Historical interpreter Robert Watson, center, works a field as a group of visitors watches on the Great Hopes Plantation at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Va., on May 19, 2005. Colonial Williamsburg is an immersive living-history museum where costumed interpreters of history reenact scenes and portray figures from that period. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) By CHRISTINE […]
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Black Farmer President Testifies Once Again Before Congress on State of Black Farmers in America
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, John W. Boyd, Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), testifies before Congress after providing over 3,300 pages of supporting documents. “Today is an important day for the nation’s Black farmers and for all of those who continue to work […]
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Ivy League town weighs revamping police; critics see flaws
This Monday, March 22, 2021 photo shows the Ithaca Police Department headquarters in Ithaca, N.Y. The nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led the Ivy League town in New York to consider an ambitious and contentious plan to remake its force. A proposal would replace the 63-officer Ithaca Police Department […]
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Pamela Smith named first Black woman Chief of U.S. Park Police
Chief Pamela A. Smith is a 23-year veteran of the United States Park Police. NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the United States Park Police, Chief Pamela Smith will lead a 560-member workforce that protects the public, parks, and the nation’s most iconic landmarks in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco metropolitan areas. By Stacy […]
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After two months in office, Kamala Harris is still living out of suitcases — and she’s getting frustrated with it
The Naval Observatory is lit pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert, Oct. 1, 2012) By Kate Bennett | CNN via BlackPessUSA THE ATLANTA VOICE — Although Blair House provides comfortable, even luxurious, accommodations, Harris and Emhoff’s current surroundings lack the creature comforts of a home. […]
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funds education reporting for Word in Black
New support goes toward shared data journalist, virtual events and more (March 31, 2021) — Word in Black, a news collaborative of Black publishers managed by Local Media Association, has received a second round of funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support ongoing reporting of K-12 education, with a specific focus on the impact of COVID-19 on […]
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Black chess champion to virtually train hundreds for free on Good Deeds Day, April 11th
Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson (Photo courtesy BlackNews.com) By BlackNews.com Nationwide via BlackNews.com — In celebration of this year’s Good Deeds Day, Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson, a national mentor and award-winning community activist, is offering a free online training session via Zoom on Sunday, April 11, from 3pm to 5pm EST. The event will open to both youth […]
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Documentary inspires more Black boys to become doctors
(Photo Credit: David Downs via BlackNews.com) Dallas, TX via BlackNews.com — 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 men aren’t becoming medical […]
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Challenge To success: Touted charter schools network ordered To pay $2.4M In discrimination case
The Success Academy Charter Schools network has been ordered to pay $2.4 million as a result of discriminatory policies. (Photo courtesy of Ann Powell) By Virginia Isabel Van Zandt March 26 , 2021 Education K-12 The highly sought after Success Academy Charter Schools network in New York City this month was ordered to pay $2.4 […]
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President Obama’s Granny, ‘Mama Sarah,’ advocated for girls, orphans
Sarah Obama, the step-grandmother of President Barack Obama, died on March 29. (AP Photo) By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor While Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama may not have been President Barack Obama’s biological grandmother, her nature as a leader, advocate and voice for the underrepresented was something that the former U.S. President shared with his […]
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TBE#12 – Our basic right to safety is undermined by Congressional inaction on gun violence
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) To Be Equal #12 March 25, 2021 Our Basic Right To Safety Is Undermined By Congressional Inaction On Gun Violence Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League “At trauma centers across this country, we have seen the pain with our own eyes. […]
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Black women’s voices take center stage at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
International leaders and activists promoted strategies for grassroots action to inform, prevent, and address violence against women including intimate partner-based violence, physical and mental abuse. NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the United States, there are more than 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked annually across international borders and 40% percent of sex trafficking victims are Black […]
