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First-of-its-kind report highlights joys and struggles of Black queer Edmontonians
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First-of-its-kind report highlights joys and struggles of Black queer Edmontonians

A new report spotlights the experiences of Black queer Edmontonians, in hopes that its findings will guide policymakers to create better community supports. The report…

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Program to mark Juneteenth in Allentown
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Program to mark Juneteenth in Allentown

A free Juneteenth program in Allentown will highlight the stories of local free Black families in Allentown and Upper Freehold. The TAVI250 program, “Say Our…

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Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’ | Race Issues News
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Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’ | Race Issues News

Last month, 40-year-old Emer O’Neill, a Black Irish woman, was racially insulted three times. Teenagers in her town south of Dublin shouted, “Go back to…

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How Black Churches Are Raising Dementia Awareness
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How Black Churches Are Raising Dementia Awareness

On a Thursday in April, a few hundred people, many of them older Black women, sat in the main hall at Impact Church, located in…

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Drunk Black History brings comedy, cocktails and overlooked stories to Irving
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Drunk Black History brings comedy, cocktails and overlooked stories to Irving

A Black abolitionist who secretly used his restaurant as a stop on the Underground Railroad. An enslaved man who mailed himself to freedom in a…

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From Capital to Community: Black-led CDFIs Chart Forward Momentum
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From Capital to Community: Black-led CDFIs Chart Forward Momentum

NEW ORLEANS – The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs (The Alliance) will bring more than 90 leaders of Black-led financial institutions from across the…

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US artist sues FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural for World Cup | Football News
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US artist sues FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural for World Cup | Football News

Wyland’s mural stood for nearly three decades before workers began painting over it last month to promote the World Cup. Published On 3 Jun 20263…

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Word in Black panel examines food justice and Black resilience 
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Word in Black panel examines food justice and Black resilience 

Word in Black – In the months since President Donald Trump signed the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” more than 4 million people have…

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NYC activists stand in solidarity with Black southern voters
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NYC activists stand in solidarity with Black southern voters

Local leaders showed up at Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on May 26 in solidarity with Black voters, especially those registered in southern states who…

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Tulsa Race Massacre Descendants – Esteemed in Black pride, resistance … – The Mississippi Link

… community. Editor Local, News, Top Stories 0. Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle at age 111 continues her court case for reparations. Photo, media … Source link

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