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B-N adds its first dermatologist who specializes in people of color
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B-N adds its first dermatologist who specializes in people of color

Dr. Taylor Wells became the Twin Cities’ only dermatologist with training and published research on dermatology pertaining to people of color in May, after joining…

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Workshop Aims to Preserve Oakwood’s Black Heritage Through Community Mapping Project – Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics
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Workshop Aims to Preserve Oakwood’s Black Heritage Through Community Mapping Project – Santa Monica News, Events & Local Politics

Residents are invited to identify historic places, share stories and help shape preservation strategies for one of Los Angeles’ last remaining Black coastal communities. Community…

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L.A.’s 30 Best Black-Owned Restaurants: Vegan, Brunch, Coffee and More for Juneteenth and Beyond ~ L.A. TACO
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L.A.’s 30 Best Black-Owned Restaurants: Vegan, Brunch, Coffee and More for Juneteenth and Beyond ~ L.A. TACO

Navigating your cultural identity doesn’t always come with a roadmap. At least, it didn’t for me. As an Afro-Latina, Juneteenth wasn’t a holiday I grew…

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Millions of honeybees escape into a rural Texas neighborhood
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Millions of honeybees escape into a rural Texas neighborhood

Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said. Emergency officials in Orange County,…

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Perfect Performance: Nearly 200 Howard University Class of 2026 Graduates Earned a 4.0 Grade Point Average
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Perfect Performance: Nearly 200 Howard University Class of 2026 Graduates Earned a 4.0 Grade Point Average

Above image: 2026 graduates with a perfect 4.0 grade point average include (left to right) Adeloye Ibukunoluwa, Aayush Jha, Gabrielle Morgan, Eke Djibril, Amir Haithem,…

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Reconnecting Black Appalachia to the Slow Food Movement
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Reconnecting Black Appalachia to the Slow Food Movement

By Jim Embry My journey into the global food movement began on a Black family farm in Madison  County, Kentucky, located at the foothills of…

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Police search for black SUV in connection to fatal hit and run in Silver Spring
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Police search for black SUV in connection to fatal hit and run in Silver Spring

Montgomery County Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a black SUV that police say they believe was involved in a hit-and-run that killed…

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Lompoc Juneteenth celebration honors past, contributions of Black Americans | Local News
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Lompoc Juneteenth celebration honors past, contributions of Black Americans | Local News

Residents gathered Friday in downtown Lompoc to commemorate Juneteenth with a day of music, speakers, community fellowship and cultural celebration. The event, themed “Honoring the…

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Remembering Juneteenth | Virginia Theological Seminary
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Remembering Juneteenth | Virginia Theological Seminary

Date: June 23, 2026 Last Friday, we celebrated the recently federally recognized holiday of Juneteenth. And, this year, more than ever, I found myself thinking…

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Black bear spotted in Lexington neighborhood
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Black bear spotted in Lexington neighborhood

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Lexington can now add itself to the list of communities with recent black bear sightings. The Lexington-Herald Leader reported that a…

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