America, health is a true civil right. It is essential that we enlist leaders from every corner of society to fight." ...
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Special Screening Of 'Freedom Riders' Documentary
March 31, 2011
From May until December of 1961, more than 400 Americans risked their lives -- many enduring savage beatings and imprisonment. ...
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Groups To Rally For Women's Health
March 31, 2011
Thousands will travel to Washington to send a message to Congress that the proposals undermining women’s health. ...
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NAACP Highlights AIDS Efforts
March 24, 2011
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Study Shows How To Increase Teacher Diversity
March 22, 2011
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Faltering Growth In Minority Girls Unaddressed
March 21, 2011
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NYC Homeless Youth Mobilize Against Budget Cuts
March 21, 2011
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Minority Groups Support Planned Parenthood
March 17, 2011
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Negative Effects Of No Child Left Behind Revealed
March 17, 2011
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