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March 29, 2024
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Re:wild and Colossal Biosciences team up to leverage revolutionary technology to save critically endangered species on the brink
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Parkland Corporation Announces the Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Equalpride Partners with TransLash Media for Trans Day of Visibility, Amplifying Voices of Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
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Jamieson Wellness Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Impact Report
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VIRGIN HOTELS CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVE TRAVEL FOR NEURODIVERSE TRAVELERS
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Make-A-Wish and celebrity wish granters announce goal to recruit 1 million people to become "WishMakers"
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Carnegie Learning Named 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Educational Game and Best AI Implementation in Ed Tech
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Anaergia Announces Escrow Closing of Second Tranche of the Strategic Investment
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YMCA of the USA Partners With Old Spice To Increase High School Graduation Among Boys And Young Men Of Color Through Mentorship
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Fosun Management on 2023 Annual Results: Focusing on Core Industries with Established Advantages
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Anaergia Announces Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures
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Midea Group releases its first-ever ESG brand story with an unexpected VIP visit highlighting its commitment to sustainability.
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Research: Minority Children Need Strategies To Fight Obesity
September 08, 2011
The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity, created by the president as part of the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign, aims to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation, returning the country to a rate of 5 percent by 2030, which was the rate before childhood obesity first began to rise in the late 1970s. ...
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Despite Bleak Jobs Market Minorities Still Optimistic
September 08, 2011
- Findings from the Blair-Rockefeller Poll challenge long-held assumptions about the impact of the economy on political attitudes and voting behaviors, according to a new report released today by political scientist Todd Shields. The report, “The Economy Across Race and Region: Unemployment Fails to Dampen Positive Outlook Among African Americans ...
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Black Caucus To Host DC Cancer Summit
September 08, 2011
The Prostate Health Education Network, Inc. (PHEN) announced today that it will host its "Seventh Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit" in Washington from September 22- 23, 2011, at the U.S. Capitol and Washington Convention Center. This year's theme is "Saving Lives: Strategies for Eliminating the African American Prostate Cancer Disparity." The Summit will kick-off on Sept. 22 ...
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Latinos Become Majority In Federal Prisons
September 08, 2011
A new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission reveals, for the first time, Latinos make up more than half of all federal felony offenders sentenced so far this year. The report shows that Latinos comprised 50.3 percent of all federal felony offenders sentenced in the first nine months of fiscal year 2011. Felony immigration crimes accounted for most of the increase. Hispanics outnumber all other ethnic groups ...
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Report: Poverty Linked To Minority Health
September 07, 2011
After a decade-long rise in concentrated poverty, one in 11 residents of metropolitan areas now live in communities where at least 30 percent of their neighbors are poor, according to a pair of studies unveiled today by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The reports, A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisi ...
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NAACP Intervenes In Florida Minority Voting Rights Case
September 07, 2011
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has filed a motion seeking to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of the Florida State Conference of the NAACP and Black voters to prevent the State of Florida from implementing discriminatory voting laws. In the lawsuit, Florida v. United States, Florida asks a federal court to approve, under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, voting measures that would significantly alter Florida's voting process. ...
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Sharpton Aide To Black Journalists: Get On Board
September 06, 2011
Tamika Mallory, executive director of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, has some words of warning for Black reporters. In a column for NewsOne.com titled, “Time For Black Journalists To Stop Criticizing Rev. Sharpton,†Mallory addresses her open letter style column “to all the Black journalists out there.†"Whenever I hear people question Reverend Sharpton’s new show, ‘Politics Nation’ on MSNBC, I find myself thinking ...
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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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Minority Groups Stress Transportation Funding
September 02, 2011
Following President Obama’s call for a “clean extension†of the surface transportation bill and a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), The Leadership Conference Education Fund released a new report, “Getting to Work: Transportation Policy and Access to Job Opportunities,†which highlights how inequities in transportation ...
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Latinos Concerned By Education Law Waivers
September 01, 2011
Members of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are voicing concerns over what is says are efforts lead by the Department of Education that could have negative impact for low income and minority youth. According to LULAC, the Department of Education’s recent efforts to provide relief to state and local education agencies from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has the potential to water down the law’s ...
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Conference To Focus On Boosting Minorities In Technology
August 31, 2011
Several of the nation’s leading technology entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, along with members of the Black technology community will take part in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) 41st Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to discuss tangible efforts ...
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Group Updates On Recovery Six Years After Katrina
August 30, 2011
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law remains concerned about low-income and minority communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina six years ago and presently. "We are still committed to fighting for racial justice and ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf," said Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine. "There is still much work to be done and it is quite disheartening that these vulnerable ...
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Feds Announce Minority Enterprise Conference
August 29, 2011
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency today announced the opening of registration for the 2011 Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) Conference, which will be held Sept. 27-30 ...
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Black Caucus To Make Final Jobs Tour Stop In L.A.
August 29, 2011
Beginning tomorrow, 13 Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will join Congresswoman Maxine Waters, in Los Angeles for the final stop on the CBC’s “For the People†Jobs Initiative, which includes a Job Fair and Town Hall at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. Joining Congresswoman Waters will be the co-hosts of the event, Reps. Laura Richardson and Karen Bass ...
