By Stacy M. Brown Prosecutors said Gendron acknowledged that he committed the heinous crimes “for the future of the white race.” A white man who traveled to a Buffalo grocery […]
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Fostering A Culture of Connectedness and Mental Health in K-12 Schools and HBCUs
By Adam Powell There’s an old saying, “when White people get a cold, Black people get pneumonia.” Never has this saying been more accurate than when looking at the differing […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Between Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going
By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I had surgery that quite frankly terrified me. The surgery was necessary, but I was extremely nervous. I wasn’t concerned as much […]
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Conversations About Cancer Screening Should Be Priority This Holiday Season – It Can Save Your Life
By David Ford, Two-time cancer survivor, Senior Government Relations Manager at Southern California Edison, and member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Board of Directors The holidays are […]
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Study Reveals ‘Crisis’ in New Police Training In America
Originally appeared in NNPA By Stacy M. Brown Issued by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the report found that nearly half of the agencies responding to the survey agreed […]
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What Really Happened to Shanquella Robinson?
Originally appeared in Defender Network New information is coming to light in a case that has garnered attention nationwide. A police report says Shanquella Robinson was alive when medical help […]
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Artist Emmanuel Gillespie highlights historical moments through paintings and drawings
Scenes of trains, children and adults dancing during the Great Migration are the subject of a new art exhibition at Dallas-based Pencil on Paper Gallery. Emmanuel Gillespie’s Migration series looks […]
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She Reps: Nneoma Uzoezie
Nneoma Uzoezie is a mother, a wife and an entrepreneur. For the past two years, she has worked hard to bring her vision of a safe, organic and clean skincare […]
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Top Issues for Teachers and the Black Community in Texas
Teachers often have a thankless job. Classrooms can be overcrowded, they aren’t highly paid, and classroom safety issues plague schools all over the country [among other problems]. In fact, according […]
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Non-Profit, Gradient Learning Creates a Tool to Build Connection For Students K-12
By Catrina Satterwhite During the pandemic, connecting with people was quite the task whether it was family, friends, or colleagues. This also affected students. Many K-12 students had to learn […]