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NNPA Kicks off Midwinter Training Conference by Tackling the Challenges of COVID-19 - Houston Forward Times
The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted every aspect of Americans' lives — and people all over… The post NNPA Kicks off Midwinter Training Conference by Tackling the Challenges of COVID-19 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Restoring Democracy: Uniting and Healing a Divided America - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief A New Direction for America Last week, the nation began a new chapter with the Inauguration of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the President and Vice-President. The theme throughout was
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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: Student Journalism Program
The Princeton Summer Journalism Program is one of the only programs of its kind offering a free, innovative residential journalism and college prep institute for high achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds.
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Black Clergy Leader, Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beaman, Delivers Historic Inaugural Benediction
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We need a president who is after the heart of God,” Rev. Dr. Sylvester Beaman, of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Delaware, told NBC News. “In these terrible times, if anybody can bring healing and reconciliation to a divided country, if we give him room
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2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs - Black News Channel
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press Straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation's intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in
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Biden Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Tackling Racism in America – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) - By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - The order prevents federal agencies from providing local police with military-grade equipment, which was used by Ferguson, Missouri, officers [...]
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Ex-CBS reporter claims discrimination, says he was reprimanded for 'queening out' - TheGrio
As two outside law firms are investigating sexual misconduct claims at CBS that came to light in 2018, a Black... View Article The post Ex-CBS reporter claims discrimination, says he was reprimanded for 'queening it out' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Philadelphia vaccine distribution a 'disaster' after 'college kids' put to work
Officials in Philadelphia teamed with the start-up Philly Fighting COVID for the city's first mass vaccination site. But the event... View Article The post Philadelphia vaccine distribution a 'disaster' after 'college kids' put to work appeared first on TheGrio.
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White people are getting vaccinated at higher rates than Black and Latino Americans | The Atlanta Voice
Black and Latino Americans are receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower rates than White people - a disparity that health advocates blame on the federal government and hospitals not prioritizing equitable access. A CNN analysis of data from 14 states found vaccine coverage is twice as
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Atlanta-based identity, access management company Simeio appoints Owen Newman as chief financial officer | The Atlanta Voice
Simeio, a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM), announced the appointment of Owen Newman as chief financial officer. Newman’s expertise in aligning financial and operational metrics will help propel Simeio’s business strategies and global growth. “Owen’s background in leading
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Public cautioned to seek COVID tests from only accredited labs
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D.C. Residents Want Biden Aid to Battle City Woes
While Washingtonians want President Biden to push for statehood, they also want his administration to help the city by providing economic security for low-income and working-class residents, creating more affordable housing and improving health outcomes, particularly in predominantly Black
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Walgreen’s Roz Brewer to Be the Only Fortune 500 Black Female CEO — The Sacramento Observer
Walgreens Names Starbucks Executive, Roz Brewer , Its New CEO. Walgreens announced that Brewer will step into the new role on March 15. The move will make Brewer the only Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Starbucks announced Brewer’s departure as the company’s chief operating officer on
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror Rosalind Brewer Just Became The Only Black Woman CEO of a Fortune 500 Company - Watch The Yard
This month has been a huge one for the sorority sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. with Kamala Harris becoming Vice President of the United States and it only seems to get better by the day. Today it was announced that Rosalind Brewer, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha and a Spelman grad, has
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Black Americans are being vaccinated at far lower rates | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Stacy M. Brown For New Pittsburgh Courier (BlackPressUSA)—When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept vaccination. The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and Moderna featured heavy
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Senate confirms Antony Blinken as 71st secretary of state - TheGrio
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African Americans would accept vaccination. The rollout of the medicine from Pfizer and
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Facing a crush of COVID-19 patients, ICUs are completely full in at least 50 Texas hospitals - DefenderNetwork.com
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