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How Ending Obamacare Would Hurt Black People
How Ending Obamacare Would Hurt Black People […]
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Mississippi Approves Flag with Magnolia, “In God We Trust”
Finally, an ugly stain of racism has been wiped away. The new Mississippi state flag has a magnolia flower and the phrase “In God We Trust” to represent the state. […]
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‘How Did 12 Percent of Black Men vote for Trump?’
In Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, of all Blacks casting ballots, 95 percent of Black men and 96 percent of Black women chose him, NBC News reported.
Four years later, Black women’s support remained at 96 percent for Obama’s 2012 re-election. However, the Black male vote decreased to 87 percent.
In 2016, when the nominee was Hillary Clinton, Black men dropped even further to 82 percent, while Black women’s support for Clinton remained high at 94 percent. Biden came close to matching that this year, garnering the support of 91 percent of Black women. […]
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New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community
Both California and Texas have recorded more than 1 million total cases, while states like Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey have seen significant rises in COVID infections. The most recent available statistics show that the District of Columbia has more than 18,500 total positive cases and 657 deaths. Washington, DC health officials have administered nearly 572,000 COVID tests to roughly 272,000 residents. […]
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Biden’s New Coronavirus Task Force Is Co-Chaired by A Black Woman
Joe Biden has quickly gotten to work as the president-elect while his predecessor complains without proof that he’s been defrauded of the presidency. The two decidedly different approaches to leading the country were especially on display Monday after Biden made it official that he had selected a Black woman to co-chair his new coronavirus task to effectively confront the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that has proliferated on Donald Trump‘s watch. […]
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Ford Law Career Academy Aims to Increase Diversity in Legal Profession
Ford Law Career Academy, created in cooperation with educators and Ford’s legal office, introduces students to a range of practice areas. The program gives them the tools to take the first steps in developing the skills, mindset, knowledge and networking all lawyers need for success, and in turn will help increase the diversity of people within the field. In addition to the company’s own lawyers, attorneys from law firms that work for Ford will support the academy through coaching, mentoring and internships. […]
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Minority Employees v. Amazon:
Smalls and his attorneys, National Bar Association President C.K. Hoffler and famed Civil Rights Lawyer Michael Sussman, detailed the lawsuit which seeks un-specified punitive damages against the tech giant, during a call with members of the press and media, including the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos. […]
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HBCUs In Atlanta ‘Gamble’ With In-Person Classes For Some Students Despite, And Because Of, Pandemic
During what should be a time of celebration for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — what with Howard University alumna Kamala Harris advancing to the highest levels of American government following this month’s historical election — has instead become a time of survival for both the institutions and their students as their shared broader populations dis-proportionately suffer from the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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Black Woman, for First Time, Will Lead Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy
Students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., have never been led by a Black woman in the school’s 175-year history, but that will change after the holiday break when Midshipman First Class Sydney Barber takes charge as brigade commander for the spring semester. […]
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Paris Jackson, Emerges with New CD, New Vibe
After the King of Pop’s death, a chaotic years-long struggle with family turmoil and multiple suicide attempts began for Paris Jackson. But, like her father, who once described how he bounced back from adversity because of having “rhinoceros’ skin,” Paris has proven just as resilient. […]