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Maryland Democratic Rep. Raskin Announces ‘Serious’ Cancer Diagnosis
Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announced that he would begin treatment for large B cell lymphoma. Raskin, 60, has served in the U.S. Congress, representing Maryland’s 8th district since 2017. The District of Columbia native previously served in the Maryland
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Hearts of Love: My Brother’s Keeper – GDN Exclusive
The Tyrone R. Lewis, Sr Christmas Giveaway takes pride in sprinkling holiday joy to poverty-stricken families in Bladen and Cumberland County. This year, the Foundation selected Mr. and Mrs. Jones, parents of 3 children (ages 3, 7, and 12), of
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What Is Humanizing Education? The Human Rights of Children – Part 5
Designed after the Civil War in the echo of enslavement and alongside legal segregation, our public school model is linked to both of these dehumanizing systems. That is not a problem solely for Black children; it is a problem for
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Black Women Scored Some Big Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Wins in 2022
The unpaid work of Black women is the foundation of this country’s economic and political structures. Despite the significance of our contributions, our work must be more consistently valued and equitably paid. It is a tradition that we must be
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A Look ‘Black’ on 2022 and How Black Excellence Still Prevails
But like in 2020, when the Black Press was the first to reveal that the coronavirus was airborne, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) issued facts on which African Americans and others could be certain. The Black Press of America
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Gullah Geechee Corridor – New Year’s Eve Watch Night and Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Wilmington
Beaufort, SC – This New Year’s Eve, join the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA and community partners for an annual daytime “Freedom’s Eve: A Gullah Geechee Watch Night and Emancipation Day Celebration” to bring in the new year reflecting
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Groundbreaking Superdome Stem Event Can Spur Expanded Stem Learning Opportunities Across the U.S.
Statement by Dr. Calvin Mackie, Founder and President of Stem Global Action NEW ORLEANS – An extraordinary event transpired a week ago inside the Caesars Superdome. Just before kickoff of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21, more
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Calling Deion Sanders a Sellout Ignores the Growing Role of Clout-Chasing in College Sports
For most college football coaches, the move from a mid-major conference to a Power Five conference would be met with widespread praise. Not so for Deion Sanders. When the Pro Football Hall of Famer announced he would be leaving Jackson
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Douglas Anderson Teacher Wins Wolfburg Fellowship
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ferrell will use the funding to attend conferences for school counselors to discover best practices in the field and plans to send two students to the University of North Florida’s Bridge Summer Camp, an immersive week-long virtual summer
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White House Responds to Migrant Buses Sent to VP Harris’ D.C. Home
The White House has condemned the latest tactic employed by Republican governors, including Texas’ Greg Abbott, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who have bused migrants across the country to push President Joe Biden toward stricter border policies. The latest incident
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Record Number of People Signed up For Obamacare During 2022
President Joe Biden said he promised to lower costs for families and ensure that all Americans have access to quality affordable health care. On Tuesday, Dec. 27, the president proclaimed that he’d delivered on that promise. A record number of
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Family of International Soccer Icon Pelé Bids Farewell to Dying Star
The family of Pelé, the international star who was instrumental in three World Cup championships with Brazil across three decades and who energized U.S. soccer with the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, has spent the past several days saying
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Resounding Success of ‘Black Panther’ Franchise Says Little About the Dubious State of Black Film
When Marvel Studios released “Black Panther” in February 2018, it marked the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to feature a Black superhero and star a predominantly Black cast. Its estimated production budget was US$200 million, making it the first Black
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U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to Collaborate with African Partners During Space Forum
On December 13, 2022, the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit featured the first-ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum. The Forum reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to collaborating with African partners on the peaceful use and exploration of outer space to meet shared priorities for
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Black College Presidents Had a Tough Balancing Act During the Civil Rights Era
Historians have documented again and again how college students contributed to the civil rights movement. Less attention has been paid to the role college presidents played in the fight for equality. Here, Eddie R. Cole, author of the book “The
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How To Live Up to the True Spirit Of Christmas
If the media, popular entertainment, and retail habits are taken as indicators then the celebration of Christmas is no longer just the reserve of Christians. This has some consequences for the religious and non-religious alike. In popular culture and the
