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Lightship returns to North Miami with NoMi Tech x Black Tech Week activation
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Lightship returns to North Miami with NoMi Tech x Black Tech Week activation

By Vanessa Misoon / Guest Contributor North Miami’s tech ecosystem is getting a powerful boost as Lightship Foundation returns to the city in partnership with NoMi…

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Pa. group aims to reduce Black maternal mortality disparities
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Pa. group aims to reduce Black maternal mortality disparities

In a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates among wealthy nations, Black women are two-to-three times more likely to die in childbirth…

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Black Farmers Build Community as Federal Support Fades
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Black Farmers Build Community as Federal Support Fades

SHANNON, Mississippi — What seemed like almost an empty building on a recent Saturday morning quickly filled with dozens of Black people — from retired…

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Black and Latino civil rights leaders urge unity in L.A. town hall
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Black and Latino civil rights leaders urge unity in L.A. town hall

On Thursday, leaders from prominent civil rights organizations and labor unions gathered with L.A. community members to discuss the economic and political issues being faced…

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Community as cure: Mental health help for homeless Black people is losing funds
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Community as cure: Mental health help for homeless Black people is losing funds

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Amaya Noguera Amaya Noguera is a program officer at…

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As Skyway Lanes Closes, Hundreds Say Goodbye To City’s Last Black-Owned Bowling Alley
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As Skyway Lanes Closes, Hundreds Say Goodbye To City’s Last Black-Owned Bowling Alley

JEFFERY MANOR — Shirley Crossley, 88, ordered a 6-pound bowling ball, the lightest allowed for league play, so she could keep rolling at her neighborhood bowling…

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'My sister has the blood cancer that Black people are most at risk from – I didn't know it …

Myeloma is the most common blood cancer in the Black community, but Sky News presenter Gillian Joseph had never heard of it before her sister ……

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CLT Black Owned defends handling of The People’s Fund
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CLT Black Owned defends handling of The People’s Fund

A Charlotte organization that aims to support small, Black-owned businesses is addressing money raised through crowdfunding last fall in an attempt to help keep The…

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History Harvest unites Black residents, preserves memories
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History Harvest unites Black residents, preserves memories

After collaborating with an Evanston Township High School teacher to document the Evanston she once knew, 2nd Ward resident Colette Allen presented her findings at…

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For Members Only hosts annual Intercollegiate Black Cookout
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For Members Only hosts annual Intercollegiate Black Cookout

For Members Only, Northwestern’s Black student alliance, hosted the fourth annual Intercollegiate Black Cookout, welcoming five Chicago-area universities to the Lakefill Saturday.  Students from DePaul…

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