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April 23, 2024
Gameto Partners with Designer and Entrepreneur Stacey Bendet to Launch "Your Eggsperience Matters" Campaign to Raise Funds for R
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Global Architecture & Design Firm, Corgan, Joins the Climate Group
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MidFirst Bank’s 1st Century Division Donates $250,000 to Saint John’s Health Center
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Anaergia Announces Additional Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures
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Pitney Bowes Named ‘Best Employer for Diversity’ by Forbes for Sixth Consecutive Year
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Women Business Collaborative Announces Speaker Line-Up for Rethinking and Accelerating Women's Leadership in Business Forum
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Performance Food Group and Industry-Leading Partners Unveil Sustainable Distribution Center of the Future
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Lawsuit: Video Exposed Carrollton Daycare Center Lied About 2-Year-Old's Injury
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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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GoFundMe Expands to Mexico
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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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L.L.Bean and Summersalt Launch New Limited Edition Summer Collaboration
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Cutting Cloud Costs by 22%: The Secret Strategy of Mature Multi-Cloud Companies Revealed in New Report from Infoblox
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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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TÜV Rheinland reports strong growth in 2023 due to company acquisitions and revenues
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American Water Recognized as America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2024 by Forbes
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Udemy Named to TIME’s Inaugural List of the World’s Top EdTech Companies in 2024
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Hyundai Partners with Children's Hospital of Michigan for Car Seat Safety Program
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Speeki releases reporting features for IFRS* (IFRS S1 and S2) and CSRD (ESRS)
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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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BLACKS EYE OBAMA'S JOBS SPEECH
September 08, 2011
Ahead of President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress tonight, Black California Congresswoman Maxine Water's is putting the pressure on the president to make clear just what it is he plans to do to help the communities suffering the most in this bad economy. In a statement issued today, Waters challenged the president to, "spend as much energy working to create jobs in the black community as he is campaigning for votes in one of the whitest states in the nation." ...
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CA Gov Vetoes Bill Prohibiting "English Only"
September 08, 2011
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 111, a language rights bill authored by San Francisco Congressman Leland Yee. According to Yee's office, SB 111 was landmark legislation that would have prohibited businesses from denying service to a patron because of the language he or she speaks. ...
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CA Black Community Rallies For LA Sports Complex
September 07, 2011
Citing Black unemployment, minority rights groups in the Black community are calling on California Senator Alan Lowenthal and all California legislators to stand up for jobs, especially for those hit hardest by the recession. The protest is co-sponsored ...
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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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OBAMA REACTS TO BLACK CRITICS
August 30, 2011
Under fire from Black lawmakers for allegedly ignoring rising unemployment in their communities, President Obama took to the radiowaves saying he understands their concerns. Obama appeared on the popular Black-oriented Tom Joyner show today as part of an effort by his administration to remind Black voters that the country’s first Black president is fighting for them. The president reminded the show's primarily Black audience that Martin Luther King's efforts regarding unemployment took time ...
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Watchdog Group Questions First Lady's Africa Trip
August 26, 2011
The government watchdog group, Judicial Watch, has filed a lawsuit against the US Air Force to obtain records of a trip made by First Lady Michelle Obama to Southern Africa in June. The group is questioning whether the trip, which included a meeting with Nelson Mandela and an African Safari, was necessary. According the U.S. Postal Service records, Judicial Watch’s FOIA request was received by the Air Force ...
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BLACK POLITICAL UNREST
August 18, 2011
Two Black members of Congress, one Democrat and the other Republican, are voicing concern today about circumstances facing the nation. Black California Congresswoman Maxine Waters has some advice for President Obama about blacks in America, "Pay more attention to us." Speaking at a job fair in Atlanta today, Waters said unhappiness is growing in the Black community with the nation’s first Black president. ...
