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April 23, 2024
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Leading Voices in Evidence-aligned Reading Instruction to Converge at The Reading League Summit 2024 in San Diego
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American College of Lifestyle Medicine supports proposed law requiring protections for children from ultra-processed, sugar-swee
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Performance Food Group and Industry-Leading Partners Unveil Sustainable Distribution Center of the Future
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IGN Opens Ticket Sales and Confirms First Wave of Partners For First-Ever IGN Live
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Tequila Don Julio Brings Modern Mexican Culture to a National Stage with 'A Summer of Mexicana'
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STOWE'S LUXURY SLOPESIDE COMMUNITY, SPRUCE PEAK, ANNOUNCES OVER $80 MILLION IN CLOSINGS FOR THE NEW TREEHOUSE RESIDENCES
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FirstEnergy Set to Plant More Than 25,000 Trees in 2024
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MidFirst Bank’s 1st Century Division Donates $250,000 to Saint John’s Health Center
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L.L.Bean and Summersalt Launch New Limited Edition Summer Collaboration
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Wellpoint Expands Access to In-Home Behavioral Healthcare for State and Municipal Workers With Addition of Aspire365 to Provider
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Global Architecture & Design Firm, Corgan, Joins the Climate Group
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Activist Salah Bachir to Combat Book Bans in Florida by Donating Free Copies of His Memoir to Public Libraries
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Multi-talented Emmy® Award-Winning Host & Actress Tamera Mowry-Housley Set to Receive Trailblazer Award at A Pink Pump A
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GoFundMe Expands to Mexico
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Lawsuit: Video Exposed Carrollton Daycare Center Lied About 2-Year-Old's Injury
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Udemy Named to TIME’s Inaugural List of the World’s Top EdTech Companies in 2024
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Earthquakes Announce Udemy as Official Learning and Skills Partner and Official Training Jersey Partner
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New Orleans PD Under Fire In Corruption Case
July 18, 2011
In New Orleans’ federal courthouse, five police officers are currently facing charges of killing unarmed black civilians who were escaping floods from the failed levees that buckled during Hurricane Katrina. The police are also charged with conspiring to cover up their crimes. Local sources say, ...
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Feds Focus On Protecting Native American Women
July 15, 2011
In testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Associate U.S. Attorney General Tom Perrelli has recommended legal reforms to improve the safety of women in tribal communities and allow Federal and tribal law-enforcement agencies to hold more perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their crimes. ...
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Natives Want Feds To Look Into Sacred Land Dispute
July 11, 2011
In the latest twist to the saga involving the increasingly likely desecration of sites held sacred by some American Indians, a coalition of Indian citizens has filed a last-ditch legal appeal against the U.S. Forest Service, hoping to change a tide that has long seemed unchangeable. ...
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MINORITY WOMEN TARGETED FOR RAPE
July 06, 2011
Minority Rights Group International says in its 2011 annual report released today, women from minority and indigenous communities are targeted for rape and other forms of sexual violence, torture and killings specifically because of their ethnic ...
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Native American Parents Extend Drinking Habits To Children
June 29, 2011
Urban American Indian teenagers with alcoholic parents perceive their parents to be less restrictive about drinking and tend to face more alcohol-related problems at age 18, according to a new study by Colorado State University’s Tri-Ethnic Center. The study recently was published in the The American Journal. ...
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Stunning Admissions In Katrina Shootings Case
June 29, 2011
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers allegedly fired on two black families on the Danziger Bridge. Two people died. Now the officers are on trial in a case that exposes widespread corruption in the city's justice ...
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Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs
June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ...
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ICE Immigration Program Under Fire
June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ...
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Women Soldiers Show Resilience Similar To Men
June 07, 2011
“Contrary to popular belief, women who go to war respond to combat trauma much like their male counterparts,†said lead author Dawne Vogt. ...
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero
June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ...
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UN Criticizes US On Women's Rights
June 06, 2011
Inadequate implementation of current policies have “resulted in the continued prevalence of violence against women. ...
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CA Sheriff Criticized Over New Immigration Policy
May 31, 2011
The sheriff's new policy comes as the California Assembly approved a bill to revise the state's agreement on using the federal Secure Communities program. ...
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Over Stop & Frisk Practices Of Cab Passengers
May 26, 2011
The lawsuit maintains that the NYPD is using its Taxi/Livery Inspection Program to expand the reach of its unconstitutional stop-and-frisk practices. ...
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Round 2 In Black Boxer Pardon Request
May 25, 2011
"A full pardon would shed light on the achievements of an athlete who was forced into the shadows of bigotry and prejudice." ...
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National Congress of American Indians Names Board Members
May 25, 2011
The Board features prominent Native American leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists and advocates as well as other Americans. ...
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Mental Illness, Not Race, Drives Suicide Attempts
May 24, 2011
Risk of attempted suicide was nearly equalized across all racial groups -- whites, blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians. ...
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Black Youth Have Less Trouble If Mentored
May 17, 2011
The study involved 345 Blacks starting when they were age 17 or 18 and measured how they progressed during an 18-month period. ...
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Watchdog Group Sues Justice Dept. Over DOMA docs.
May 17, 2011
The Office of Information Policy and the Referral Unit both acknowledged receipt of Judicial Watch’s FOIA requests but have failed to respond to these requests. ...
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Mentors Help Black Child Stay Focused On Success
May 12, 2011
The researchers found that behaviors such as anger, breaking the law, and substance abuse were reduced when informal mentors provided support. ...
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Blacks Support Ban Of Menthol Cigarettes
May 12, 2011
A ban is supported by a majority of Americans (56 percent), particularly African Americans (76 percent) who were found to be disproportionately affected. ...
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Blacks With Bulimia
May 09, 2011
"Our community doesn't talk about this stuff," says Armstrong, who chronicled her battle in the 2009 memoir. ...
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Congress To Hold 1st Hearing On Indigenous Peoples Of Africa
May 09, 2011
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will host the gathering, the second in its unprecedented series of hearings on Indigenous Peoples worldwide. ...
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Corruption Probes Beleaguer Arizona's "Toughest" Sheriff
May 06, 2011
Auditors find improper spending on immigrant roundups and investigations of the Maricopa County sheriff's political foes. ...
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Legal Fees Plague Indian Settlement
May 06, 2011
At issue are the $223 million in fees the lawyers want from the plaintiffs per a contingency fee agreement they say was made with their clients. ...
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For-Profit College Aid Rules Sent For White House Review‎
May 04, 2011
"The regulation will shut out the very students who have the most to gain from Title IV student aid – minorities and nontraditional students." ...
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Southern Poverty Law Center Marks 40th Anniversary Of Civil Rights
May 02, 2011
Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees speaks at the SPLC's 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Civil Rights Memorial Center Alabama. ...
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US Travel Advisory Remains For Mexico, Haiti
April 29, 2011
“The number of victims of violent crime, including murder and kidnapping, continues to increase in Port-au-Prince. ...
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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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Calls To Oust EPA Civil Rights Head
April 27, 2011
The person hired to "fix" the office, Mr. DeLeon, has had numerous complaints filed against him by women. epa civil rights head under fire ...
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Fliers Target Police Brutality, University Takes Them Down
April 26, 2011
The projects are joint efforts by law students at Suffolk, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Boston Black Men's Leadership Group. ...
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Black Pastors Unite To Revive Marriage And Fatherhood
April 26, 2011
Recalling the African-American church's central role in the civil rights movement, the leaders of this Call to Action recognize the power the church can have. ...
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