The Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network (SBPAN) founder Venton Jones is working to address the gap in treatment for the southern Black community. Founded in 2018, SBPAN was created by chief executive officer Venton Jones to focus on improving the health, social and economic disparities impacting the southern Black
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One of Hollywood's most romantic love stories has come to an end.
Byline Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia With Florida Gov.
He first made headlines for working more than 280 days straight at
Standardized testing in Texas has a history of leaving minorities behind. The Texas Testing System: A History The implication that the standardized testing system may have some discriminatory links is far from
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After serving the people and making history for fifty years, Eddie Bernice Johnson is ready to pass the torch. Eddie Bernice Johnson, entered politics after 16 years of working as a psychiatric
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For her, getting the approval and support from the people rather than through any backroom deals. She stated that she was chosen by the people and obtained her position by going out
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Dallas Black and Latina entrepreneurs will be the beneficiaries of JP Morgan Chase’s Advancing Black Pathways program where grants, coaching and exclusive tutelage will be provided to assist in their business endeavors,
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By Ebony Carrington of Oowee Sports Nation Team: Wranglers Basketball Team Position(s): Shooting Guard Team #: 11 School: West Mesquite High School Age: 15 Grade: Sophomore One of the toughest lessons for
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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
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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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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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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
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For young children in particular, parents report that opportunities for both academic and social emotional growth were lacking during the pandemic.
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