Category: race relations
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NASA Awards Grants to Minority Serving Institutions to Improve Participation in Engineering
NASA has awarded 14 planning grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), part of the agency’s Office of STEM Engagement. The grants, totaling more than $587,000, are part of a phased partnership effort with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grants will encourage the development of…
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Book Donation Amplifies Black Voices
Donates curated list of 50,000 HMH Books & Media titles exploring issues of race to nonprofits across the country serving students, children, and families Book Donation Learning Company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) reinforced its commitment to racial justice with a major book donation aimed at amplifying Black voices while getting books into hands…
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Empowering Black Female Creators With African Intelligence Collection
Sprayground – the New-York born rebellious and artistically designed backpack and influential streetwear brand, has launched a very special edition collection – African Intelligence 2.0 (Ai), celebrating the birthplace of humanity and bridging the gap between New York City and Ghana.
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Viral Content Creator Mark Lutchman Surpasses 100 Million Online Views
In a world where eyes on screens means everything, one man has learned how to growth hack his way into infamy and financial freedom. Mark Lutchman, a politically minded African American content creator, has surpassed 100 million video views across his many social media accounts. He is the brilliant mind behind several popular conservative social…
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Nick Cannon Discusses Antisemitism, Black-Jewish Relations on AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Nick Cannon said today he would be “the sacrificial lamb to bring America’s Black and Jewish communities closer together.
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Nissan Foundation awards grants to 27 local organizations
The Nissan Foundation today announced it is awarding $680,000 in grants to 27 nonprofit organizations for its 2020 grant cycle.
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Gallup Center to Report on the Black Experience in America
Gallup announces the launch of the Center on Black Voices, an unprecedented ongoing study of Black life in America.
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A Statement of Equality and Reconciliation to Hollywood
Blackville has recently released a statement addressed to Hollywood and available on its official website.
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Collision from Home – BuzzFeed CEO: Racist Police Violence is Part of US History of Oppression
The BuzzFeed CEO says the site decided to stop publishing lighthearted content like quizzes and recipes after the killing of George Floyd
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Celebrate Juneteenth
#Juneteenth marks the complete end of slavery in the #UnitedStates. Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth; also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day is a holiday celebrating the liberation of those who had been held as slaves in the United States. https://tnc.network/celebrate-juneteenth/ #Juneteenth Moments in History: Garrett A…