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POET, JOURNALIST, TV PERSONALITY AND AUTHOR KEVIN POWELL NAMED WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

Powell, an author of 15 books, is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary and hip-hop voices in America. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas /PRNewswire/ — Prairie View A&M University announced today the appointment of the highly-regarded poet, journalist, TV personality and author Kevin Powell to serve as its second writer-in-residence of the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Kevin Powell meets the objective: He studies; he thinks…

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ONEUNITED BANK ANNOUNCES WINNER OF ONEUNITED JINGLE CONTEST

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Winner Receives $5,000 Prize MIAMI, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — OneUnited Bank, the largest Black-owned bank in the U.S., is proud to announce Antavia Williams as the winner of the #OneUnitedJingle Contest, who will receive the $5,000 prize. Out of scores of entries nationwide, the winning jingle was chosen because it shares the OneUnited Bank story with a soulful, catchy, timeless tune. The winning jingle will be used…

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How The Hollywood Swear-Realism Has Penetrated Bollywood And The OTT Platforms In India!

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By Chinmay Chakravarty Use of abusive words or slang has been universal in daily conversations of human beings across the globe, since times immemorial perhaps. However, in this piece we’re only interested as to how such cuss words have progressed to more hardened and stronger forms on the celluloid and how they have conquered other very conservative celluloid forms. This…

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United States Commission on Civil Rights Celebrates 65th Anniversary

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WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today the United States Commission on Civil Rights celebrates 65 years since its creation by the 1957 Voting Rights Act on September 9, 1957. Through the landmark legislation, the Commission was given the authority to investigate voting rights and then subsequently civil rights issues impacting the American people and provide recommendations to the President and Congress on corrective measures….

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