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African-American Leaders and Small Business Owners Share Feelings on COVID-19 Vaccine

Reimagine Main Street Initiative Launches Campaign to Support Small Business Owners as Covid-19 Vaccine Leaders to Help Workers, Community, and U.S. Economy  Event will include discussion with small business owners and findings from 3000+ small employers survey of perceptions on

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What’s at Stake in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, Union Vote: Five Questions Answered

Several thousand Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are currently voting on whether to form the retailer’s first-ever union. The election has been contentious, with workers complaining that Amazon is using aggressive tactics to defeat the vote, while high-profile figures including President Joe Biden have weighed in

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‘Frugal Design’ Brings Medical Innovations To Communities That Lack Resources

Dr. Msandeni Chiume Kayuni found herself in the middle of a supply crisis as COVID-19 spread to Africa in April 2020. As head of Pediatrics at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, her team faced a critical shortage of N95

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Black Couple Who Own Restaurant That Caters to the Homeless Partner With Indie Artist to Raise Funds

As the beloved Drexell and Honeybee’s, a top-notch soul-food restaurant with a donation-only policy, has been hit especially hard during the pandemic, one musician is on a mission to keep the local institution alive by offering $1 downloads of his new

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She is the First Black Valedictorian at Her High School in 152 Years

Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield, a senior at Albany High School in upstate New York, has made history as the school’s first Black valedictorian since 1868. “I think that just being able to be valedictorian is an amazing accomplishment,” Onuvu told WNYT. “I’m very

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Virtual Art Exhibit Showcases the Work of 60 Internationally Renowned Black Artists

Harlem Fine Arts Virtual Pioneering show to include: WaterKolours Gallery, Soweto Fine Art Gallery, Spence Gallery, Artists: Ademola Olugebefola, Otto Neals, Roederick Vines, John Pinderhughes, Danny Simmons, Glenn Tunstull, Frank Frazier, and more New York, NY — The Harlem Fine Arts Show

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Five Tips for Securing COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments

In the United States, more than eight in 10 Covid-19 deaths have occurred among those of us aged 65 or above. This sobering statistic sheds light on just how devastating this pandemic has been for older Americans, and far too

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Racism and Its Deadly Cousins – It’s Easier To Buy an Assault Rifle Than to Register to Vote

What does it say about our country when we don’t have time to absorb the impact of one mass shooting before news of the next one comes across our phones and TV screens? Grief upon grief. This column is not

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Former NFL Player and Financial Expert to Speak at Black and Brown Business Summit in West Des Moines

Brian Copeland is a starting NFL Linebacker and a Financial Wellness Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, a Real Estate Developer, a Venture Investor, and a worldwide motivational speaker. Nationwide — The

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New Children’s Book Celebrates Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Toni Morrison, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs.) Unfortunately, many children are unaware of these institutions. With HBCU Prep School’s help, author Claudia Walker has written and published The

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Documentary Inspires More Black Boys to Become Doctors

Dallas, TX — The long-anticipated documentary Black Men In White Coats is taking the nation by storm in a grassroots fashion! The brainchild of Dr. Dale Okorodudu, a Dallas-based Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician, the film tackles the issues pertaining to why Black

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‘Twenty Pearls’ AKA Documentary Shows the Vision and Impact of Black College Women

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is the nation’s first sorority for Black college women. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, nine visionary women created a sisterhood committed to serving the African American community and elevating issues impacting

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Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law Could Cost Atlanta the MLB All-Star Game & $200 Million

The Atlanta Braves have plans to operate its 41,000-seat Truist Park at 100 percent capacity by June. The team estimates that more than 100,000 people will attend events as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, which the Braves are

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API Lays Out Initiatives, Including Partnerships with Communities of Color

The American Petroleum Institute (API) said it would support carbon pricing to help lower the country’s emissions and slow global warming. “What we’re advocating here is a market-based approach, and that could encompass many different ways to do this,” API

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George Floyd Family Receives Historic Civil Rights Wrongful Death Settlement

Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci, L. Chris Stewart, Jeff Storms and other co-counsel on behalf of the family of George Floyd and officials from the City of Minneapolis have announced the settlement of a civil lawsuit against the

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Autism Society of America Kicks Off #CelebrateDifferences Campaign with Freeform’s Cast of ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Okay’

The Autism Society of America is kicking-off its annual #CelebrateDifferences campaign in April with two exciting events on Facebook Live. On April 1st, a panel discussion about Autism Acceptance Month will feature autistic self-advocates, Anthony Ianni, Chloe Rothschild and Kris

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Prophetic Politics and Black America: “What Will You Do unto the Least of These?”

