Category: Community
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2017 Black Home Ownership Report Issued With Cautious Optimism
National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) issues the 2017 State of Housing in Black America report with a view to push for a more equitable mortgage lending landscape.
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Actress Salma Hayek Launches CrowdRise Campaign with $100,000 Donation to Help Victims of Mexican Earthquake
Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —Â Today, actress, producer, and humanitarian Salma Hayek launched a fundraiser on CrowdRise, part of GoFundMe, to help her native country Mexico after the devastating earthquakes. Hayek also donated $100,000 to the campaign. “The people of my country have now suffered three natural disasters in a row,” said Hayek on her CrowdRise…
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Comedian, Activist, Author, Dick Gregory Dies at 84
Dick Gregory, 84, comedian, activist, author, lecturer and world famous teacher, died tonight surrounded by the members of his family, including his wife,
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Habitat for Humanity update on President Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter returned to the Habitat for Humanity build site in Winnipeg this morning. They attended the daily morning devotional at 8 a.m. kicking off the last day of Habitat’s 34th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.
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Dairy Council of California and Partners Build Appetites for Free Summer Meals
Increased Participation Benefits California Children, Communities + Agriculture SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —Â Nearly 2 million of California’s low-income students have missed out on free, balanced meals from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program, putting health and academic achievement at risk and leaving millions of federally allocated dollars on the table.…
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NOT SHORT ON TALENT CANNES 2017
TWO WAPIKONI MOBILE SHORTS AT THE FESTIVAL DE CANNES NACIMIENTOS (PANAMA) AND INUK HUNTER (NUNAVIK) (Cannes, France) – May 15th, 2017.  First-time filmmakers whose work makes it to Cannes are rarer than rare. Indigenous film at the prestigious Festival de Cannes are even more unusual. But the stars suddenly aligned in 2017 and two shorts directed by budding Indigenous filmmakers will…