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September 21, 2023
Civil Rights Advocates Call on D.C. City Council to Scuttle Legislation That Would Subject D.C. Black Residents to Implicit Bias
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Multi-Million-Dollar Gift from the Nanji Family Foundation to Expand the Aga Khan Museum's Global Impact with the Aim of U
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Offshore Wind Industry Poised for Growth, but Economic Pressures and Tech Innovation Need to Be Managed
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Circle K Brews Up Free Coffee in U.S. Beginning Sept. 25
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Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Celebrates Grand Opening of First Early Childhood Education Center
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Akili Releases EndeavorOTC™ on Android™ Devices, Expanding Treatment Access for Millions of Adults with ADHD
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Mary Furlong Receives Inaugural Aging2.O Lifetime Achievement Award
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Indeed’s “AI at Work Report” Finds GenAI will Impact Almost Every Job in America
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CLARIOS ISSUES ESG REPORT HIGHLIGHTING LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
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Hormel Foods Releases 17th Annual Global Impact Report
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New Report Reveals Menopause is Impacting Women's Careers with 80% Citing It as a Workplace Challenge
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One Energy and Ohio Logistics Strengthen Partnership to Advance Electric Semi-Truck Infrastructure Development
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Make-A-Wish America Welcomes New National Board Member Phil Colaco, former CEO of Deloitte Corporate Finance
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Eye Care Organizations Unite to Save Sight of Premature Infants Using Artificial Intelligence
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ThunderCat Technology Distinguished Service Awards' Veteran-Owned Business of The Year Winner
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Implementation In California’s Madera Unified School District Symbolic of Evolv Technology’s Expanding West Coast Fo
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Black Female Dean Makes History At Univ. Of Maryland
June 03, 2011
She is the first woman to hold the post, and succeeds James Harris, who is stepping down after 14 years as dean. Dill’s term begins August 1. ...
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Maryland's Oldest HBCU To Celebrate Founder's Day
April 04, 2011
“The purpose of celebrating Founders’ Day is to highlight the connection between the historic foundation of Bowie State University and the current campus community." ...
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Black Altruist Wins Marylander Of Year Award
March 28, 2011
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Maryland Latinos Subjected To Housing Discrimination In Alarming Numbers
June 23, 2010
"The fact that almost 80 percent of prospective Latino renters encountered some form of discrimination—irrespective of their immigration status—is not only legally and ethically wrong, it also reflects poor business decisions made by apartment owners that adversely affect the entire community of Frederick, ...
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Minority-Owned Businesses Gain Access To Top Maryland Tenants And Contractors
June 10, 2010
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Black And Other Maryland Schools To Sign Health Care Pact
May 03, 2010
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Maryland Changes How Prisoners Are Counted In Census
April 15, 2010
The National Urban League and the ACLU are among groups that have called for an end to "prison-based gerrymandering," and similar changes have been considered by at least seven other states. "The vast majority will be going back to where they came from, and what this will do is count them where they live ...
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Maryland Court Orders State Police To Turn Over Racial Profiling Records
February 03, 2010
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'Lewis And Clark And The Indian Country’ Exhibit Coming To UMaryland
December 30, 2009
“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country†opens Monday and runs through Feb. 25 in the UMD Library. It tells the story of the explorers’ historic 1804-1806 expedition from the point of view of the Indians who lived along the route ...
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Black Stars Lend Luster To Maryland Gala
December 28, 2009
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Maryland Hits The Road With Minority Business
Training Programs
December 10, 2009
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Maryland Conference Series Targets Minority,
Small Businesses
December 01, 2009
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Maryland schools work on work force diversity
November 09, 2009
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Maryland Department of General Services beats minority contracting goal
November 03, 2009
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New University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Assistant Vice President Focuses On Needs of Students
June 23, 2009
Ward, who immigrated to New York City in the 1990s, worked full time as he attended community college, undergraduate school, graduate school, and law school. As assistant vice president for student affairs at The New School in New York City for seven years, Ward became familiar with the challenges of an urban campus with different schools and a diverse population. In his new position, he oversees a variety of offices and services including the registrar, student services, wellness services ...
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Non-Profit & Laborers Union Partner with Maryland Legislators to Simulate Growth of Small Businesses
May 08, 2009
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Phoebe Haddon, National Leader in Legal Education, Named Dean of University of Maryland School of Law
March 30, 2009
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National Organizations Call on Maryland to Enact Strong Anti-Spy Measure
March 19, 2009
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Black graduation gap grows at Maryland universities
March 12, 2009
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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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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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MINORITIES: END FINGERPRINTING
August 16, 2011
Activists are demonstrating outside the state Democratic Party's headquarters in Atlanta today calling on the Obama administration to scrap a federal fingerprint-sharing program aimed at deporting illegal immigrants. The demonstrators complained the “Secure Communities†program is tearing families apart and distracting local police from other crime-fighting priorities. They timed their demonstration to coincide with protests in Chicago and other cities across the nation. ...
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ACLU Issues Report On Reducing US Incarceration Rates
August 09, 2011
Bipartisan reforms in historically “tough on crime†states have significantly reduced incarceration rates, saved taxpayers billions of dollars, lowered crime rates and should be emulated nationwide, according to a new report ...
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Black Radio Mogul Dies
August 05, 2011
Dorothy Brunson, the first black female radio station owner in America, died this past weekend after complications from ovarian cancer. She was 72. Brunson got her start in 1962 as the assistant controller of New York City's WWRL-AM (1600). She rose through the ranks to become GM, and later joined WLIB-AM. ...
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Policy Change Aims To Lessen Health Care Disparities
August 04, 2011
To help address serious racial and economic disparities in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the United States, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released a policy statement that outlines specific provisions of 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the potential to reduce these disparities. ASCO’s statement makes recommendations to ensure that such provisions ...
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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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THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES
July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ...
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Obama To Address Latino Convention
July 21, 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 and will feature issues vital to the Latino community and all Americans: education, the economy, health care, immigration reform, and more. ...
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BLACK POLITICAL CLOUT MOVING SOUTH
June 28, 2011
African-Americans once were clustered so heavily in urban areas that the terms "black" and "inner city" came to be used almost synonymously. According to the 2010 U.S. Census results, that time is history. While blacks have by no means vanished from cities, unprecedented numbers have headed for the suburbs or left the ...
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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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