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Fresno City College to Celebrate Black Serving Institution (BSI) Designation
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Fresno City College to Celebrate Black Serving Institution (BSI) Designation

Apr 20, 2026 — Fresno City College (FCC) will host a formal celebration and briefing on Tuesday, April 21, at 1:00 p.m. in the Old…

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Local 110-year-old Black church gains national recognition – Fox 59

… News. News. Local 110-year-old Black church gains national recognition. by … But Robinson said even closer to home is fighting food insecurity, fair … Source…

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7 Black Women–Owned Cannabis Dispensaries You Should Know – Essence
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7 Black Women–Owned Cannabis Dispensaries You Should Know – Essence

Getty Images The United States legal cannabis industry is projected to reach approximately $30.5 billion in revenue in 2026, according to a March 2026 report…

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Black-Led Nonprofits Receive Less Private Foundation Funding Than Other Organizations
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Black-Led Nonprofits Receive Less Private Foundation Funding Than Other Organizations

Prior research has shown that Black-owned businesses received a significant — but very short-lived — increase in venture capital investments following the onset of the…

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Stonecrest’s New Black Wall Street Market closing at the end of April
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Stonecrest’s New Black Wall Street Market closing at the end of April

Business The closure comes nearly five years after the market opened to big fanfare and high hopes. Customers walk among the storefronts at the New…

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How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Ask Melvin Gibbs.
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How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Ask Melvin Gibbs.

Melvin Gibbs always knew he had a book in him. So has nearly anybody who’s talked to him a while—or even just watched him play. …

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What we know about the Louisiana rampage that left 8 children dead and 2 women injured
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What we know about the Louisiana rampage that left 8 children dead and 2 women injured

A Louisiana community is reeling from a “catastrophic” shooting in which a man killed seven of his children and another child and seriously injured his…

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How Mountain View fought to bring back ‘The Black Family’ statue
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How Mountain View fought to bring back ‘The Black Family’ statue

How Mountain View fought to bring back ‘The Black Family’ statue …

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Chris Boucher on Harry “Bucky” Lew, basketball’s first Black professional player
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Chris Boucher on Harry “Bucky” Lew, basketball’s first Black professional player

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Chris Boucher, author of ‘ Harry ‘Bucky’ Lew: A Biography of…

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Rhode Island Black Film Festival Beyond The Lens Academy Held at URI in collaboration with the Harrington School of Communication and Media – College of Arts and Sciences
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Rhode Island Black Film Festival Beyond The Lens Academy Held at URI in collaboration with the Harrington School of Communication and Media – College of Arts and Sciences

KINGSTON, R.I. – April 20 – This year, the Rhode Island Black Film Festival (RIBFF) held its Beyond the Lens Academy at URI’s Kingston Campus…

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