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Views on race, Black Lives Matter have changed 5 years after George Floyd's death, survey shows
In 2020, a large majority of Democrats and those who lean democratic, 70%, said they believed the increased attention to race would lead to improvements for Black people. But as of February ...
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Josh Kraft is focused on persuading Black voters in Boston’s mayoral race. Is it working?
On the corner of Zeigler and Warren streets in Roxbury, a bright yellow flag on a street lamp ... “the heart of Black Boston,” and one of the city’s most diverse and historically ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Writer Says ‘It Was a Mistake’ to Cast Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger: ‘None of Us’ Were ‘Thinking Stereotypes’
The series kicked off in August 1993 on Fox Kids with Walter Emanuel Jones as Zack Taylor (the first Black Ranger) and Thuy Trang as Trini Kwan (the first Yellow Ranger). Oliver says in the ...
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She Ain’t Black Enough! Mixed-Race Gamer (‘BeckyJoo’) Outraged by Exclusion from Black Women’s Event
With a black father and a white mother, BeckyJoo identifies as mixed race but looks very white, and was told she did not meet the criteria of being “black-presenting.” Her experience has ...
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Lawsuit accuses UC of illegally giving admissions preference to Black and Latino students
A federal lawsuit accuses UC of illegally considering race in admissions. It argues that UC admissions favor Black and Latino applicants and hurt white and Asian American ones. UC calls the allega ...
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Black Friday Alert: TESSAN Power Strip Review – The Smart Charging Solution for Your Home
Power up your space with the TESSAN Power Strip! It features 8 AC outlets and 3 USB ports, perfect for homes and offices. And with Black Friday just around the corner, snag yours for only $18.99!
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Jermaine Dupri Says Uncle Luke ‘Invented’ Black People Going To Strip Clubs
Jermaine Dupri believes Uncle Luke is the one who sparked the Black community's interest in going to the strip club. Jermaine Dupri credits Uncle Luke with sparking the Black community’s ...
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Centering the Black Experience in DEI Work
John Lewis Recently, someone asked me why my DEI practice centers race and the Black experience. I’ve been asked why this DEI newsletter centers race. When I’m in sessions, facilitating and ...
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Oklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped up
Restoring honest race history to the state's public schools is critical, he said, but the Tulsans showing up for Black History Saturdays are also declaring that "we can teach our children ...
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Race was a factor in Black professor’s failed hiring, Texas A&M department head says
A Texas A&M University department head involved in the failed efforts to recruit a Black journalism professor ... in the hiring process and that race was a factor in university officials ...
Los Angeles Times1y
Two strip-club art photographers compare notes on race, region and what makes a good shot
When photographer and creative director Adrienne Raquel set out to document strippers, the Houston native set her lens on the city’s famed Club Onyx. The intention of photographing the upscale ...
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Blurring the Color Line | Mixed Race: Being Black & Chinese
LeAnna Saucier and her daughter Asia open up about being mixed race - both Black and Chinese - and the indelible experiences they had growing up surrounded by their extended Chinese family.