As America's technology industry strives to build a more gender and racially diverse workforce, a new report released today by leading tech industry association CompTIAreveals...

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Ashley Bryan: Singing Praise of Thanks

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Ashley Bryan: Singing Praise of Thanks is a film about this artist of 92 years whose art-making on the Maine island of Islesford is...

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John Quiñones To Keynote The 31st Annual NAMIC Conference

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Longtime Journalist, Education and Equality Advocate Brings His Powerful Barriers-Breaking Story to Conference Opening Session John Quiñones, Veteran journalist and host of "What Would You...

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Award-Winning Documentary “THE NEW BLACK” Now

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Award-Winning Documentary "THE NEW BLACK" Now Available On Netflix, DVD And Video-On-Demand (VOD) Promised Land Film's award-winning documentary THE NEW BLACK is now available on Netflix,...

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New ABA president to focus on diversity, inclusion in justice system

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New ABA president to focus on diversity, inclusion in justice system Paulette Brown, a labor and employment law partner and co-chair of the firmwide Diversity...

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NAACP Statement on Charleston, S.C.

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The NAACP has released the following statement rergarding Dylann Roof, the man accused of shooting and killing nine people inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal...

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June 19th, 2015 — also known as Juneteenth — commemorates the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

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Race and Beyond: The Curious Case of Rachel Dolezal

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By Sam Fulwood III | Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Center for American Progress Ever since I first heard about the curious case of Rachel Dolezal —the...

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2015 Heroes in the Struggle—Empire’s Jussie Smollett to be honored

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Danny Glover (Color Purple, Lethal Weapon), Brian J. White ( Scandal), Shaun Robinson (Access Hollywood), Naomi Campbell ( Empire) and other Black celebrities from...

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NASA Goddard Innovator Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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In honor of his many inventions and patents developed in a 34-year career at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, George E....

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Dr. C. Reynold Verret: From Haitian refugee to new president of Xavier University (Louisiana)

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The Board of Trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana announced that it has unanimously elected Dr. C. Reynold Verret as the university's next president....

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Harvard Business School Club of New York Pays Tribute to Business And Philanthropic Leaders

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The Harvard Business School Club of New York (HBSCNY), the largest alumni chapter of Harvard Business School (HBS), recently honored five leaders in business...

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Groundbreaking Research Reveals Black And Latinx Girls Are Left Out Of Leadership Pipeline From The Start Due To Systemic Racial Bias In Schools

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GIRLS LEADERSHIP, a national, educational nonprofit started in 2009, announces new findings from READY TO LEAD, a groundbreaking research study that will monumentally impact...

Black Applicants Are Far More Likely to be Denied a Mortgage, Limiting Opportunity to Live ‘The American Dream’

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Despite recent growth in Black homeownership rates, Black homeowners still face many challenges and sacrifices when trying to secure their dream home.

Morehouse Alum Starts Foundation & Gives $10,000 To Empower Black ParentPreneurs

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In March of 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, James Oliver, Jr. decided to start a foundation to empower Black parents who are...

Africa: It’s Time to Confront Anti-Blackness in Asian-African Communities

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According to Allafrica.com, "the history of Asian-Africans - and how they have fit into African societies - is complex and varied. Between...

Dove and The CROWN Coalition Announce The Passing Of Legislation To End Hair Discrimination in New Jersey

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State Senator Sandra B. Cunningham and Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight Lead Effort In State with Infamous Wrestling...

U.S. Postal Service Issuing Gwen Ifill Black Heritage Forever Stamp Jan. 30

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The 43rd stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Gwen Ifill, one of the nation's most esteemed...

Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Congratulates Delaware’s First African American Supreme Court Justice, Tamika Montgomery-Reeves

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Delaware Chancery Court Justice Tamika Montgomery-Reeves will be sworn in as a Justice on the Delaware Supreme Court. Her swearing...

LGBTQ Students Encouraged to Apply for Scholarships

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Point Foundation Accepting Applications Beginning November 1 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2019-2020 academic...

4th Annual Asian World Film Festival Announces Winners

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The 4th ANNUAL ASIAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (AWFF) announced Festival award winners during the closing night ceremony at the ArcLight in Culver City. Almost 40 feature films from 25 participating...

U.S. News and the Aetna Foundation Examine the Link Between Race, Where You Live and Health in America

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Drawn from data on nearly 3,000 communities, the special report analyzes the relationship between race, ethnicity and key social determinants of health across the...

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