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EPA Settles Civil Rights Complaint Over Pesticide Spraying
August 26, 2011
The Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a case against a California pesticide regulator that the agency found discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools. The complaint alleged that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's ...
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Study: Why Black Students Struggle With Algebra
August 26, 2011
Educators call ninth-grade algebra the most frequently failed high-school course and a "gateway class" -- a required class in which success predicts graduation. Failure in the subject leads many students to drop out, graduate late, or lose opportunities for higher education. Algebra is a particular obstacle to classroom participation and math achievement among Black students, says a University of Illinois ...
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96% Of Latinos Want College For Children
August 25, 2011
A new impreMedia/Latino Decisions poll reveals when it comes to their children’s education, Latino voters have clear and high aspirations. The poll shows that 96% of Latino parents would like to see their kids earn a college degree, whether it is a bachelor’s, master’s or professional degree. What is not so clear ...
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Fewer See Race Relations As Improved Under Obama
August 24, 2011
By 35% to 23%, more Americans believe U.S. race relations have gotten better rather than worse with Barack Obama's election as president. However, this positive tilt is not as strong as what Gallup found in October 2009, when 41% said relations had improved and 22% said they had gotten worse. Currently, the plurality ...
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Hall Of Fame To Honor Aretha Franklin
August 24, 2011
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will be honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University during the 16th annual American Music Masters series this November. Franklin will be the subject of a week-long celebration that will tell the story of the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In conjunction with the Museum’s latest special exhibit, Women Who Rock ...
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SC Latino Home Ownership Tumbles
August 22, 2011
Analysis of new US Census figures show the number of Hispanic homeowners in South Carolina and in Greenville County fell from 2000 through 2010 although the Hispanic population more that doubled. Wilfredo Leon, ...
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NY Hosts Int'l Latino Film Festival
August 18, 2011
The New York International Latino Film Festival (Nyilff) which this year pays tribute to actor Andy Garcia, began Monday with its traditional Cinema Under the Stars, a free outdoor screening. Nyilff includes conferences, premieres, documentaries, short subjects and concerts. Scheduled for today is a day dedicated to Andy Garcia with the presentation of ‘A Conversation with Andy Garcia’, which will delve into his career and achievements as an actor, director, musician, producer and family man. ...
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Study: Suburban Schools Keep Disadvantaged "Down"
August 18, 2011
A new study by University of Kansas researchers shows as suburban school districts have gained advantages over their urban counterparts, they have tenaciously clung to them, often at the expense of urban districts. While urban schools’ not keeping pace with suburban schools is an acknowledged problem, few have studied the causes of the discrepancies. ...
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ICE Docs Show Govt Deception
August 18, 2011
In the wake of protests and civil disobedience in Chicago yesterday and across the country criticizing the Obama administration’s Secure Communities program, immigrant advocates called on the government to turn over remaining documents about the program sought in a Freedom of Information lawsuit and to halt the controversial program. A batch of unredacted documents released by court order this week, ...
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Survey: 1 In 5 Children Live In Poverty
August 17, 2011
A new survey released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization, says that child poverty in the United States increased in 38 states in the last decade. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book shows the official child poverty rate, which is a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, essentially returning to the same level as the early 1990s. ...
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Patient Navigators Help Reduce Cancer Care Disparities
August 17, 2011
Past research shows that minorities suffer higher rates of advanced cancer and deaths from all types of cancer compared to whites. Health Behavior News Service reports in an article in the August issue of Cancer, the role of “patient navigator†is emerging as a tool to address these disparities. ...
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NAACP Says "No" To More Trash at Dallas Landfill
August 17, 2011
No in my backyard. The city of Dallas wants to add trash to the McCommas landfill in southern Dallas. The NAACP says no. They are joining the fight to stop the city from putting even more North Texas trash into the landfill. Currently, garbage from ...
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NY Lawmakers Push For Urban Jobs Act
August 16, 2011
With more than one-third of the nation's minority youth unemployed, a group of politicians and community activists today stood at Make the Road New York in Jackson Heights today, to continue their push for federal legislation aimed at increasing employment among at-risk youth. The Urban Jobs Act, they say, would provide federal funding to nonprofit organizations, allowing them to carry out programming ...
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Black Anti-Abortion Billboards Unveiled In Atlanta
August 16, 2011
A group of African-American anti-abortion groups today gathered to unveil their latest ad, which is titled “Betrayed†and displays a link to a site that shows photos of African-American leaders (like Rev. Jesse Jackson) alongside the word “Betrayed!†in red. Catherine Davis, founder of the Restoration Project and other prolife leaders launched a new, bold billboard today in downtown Atlanta. ...
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Menthol Cigarettes Harder For Blacks To Quit
August 15, 2011
A new study from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health concludes that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than regular smokes. One of the key points of the research findings was that menthol was found to be generally more common among younger smokers and females. ...
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Poll: American Dream Failing Minorities
August 15, 2011
Applied Research Center, a think tank on racial justice, today released a 40-page study on the racial attitudes of young people, whom many pollsters and commentators have labeled as "post-racial." “Contrary to widespread labeling of the millennial generation (born post-1980, ages 18-30) as 'post-racial,' young people ...
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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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