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So You Want to Talk About Race

By Ijeoma Oluo
In “So You Want to Talk About Race”, editor at large of The Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the “N” word.

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Fake Women’s Health Centers Reportedly Target Black Women

Emerging in different states trying to mislead women and give false information about reproductive health care options. Apparently, these fake health centers are out to get Black women specifically.

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From Rally to Power: The Civic Obligation of Young Black Leaders

Who would have thought that in less than 15 days, I would have to coordinate and manage 1,000 young, black student leaders from over 24 cities on 17 buses in the name of gun reform and safety?

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Historic Madam C.J. Walker Building to Get $15.3M Restoration

It was once the headquarters of one of America’s first Black woman millionaires. Today, the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a cherished relic from a bygone era of Indianapolis black culture, is getting a major makeover.

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The New F-Word And Its Type One Diabetes Connection

In examining the factors that influence the immune system, many environmental causes have been suggested over the past 20 years: diet, stress, sleep, and chemicals, to name a few.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr., Guest Speaker for Fayetteville State University’s 151st Founders’ Day

Gates will serve as guest speaker for Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) 151st Founders’ Day on April 5, 2018. The event will be held at 2 p.m. in J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on the FSU campus.

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The Third Reconstruction: Political Accountability

Many of you are quite familiar with “disparity studies” – creating more and better jobs and economic opportunities for black citizens and communities is essential for a successful reconstruction.

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Baton Rouge Police Not Charged for Alton Sterling’s Killing

Alton Sterling was shot to death by two Baton Rouge police officers who were on top of him as he lay on the ground. He became the 122nd Black person to be killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2016.

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Values of the Global Economy and Political Systems That Are Driving Civilization to Precipice

Those actively working to reform the current system are a bit like software engineers valiantly trying to fix multiple bugs in a faulty software program: each fix complicates the code, leading inevitably to a new set of bugs that require even more heroic workarounds.

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‘The Poor People’s Campaign’ Offers Antidote to a Impoverished War Economy

We need a Poor People’s Campaign to amplify the voices of regular folks above the lobby of militarized industry, a poisoned economy, to demand jobs in industries other than war-making

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Medicare for All – New Bill Aims to Curb Pain Caused by For-Profit System

Too many Americans have to battle with their insurance companies just to see their doctor or get a prescription filled – We need a healthcare system that puts patients first—not insurance companies.

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John Boyega Leads Pacific Rim Uprising Solid Sci-Fi Flick

Boyega’s empowering performance gets key support from his young, almost equally feisty sidekick, as played by Cailee Spaeny. You never doubt her grit, nor that this kid could be so brave.

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Honoring Luminary Black Achievers At 2018 American Black Film Festival

ABFF honors annually celebrates individuals of African descent who have made significant, distinguished contributions to American culture through their work in the industry, while saluting the preceding year’s best motion pictures and television shows.

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Meet the 29-Year Old Woman Who is Running the Largest Black-Owned Airline

Some of the challenges the company faced since it started operations are time management and delays. The company, with the help of Rexy, delved into the issue and eventually found favorable solutions.

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Comedian Byron Allen Just Bought The Weather Channel for $300 Million!

People know Byron Allen as a funny comedian, but he is also a successful entrepreneur and media mogul as the CEO/owner of Entertainment Studios, Inc., one of the largest independent producers and distributors of film and television.

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Video Released Showing Sacramento Police Shooting Unarmed Black Man 20 Times

Officers say they thought the man, 22-year old Stephon Clark, had a gun, but after he was killed, they determined that he was only holding a cell phone. The Sacramento Police Department has finally released the audio and video footage.

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Students Demand End to NRA’s Stranglehold, Stronger Democracy Key to Gun Control

The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) influence over Washington goes well beyond campaign contributions to specific legislators, according to the study, titled “Power Shift: How People Can Take On the NRA.”

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Make Your Public Comment: Stop the Trump Administration From Putting Religion Above Health

Religious liberty is not a license to discriminate and harm. Yet Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services wants to let health care providers use their religious beliefs to justify turning away patients in need.

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NAACP to Join With Students From Across the Nation for Saturday’s March for Our Lives

This coming Saturday, March 24, the Youth and College Division of the NAACP will join hands with the children, youth and families of the newly formed #NeverAgain movement and Everytown for Gun Safety.

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10 Billion Reasons to Attend the 4th Quarter Readiness Small Business Conference

The 4th Quarter Readiness Small Business Conference will provide two action-filled days of learning, networking, engaging leaders in Federal contracting, and exhibitions.

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Top 10 Scholarship Programs That Every Black Woman Should Know About

Scholarship programs around the world help students obtain much-needed financial aid. Many of these programs, however, are specifically for women. And some of them are just for Black and other minority women.

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Teens Take Their Youth Empowerment Tour on the Road to Empower, Inspire and Educate

“Youth Empowerment Tour” creating a forum where the youth can openly address the many issues that affect their communities, schools, and households every day.

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‘Post-Racial or Most-Racial?’ Racial Attitudes and Their Effects on Modern American Politics

By Michael Tesler
Michael Tesler shows how, in the years that followed the 2008 election—a presidential election more polarized by racial attitudes than any other in modern times—racial considerations have come increasingly to influence many aspects of political decision making.

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Bank Executive Brian Lamb Named as Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America

Lamb is responsible for line-of-business oversight of wealth and asset management, including private banking, Fifth Third securities, fiduciary services, investments, institutional services, and insurance.

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Dr. Lawrence Rouse Named Distinguished College President

Dr. Lawrence Rouse, President of James Sprunt Community College, was awarded the 2018 Distinguished College President Administrator Award by the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Region during the 2018 annual convention …

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Schools Shouldn’t Wait for Red Flags to Address Student Mental Health Needs

One out of every 4 or 5. That’s how many students will display a significant mental health problem over the course of their lifetime. Such students can be identified early with considerable accuracy.

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You’re Probably Paying More for Your Car Loan or Mortgage Than You Should

Most of us shop until we drop for price bargains on clothes, computers or virtually anything else. With the internet, finding the best deal among products and companies is easier than ever.

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Educational Reform – Why Big Bets Haven’t Fixed the Us School System

It’s a familiar storyline. Again and again, policymakers and philanthropists have teamed up to reform public education, only to find that their bold projects have fallen short.

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The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege

By Ken Wytsma
Yet if one were to ask a majority of white Americans, especially within the Church, about white privilege, most will get defensive and unwilling to even confront the reality of the issue.

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Blacks in the Military: We Must Defend Those Who Defend Us

By Attorney Ben Crump – I have spent my career working to bring justice to African Americans and all people of color, just as Colonel Young spent his life dispelling common myths about what blacks were capable of …

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Student Walkouts Are Happening. Now What?

By providing a framework for young people in the discussion of their societal concerns, educators model the path to active participation in our democracy. Students are following these events in real-time …

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Spiritually Speaking: The Fight Is Fixed, You Won

Hence, there is real meaning in the refrain, “The fight is fixed.” Practically speaking, take another look at your situation with the fundamental truth that you’ve already won and then go forward.

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Black Women Leadership – Power Rising Conference Featured the Best and Brightest

The future must always be greater than the present, or there has been no progress. And, in the words of Frederick Douglas, “progress concedes nothing without a demand.”

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Black Press Honors Senator Kamala Harris with 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award

As San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris worked to reduce recidivism by offering nonviolent, low-level drug trafficking defendants job training and other life skills education …

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