Category: race relations
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North Carolina A&T State University Wins Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the Premier HBCU Academic Competition
TORRANCE, Calif. North Carolina A&T bested 63 other HBCU teams to win the 2021 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship and a $75,000 institutional grant To watch the HCASC National Championship Tournament games, visit HCASC.com Countless hours of preparation paid off for the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University team which earned top honors…
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Black Workers Lose Ground on Living-Wage Jobs in March, According to LISEP
‘Functional unemployment’ for Blacks reaches six-month high The percentage of Black Americans unable to find a living-wage job climbed to its highest level in six months, even while other segments of the population enjoyed marginal improvement, according to an analysis released today by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP). In its monthly True…
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Comerica Bank Launches National Initiative to Combat Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Committing $100,000 to Nonprofit Organizations to Support Asian American and Pacific Islander Seniors Comerica Bank announced a national program to counter the rise in racially motivated violence targeting the elderly of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities that has occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Comerica’s newly created Asian Senior Citizens Anti-Violence Initiative…
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Association of Black Cardiologists Condemns Violent Attacks and Racism Against Asian Americans
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and our cardiovascular partners are stunned and saddened by the mass murder of eight women, six of Asian descent, in Atlanta. The killings highlight the horrific rise in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans since the pandemic began. While this population, like Blacks and Hispanics, has long been subject…
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Asian Hall of Fame Seeks Severe Penalties for Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
CEO releases “Make Hate Crimes a Crime” call to action on social media LOS ANGELES, CA, March 25, 2021/PRNewswire/ — Anti-Asian violence and open acts of hate against Asians of all nationalities continue to escalate in America and worldwide. Asian Hall of Fame, a global recognition program that advances equity, excellence and equality seeks more…
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Racial Justice research report released by the Literacy Research Association
The Literacy Research Association (LRA) has released a Literacy Research Report entitled Racial Justice in Literacy Research. “For centuries, literacy has been at the center of the dehumanization of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, a national insurrection, the waning of a global pandemic, exacerbated educational inequity across the globe, and…
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Sesame Workshop’s New “ABCs of Racial Literacy” Content to Help Families Talk to Children About Race and Identity
(New York, NY) – Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is releasing new resources to support families in talking to their children about race and racism. The “ABCs of Racial Literacy” is part of Coming Together, Sesame Workshop’s ongoing commitment to racial justice. Designed to provide families with the tools they need to build racial…
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#Vaccinate4Love – Grassroots Public Awareness Campaign Launches to Help Overcome Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
1,200 of America’s Top Doctors Sign On – “Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.”
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Aunt Jemima, Not Just Pancakes!
Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods. The Aunt Jemima pancake mix was advertised in 1889 as the first ready-mix. Aunt Jemima is based on the common enslaved “Mammy” archetype, a plump Black woman wearing a headscarf who is a devoted and submissive servant. Her skin is dark and dewy, with a pearly…
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Lincoln Financial Strengthens Racial Equity Commitment
Company announces long-term sustained actions that will increase minority opportunities, align executive compensation with measurable diversity goals and further support the Black community Lincoln Financial Group shared its plan to amplify the company’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion and drive meaningful, measurable change. Designed to ensure long-term, sustained action that supports racial equity, the…