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Rihanna’s Legend Grows with Historic Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Partnership
She’s set to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), making her the first woman and first woman of color to lead a house…
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65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: ‘It’s Never Going To Be Easy’
Take me back to your high school in 1951 – In May 1954, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
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Black Women Lawyers Freed 17 Inmates Serving Unjust Life Sentences
“Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences without parole – is impressive and commendable…
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Gates-Funded Commission AIMS to Put a Value on a College Education
The Gates Foundation is poised to disrupt American higher education with a new Postsecondary Value Commission. As its name suggests, the commission aims…
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Hydropower Dams Can Harm Coastal Areas Far Downstream
Hydropower dams degrade water quality along rivers. Water that flows downstream from the dams is depleted of oxygen, which harms many aquatic animals.
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Federal Government Has Poured Millions into Failing Charter Schools in Louisiana
When Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama, said Hurricane Katrina was the “best thing that happened to the education system…
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Brown v. Board of Education Case Didn’t Start How You Think It Did
History ultimately would not be on the side of the majority of Topeka’s black community. A small cohort of local NAACP members kept pushing for desegregation, even as they stood at odds…
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Energy, Media Professionals Offer STEM Advice to Indy Youth
In addition to meeting energy professionals, the students received advice on creating and maintaining a successful career in STEM. Several companies, including Southern California Edison…
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Commemorating 400 Years of the African Diaspora Experience
To commemorate the 400-year anniversary of the first enslaved Africans’ arrival in the United States, NAACP leaders, activists and entertainers will travel from Jamestown, Virginia…
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House Passes Four Financial Services Bills
Unfortunately, the National Flood Insurance Program is currently set to expire on May 31. My bill, which I have coauthored with Ranking Member McHenry, would extend the program to September 30th…
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Florida Governor Reveals That Russians Hacked Voter Databases
The breach of Florida’s election system was first revealed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report two weeks ago. The issue of Russian interference in the 2016 election…
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Harris, London Breed Help Sun Reporter Newspaper Celebrate 75th Anniversary
The Sun-Reporter was founded in 1944 and it quickly became a social and political advocate for African Americans on issues like civil rights, discrimination, housing and education…
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