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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis
Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the 6th leading cause of death among White people, but the 4th leading cause of death for Black people like
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Black Lives Matter President: “If U.S. doesn’t give us what we want then we will burn down this system”
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Andre Harrell to be Honored In Upcoming TV Special, Jamie Foxx, Babyface and Mariah Carey Scheduled to Appear
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Aruba bans controversial ‘Black Pete’ blackface makeup during annual traditional celebration
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Police Researcher: Officers Have Similar Biases Regardless Of Race
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Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless host virtual youth mental health summit
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These Political Candidates Are Embracing Their Criminal Records
It’s a story Simmons, a candidate for state representative in Kitsap County, Washington, has shared at countless campaign events, which these days are entirely online: How she lost her car, her house, her nursing license, her voting
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Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians
While the virus can attack anyone at any time, some populations have been harder hit than others — and testing and contact tracing in these communities will likely take more effort, according to Iton and other public health
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White People Becoming Minorities In America Sooner Than Expected, New Census Data Confirms
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Senate Democrats signal they're prepared to block GOP police reform bill
As Senate Republicans move to take up their own plan — which was authored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the chamber — Democrats have faced a tough
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Chris Rock
Chris Rocks no-holds-barred approach to comedy -- and his extraordinary work ethic -- have earned him comparisons to Richard Pryor and George Carlin and made him one of the most successful stand-up acts in the world. Brooklyn-raised Chris Rock got his start in New York nightclubs in the late
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A Juneteenth like none other
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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us – Free Press of Jacksonville
Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, has put forward a student loan debt cancellation plan for people who earn $125,000 a year or
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Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of African-American man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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Chris Rock, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, and more to honor Andre Harrell in BET tribute
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HBCUs: They have overcome and will do so again
I have every confidence that, like Harvard, flagship HBCUs such as Hampton and Howard Universities will adapt and continue to provide excellence in education and opportunities for the next generation to learn and develop the skills needed to compete in the domestic and global
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Mary W. Jackson was part of the small group of Black women mathematicians whose groundbreaking contributions to NASA helped push space exploration
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Fear Of A Black Planet: White People Becoming Minorities In America Sooner Than Expected, New Census Data Confirms
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Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act
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