If it were not for the Black Church in America, our long struggle for freedom, justice, equality, equity, and empowerment would not have made the progress that has been accomplished over the past 500 to 400 years. I speak in

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Disney+ Streaming Service Places Restrictions on ‘Classics’ with Racist Stereotypes

DISNEY+ has announced they are restricting the viewing of “Dumbo,” “The Aristocats” and “Peter Pan” from its platform because of their racist stereotypes. The network will set its app to prevent children under seven from watching those shows. “The crows and

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National Museum of African American Music Opens in Nashville

From the hymns of slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries to hip-hop artists’ powerful message in the 20th and 21st centuries, African American artists have created and influenced generations of music lovers. When Elvis Presley sang “Hound Dog,” he

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Match Recap: Men’s Tennis – Owls Make Adjustments to Down UTA

Houston:  The Rice men’s tennis team evened its record at 8-8 with a 5-2 win over UTA at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on Thursday. Doubles: Jacob Eskeland and AJ Valenty gave the Owls the early advantage with a 6-2 win at the second

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Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Health Issue, Too

Congress just missed one of its best shots at improving health when the Senate failed to advance a bill that would have raised the minimum wage to US$15 an hour. Study after study has linked higher income to better health. Consider that

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Unequal Treatment for College Women’s Basketball Players Has Deep Historical Roots

When college women basketball players began to post photos and videos of how they got less food, less accurate COVID-19 testing and less exercise equipment in the NCAA March Madness Tournament bubbles than their male counterparts, a sense of collective outrage ensued. U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York,

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How To Improve Public Health, the Environment and Racial Equity All at Once

During a presidential election debate on Oct. 22, 2020, former President Donald Trump railed against Democratic proposals to retrofit homes. “They want to take buildings down because they want to make bigger windows into smaller windows,” he said. “As far as

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US Museums Hold the Remains of Thousands of Black People

Among the human remains in Harvard University’s museum collections are those of 15 people who were probably enslaved African American people. Earlier this year, the school announced a new committee that will conduct a comprehensive survey of Harvard’s collections, develop

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When Can Kids Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? a Pediatrician Answers 5 Questions Parents Are Asking

Do kids really need to get the COVID-19 vaccine? The short answer is yes. A lot of studies have shown that COVID-19 isn’t as severe in children, particularly younger kids – but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t at risk of getting

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Woman Launches Newest Black-Owned Radio Station and TV Network in Downtown Atlanta

Nationwide — Tina Redmond aka DJ Chic Chick, a California native from Inglewood known for having many talents and ambitions, is now the owner of Atlanta’s newest Black-owned radio station and television network, TRACC Radio and TRACC TV. She says she created the

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Black Women Speakers Speak Out for Women’s History Month

Detroit, MI — This month in Speakers Magazine, the publication celebrates Women’s History Month with a cover story on Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Golden Soror, Dr. Geneva J. Williams, who is also the President of Dr. Geneva Speaks, LLC. A Golden Soror is

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Surprising Results from Guaranteed Basic Income Study – Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)

An ongoing study conducted in Stockton, California, examines how the lives of low-income Americans can improve if they are simply given money – a modest, but reliable source of income with no strings attached. The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)

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What Is a Hate Crime? the Narrow Legal Definition Makes It Hard To Charge and Convict

A white man travels to one business and kills several workers. He then kills more people at a similar business. Six of the eight people he killed are Asian women, leading many people to call for him to be charged

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Asians Are Good at Math? Why Dressing up Racism as a Compliment Just Doesn’t Add Up

The narrative that “Asians are good at math” is pervasive in the United States. Young children are aware of it. College students’ academic performance can be affected by it. On the surface, the “Asians are good at math” narrative sounds like a compliment. After

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U.S. Has a Long History of Violence Against Asian Women

Asian American women understand that the alleged murderer of eight people in Atlanta was acting in keeping with a culture filled with racialized and sexualized views of Asian women. Of the people murdered, four women were of Korean descent and

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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism – Ladies Sing the Blues and Represent the Resistance

Like most forms of popular music, African-American blues lyrics talk about love – love of Black people, love of freedom from domestic terrorism. I have absolutely no musical talent whatsoever. I sat for piano lessons when I was a preteen.

