Thana Hickman-Simmons grew up on the south side of Chicago in a very middle-class home. As a teen, she found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 17, […]
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She Represents: Robin Griffin + Erica Robinson
Robin Griffin is a trained and educated loctician at Head Turners Hair Boutique in the Dallas Fort Worth area. She is known for educating clients on how to maintain a […]
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Preserved by Purpose: TIPs on Getting Your Prayers Answered
“You need to be targeted, intentional and purposeful.” A friend of mine shared these words with me last week as he offered advice on creating and building small businesses. As […]
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Toyota Corolla Cross By Frank S. Washington DETROIT – Sometimes you must ask what took them so long. We’re talking about Toyota and the latest version of the Corolla, the […]
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Inspiring Passion at the Ground Level
PGA LEAD is a two-year leadership training program for diverse Members committed to taking on voluntary leadership roles within the PGA at the Chapter, Section and National levels.
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What America’s Voting Rights Activists can Learn from Past Movements for Civil Rights
With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil rights laws designed to end racial inequities across American life have been met by stubborn resistance.
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Tributes Continue to Pour in For Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst
Kryst, who won the 2019 Miss USA pageant and worked as a correspondent for the entertainment news television show “Extra,” reportedly committed suicide on January 30.
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Judge Sides With Ahmaud Arbery’s Family, Denies Plea Deal for McMichael
US District Judge Lisa G. Wood rejected the plea deal reached by prosecutors and Travis McMichael on federal hate crime charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
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FBI Announces Investigation into Bomb Threats against HBCUs
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, joined other groups and individuals in welcoming the FBI’s hate crime investigation into bomb threats targeting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the identification of six persons of interest in connection with the case.
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5 Tips to Help Preschoolers with Special Needs During the Pandemic
For young children in particular, parents report that opportunities for both academic and social emotional growth were lacking during the pandemic.