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How Some are Finding Success While Living on Less
The Northeast Washington resident was working for a federal agency less than 30 hours a week when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. It was supposed to be a part-time job. But the workload, travel requirements and responsibilities made Keturah
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Congress Considers Bill Making $60K the Minimum Salary for K-12 Teachers
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) introduced the American Teacher Act to incentivize states to increase the minimum K-12 teacher salary to $60,000 and adjust inflation. Wilson, the chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, said the financial incentive
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Senate Committee Finds Widespread Employee on Inmate Sex Abuse in Federal Prisons
In August 2016, a grand jury indicted Carolyn Richardson for her role in a conspiracy to procure and distribute oxycodone. A year later, in the early stages of a 12-year federal prison sentence at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in
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Math Teachers in Virtual Classes Tend To View Girls and Black Students as Less Capable
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea In virtual classrooms, math teachers deem Black students as less capable than white students. They also view girls as less capable than boys. That’s what we
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Emmett Till and His Mother Honored With Congressional Medal
FILE – This undated portrait shows Emmett Louis Till, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in the Mississippi Delta in August 1955 after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman working in a store. The House has unanimously passed
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Why Corporate Diversity Statements Are Backfiring — Podcast
Equity, diversity, inclusion are buzzwords that may evoke social change, but for some they conjure empty promises on a glossy corporate brochure or statement at the bottom of a job listing. How do institutions make actual change? Join us on
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How female Iranian activists use powerful images to protest oppressive policies
Images of unveiled Iranian women and adolescent girls standing atop police cars or flipping off the ayatollah’s picture have become signature demonstrations of dissent in the past few months of protest in Iran. In fact, among the Iranian protest photos
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Biden Administration Announces Plans to Drastically Reduce Homelessness Nationwide
In major U.S. cities, officials have either ramped up or dialogued about efforts to reduce homelessness, with New York City Mayor Eric Adams announcing plans to place the unhoused with severe untreated mental illness into hospitals among the strategies employed.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment to Electrify U.S. Postal Service Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced an historic, $9.6 billion investment over the next five years to electrify its delivery fleet. The USPS investment includes electrifying 75% of its new purpose-built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) and a commitment
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Houston Woman, Mother of 6, Celebrates 54 Years as a Public School Teacher
Sharon Lemond, a 77-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, is being recognized for her over five decades of service as a teacher in the Houston Independent School District. Lemond started her teaching career in January 1968 during integration. She first taught at Field
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150 Faith Leaders Call On Gov. Abbott to End Inhuman Handling of Migrants Arriving in Texas
In a compelling letter, faith leaders of different religions nationwide unite to implore the governor to seek solutions and lead with compassion instead of using political tactics to bus migrants north New York, NY (December 19, 2022) – Faith leaders of
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Sci-Fi Books for Young Readers Often Omit Children of Color From The Future
While visiting an elementary school library in 2016 to count the fantasy books for a graduate class on fantasy literature, I noticed there were hardly any science fiction books for readers under 12. This discovery prompted me to spend the
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White Teachers Often Talk About Black Students in Racially Coded Ways
When a white Texas middle school teacher told his students in November 2022 that he was “ethnocentric” and thought his race was “superior,” he attempted to explain his position by arguing that he was hardly the only person who held
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Federal Reserve Just Hiked Interest Rates for the 7th Time This Year – So Why Are Mortgage Rates Coming Down?
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Dec. 14, 2022, to a range of 4.25 to 4.5%, the seventh increase this year. So far in 2022, the Fed has lifted its benchmark short-term rate, which
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Arctic Report Card 2022: Seasons Are Shifting, With Broad Disturbances for People, Ecosystems And Wildlife
In the Arctic, the freedom to travel, hunt and make day-to-day decisions is profoundly tied to cold and frozen conditions for much of the year. These conditions are rapidly changing as the Arctic warms. The Arctic is now seeing more
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Inflation, Unemployment, the Housing Crisis and a Possible Recession: Two Economists Forecast What’s Ahead In 2023
With the current U.S. inflation rate at 7.1%, interest rates rising and housing costs up, many Americans are wondering if a recession is looming. Two economists discussed that and more in a recent wide-ranging and exclusive interview for The Conversation.