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‘Sex Addiction’ Isn’t Really an Addiction – It Reflects a Person’s Own Moral Misgivings About Sex

A 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different spas in the greater Atlanta area on March 16 and shot dead eight people, six of whom were Asian women. The following day, Cherokee County sheriff’s officials announced what

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Five Tips for 2021 Graduates To Prepare for a Fiercely Competitive Job Market

Colleges may return to normalcy in a few months as the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues. Meanwhile, in sharp contrast to that positive news, millions of college students will graduate this spring facing bleak employment prospects. The COVID-19 pandemic caused

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Two Women CEOs Partner to Elevate Black Entrepreneurs Through Business-Boosting Tools and Services

The collaboration between Urban Business Directory, founded by Lauren McDonald, and Infinite 7, founded by Gia Mac, provides a wide range of business support services that help Black business owners to achieve sustainable growth and success. Nationwide — Urban Business Directory, a

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4 Steps To Reaching Biden’s Goal of a July 4th With Much Greater Freedom From COVID-19

President Joe Biden set a goal for the U.S. to have COVID-19 under enough control by summer that Americans can celebrate July 4th with family and friends, at least in small gatherings. Important in achieving this goal is another presidential request: that

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Seven Ways To Avoid Becoming a Misinformation Super-spreader

The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely successful at removing all misleading

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The Pandemic Recession Has Pushed a Further 9.8 Million Americans Into Food Insecurity

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food insecurity  across the nation. There is no official figure yet for how many more families are struggling to provide regular

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‘Doing Nothing’ Is All the Rage – Is It a Form of Resistance, or Just an Indulgence for the Lucky Few?

The pandemic has either created too much free time or too little. Kitchen-table commutes and reduced social obligations expand mornings and weekends for some, while caretakers and gig workers are exhausted by the constant, overlapping demands of home and work. It’s no surprise, then,

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Racism Is Behind Anti-Asian American Violence, Even When It’s Not a Hate Crime

Over the past year, attacks on Asian Americans have increased more than 150% over the previous year, including the March 16 murders of eight people, including six Asian American women, in Atlanta. Some of these attacks may be classified as hate crimes. But

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Police and Civilians Disagree on When Body Camera Footage Should Be Made Public

Many police chiefs and regular American civilians agree that officers’ body camera footage should be released to the public after police shoot someone dead. They differ, though, on when the images should be made public. This complicates achieving accountability, which is

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Needed: A New Black Student Movement to Address Voter Suppression Initiatives – GDN EXCLUSIVE

Why do college students need to use civic engagement as a tool to address voter suppression and the denial of civil rights in the United States? And what does civic engagement look like in order to achieve defined goals and

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Challenging Racism: Continued – Voting Rights and Voter Suppression

Challenging Racism: Continued will present a look at voting rights and voter suppression through the lens of the 2020 presidential election About this Event Challenging Racism: Continued will present a look at voting rights and voter suppression through the lens

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How Do mRNA Vaccines Work – and Why Do You Need a Second Dose?

  Tens of millions of people across the U.S. have received a coronavirus vaccine. So far, the majority of doses have been either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, both of which use mRNA to generate an immune response. These gene-based vaccines have

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Making It Easier To Vote Does Not Threaten Election Integrity

As state legislators consider hundreds of bills on election policies this spring, false claims of voter fraud are being repeated as justification for proposals to claw back recent advances that have made voting easier for Americans. In debates about election policy, making it easier

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Black Millennial Couple Builds Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Home Division in Atlanta

Elize and Majesty Gayle are two career-oriented individuals who found each other on a popular dating app. After getting married, they established a successful real estate company called Evo Group Holdings that has already grossed over $1.5 million. With Elize’s marketing

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Hip-Hop Professor Looks To Open Doors With World’s First Peer-Reviewed Rap Album

As a rap artist who is also a professor of hip-hop, I always make it a point to have my songs reviewed by other artists I admire. So when I released “i used to love to dream” – my latest

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The African Roots of Swiss design

Design remains a largely white profession, with Black people still vastly underrepresented – making up just 3% of the design industry, according to a 2019 survey. This dilemma isn’t new. For decades, the field’s whiteness has been recognized as a problem, and

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Media Savvy: 6 Tips To Help You Detect Fake Science News

I’m a professor of chemistry, have a Ph.D. and conduct my own scientific research, yet when consuming media, even I frequently need to ask myself: “Is this science or is it fiction?” There are plenty of reasons a science story might

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Energy Policies and Potential Impacts on Household Budgets

Most people are concerned when energy costs rise, especially prices at the pump. It’s understandable since the average household spent nearly $4,100 on energy in 2019, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Consumer Expenditure Survey. For more than a

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