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Tavis Smiley Examines Black Drop-out Rate
August 16, 2011
Nightly talk show host Tavis Smiley will examine what he calls one of the most disturbing aspects of the education crisis facing America today -- the increased dropout rate among teenagers specifically among black teenage males. In "Too Imprtant to Fail," the fifth installment of his PBS series Tavis Smiley Reports, Smiley investigates the root causes of this calamity as well as what can be done ...
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Host Blames Race For Show Cancellation
August 12, 2011
Comedian and late-night talk show host George Lopez says his show was canceled because he's Latino. "In case you haven't heard the news, TBS has decided not to renew 'Lopez Tonight' and tomorrow will be our last night,†Lopez told his audience. “The unemployment rate is high, and for Latinos, it just got a little higher!†...
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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Civil Rights Icon Eleanor Josaitis Dies at 79
August 09, 2011
Eleanor Josaitis was a stay-at-home mom, raising five kids in Taylor, Michigan in the 1960s, when she decided she wanted to help build racial harmony in Detroit's segregated communities. So she packed up her family and moved them to Detroit's Sherwood Forest neighborhood after the 1967 riots. ...
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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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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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Bachmann Says Thumbs Down On Black Farmer Settlement
July 19, 2011
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is criticizing the multibillion dollar Pigford settlement paid to black farmers as "wasteful government spending." Bachmann made the comments during a news conference with Republican Steve King of Iowa after touring flooded area along the Missouri River. When asked about whether farmers affected by the flooding also should be worried by proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts, the two responded by criticizing the ...
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Alums Want To Move Past Racist Scandal
July 13, 2011
Fifteen former presidents of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association and UND Foundation boards have signed a letter saying the school�s Fighting Sioux nickname should be retired before the dispute causes serious problems for the school, according to a News From Indian Country report. The Legislature ...
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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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Asian American Navigating The College Admissions Process
July 05, 2011
The existence of obstacles to Asian Americans gaining admission to elite universities stems from the perception that, as a group, they have performed relatively well in higher education. From 1976 to 2007, the percentage of Asian American college students increased from 1.8 to 6.7 percent ...
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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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Brotherhood Celebrates Black Males Headed To College
June 07, 2011
"We are celebrating the achievements of young black men who are defying the odds and are on their way toward creating change for themselves." ...
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"Cosby Show's" Taylor Funeral Tomorrow In Harlem
June 06, 2011
The family is grateful for the light and laughter our mother gave not only to us but to the world during her time on The Cosby Show. ...
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NYC Comptroller To Address Caribbean Power Breakfast
June 03, 2011
He is hailed as a "trailblazer" and "pioneer," since he is the first Asian American elected in New York City - both to legislative office in 2001 and citywide office. ...
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Tough AZ Sheriff Now Dealing With Feds
June 03, 2011
Sheriff Joe and his department, after much resistance, entered into a legal settlement to fully cooperate with the Justice Department. ...
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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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TRANSPORTATION, WHAT'S THE DEAL?
June 01, 2011
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Black Immigrants Join The Debate
May 31, 2011
"It's been nerve-racking because it puts me at a risk," the 30-year-old said of her speech supporting Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) reintroduction of the DREAM Act. ...
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NAACP To Watch For Discrimination During "Black Bike Week"
May 24, 2011
“Any form of racial discrimination against Black Bike Week visitors will not be tolerated,†said NAACP Vice President of Stakeholder Relations Nelson B. Rivers, III. ...
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Caribbean Investment Power Breakfast Set For June
May 20, 2011
A trio of U.S.-based investors and money managers will share their expertise and discuss opportunities they’ll consider for investment. ...
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Georgia Civil Rights Movement To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
May 13, 2011
The mass demonstrations and arrests in Albany in 1961 and 1962 helped change the course of American history. They were the first such campaigns in the country. ...
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Congressman: Ethnic Museums On National Mall Are Un-American
May 13, 2011
“The Museum of American History is where all the white folks are going to go, and the American Indian Museum is where Indians are going to feel at home." ...
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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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