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‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah Celebrations Are Often Full of Traditions for Jews Of Color
Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day lasted for eight. Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a
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NC IDEA and the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council Award $750,000 to Five North Carolina HBCUs
DURHAM, NC – December 16, 2022 – NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, alongside the leadership of the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC), announced today the intention to
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The Christmas Tree Is a Tradition Older Than Christmas
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights? Strapping a fir tree to the hood of my car and worrying about the
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1918 Flu Pandemic Upended Long-Standing Social Inequalities – At Least for a Time
he Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Racial disparities in influenza deaths shrunk by 74% in U.S. cities during the 1918 flu pandemic due to an odd coincidence of virus and history. That’s
Read MoreAnti-cancer Therapy Reengineers T Cells to Kill Tumors – And Researchers Expand Types of Cancer It Can Target
Teaching the body’s immune cells to recognize and fight cancer is one of the holy grails in medicine. Over the past two decades, researchers have developed new immunotherapy drugs that stimulate a patient’s immune cells to significantly shrink or even
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Video of College Student Arrest Raises Questions About Use of Police On Campus
When a video emerged of a 20-year-old Black student being arrested at Winston-Salem State University on Dec. 14, 2022, after she got into a verbal argument with her professor, it brought renewed attention to the often controversial role of campus
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Biden to Sign Measure Removing Dred Scott Judge’s Statue from U.S. Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Building will no longer publicly display a statue of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, the author of the racist 1857 Dred Scott Decision. The U.S. House this week passed a bill that orders the removal of
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The Aftermath of Sen. Warnock’s Georgia Runoff Victory is Less than What Democrats Hoped
Following Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory over Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia, Democrats in the U.S. Senate and President Joe Biden breathe a collective sigh. So did Vice President Kamala Harris, who figured she no longer had to hang
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John F. Kennedy Junior Forum, Dr. Gail Christopher Outlines Path for Achieving Racial Equity in America
NCHE Executive Director Christopher Says TRHT Can Put America on a Unifying Path CAMBRIDGE – Dr. Gail C. Christopher recently spoke at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics and positioned Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) as an approach
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Big U.S. Cities Fail to Provide Data for New FBI Hate Crimes Report
Critics immediately threw cold water on a new FBI 2021 Hate Crime Statistics Act Report released by U.S. Department of Justice officials on Monday, Dec. 12. Margaret Huang, the president, and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, said while
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PGA of America Offers Short-Term Employment Opportunities in Support of 2023 Major Championships through PGA JobMatch
FRISCO, Texas – The PGA of America is inviting talent from diverse backgrounds who are interested in careers in golf and sports to apply for short-term employment as operations assistants in support of the PGA’s high-profile 2023 major spectator championships.
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To Be Equal #41: House Oversight Committee’s Revelations are Merely the Tip of Trump’s Iceberg of Graft
“The exorbitant rates charged to the Secret Service and agents’ frequent stays at Trump-owned properties raise significant concerns about the former President’s self-dealing and may have resulted in a taxpayer-funded windfall for former President Trump’s struggling businesses.” House Oversight Committee
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Walgreens Launches Free Paxlovid Delivery Services with DoorDash and Uber
Convenience ensures greater COVID-19 treatment access to all Americans this winter DEERFIELD, Ill., December 8, 2022 – Today, in partnership with DoorDash and Uber, Walgreens announced free delivery of Paxlovid, a COVID-19 oral antiviral therapy, directly to the doorsteps of
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Livingstone College Honors Georgette “Gigi” Dixon
Livingstone College will hold its annual December Conferral of Degrees on Friday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. at Varick Auditorium, located on the campus. Georgette “Gigi” Dixon, executive vice president and head of External Engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation and
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Are Kanye West, Van Jones, and Stephen A. Smith ‘Perpetrating a Fraud,’ or is Self-Hate a Primary Motivator for Anti-Blackness
“So, you have two types of Negro. The old type and the new type. Most of you know the old type. When you read about him in history during slavery he was called ‘Uncle Tom.’ He was the House Negro.”
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U.S.- Africa Partnership in Elevating Diaspora Engagement
The African Diaspora in the United States is a source of strength. It encompasses African Americans, including descendants of enslaved Africans, and nearly two million African immigrants who have close familial, social, and economic connections to the continent. The African
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Why High School Students Don’t Need the SAT Anymore
College admissions is undergoing a sea change. The pandemic accelerated the already fast-moving trend of colleges reconsidering the value of SAT and ACT scores in the admission process. Many colleges have stopped considering test scores at all (test blind/free) or
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Black Political Engagement – The MWBE Imperative: Fair Share for People of Color
My objective in writing about voter apathy and suppression is to help with a community dialogue that will lead to greater engagement in communities of color and, thereby, more significant economic opportunity. A parallel objective is to promote voter participation
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