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The Fight Against Breast Cancer: EWC Faculty & Students At The Research Forefront

April 5, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.ewc.edu) — As Women’s History Month is celebrated, Edward Waters College faculty and students conduct research that could help change lives JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Seven Edward Waters College female students hope a breast cancer research […]

New York Becomes First State to Launch Digital Covid-19 Vaccine Passport

April 5, 2021 admin 0

APRIL 4, 2021 – by Cara G – (Source: www.theculture.xyz) – New York Becomes the first state to officially launch IBM’s Digital COVID-19 vaccine passport. Before the launch, two successful pilot demonstrations were performed. Thousands of […]

Black Media Owners Call General Motors CEO ‘Racist,’ Automaker Responds

March 31, 2021 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | March 30, 2021 (Source: www.rollingout.com) – Ice Cube, Roland Martin, Bryon Allen and several other major Black-owned media owners took out a full-page ad in Michigan’s largest newspaper calling General Motors’ CEO a “racist” because the […]

House Committee to Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill Next Month

March 31, 2021 admin 0

By James Wright (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said Wednesday that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will mark up and vote on her D.C. statehood bill next month. The vote […]

New York Legalizes Sale of Recreational Marijuana

March 31, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.bnc.tv) – The law will take about two years to go into effect. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes the sale of recreational marijuana legal in […]

“Sesame Street” Welcomes Two Black Muppets to Contextualize Discussion on Race

March 31, 2021 admin 0

By Victor Omondi – (Source: www.yourblackworld.net) – The most popular children’s show in collaboration with its nonprofit counterpart is set to launch a program that aims at teaching viewers about “ABCs of Racial Literacy.” Sesame Street will […]

Biden: ‘Free and Fair Elections That Reflect the Will of the American People Must Be Protected and Defended’

March 30, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent “The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of […]

Civil and Human Rights Organizations Fight for Open Records at Florida Prisons

March 30, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.blackpress.com) – NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Human Rights Defense Center is appealing to the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami, arguing that by working […]

‘Unabashed Assault on Voting Rights’: Georgia Governor Signs Sweeping Elections Bill, Makes It Illegal to Provide Water to Voters In Line

March 29, 2021 admin 0

By Niara Savage | March 26, 2021 (Source: www.atlantablackstar.com) – Within a matter of hours, a sweeping elections bill passed both chambers of the Georgia Legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday evening. The new […]

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Ten Consecutive Months of Job Growth, Lowering Unemployment Rate to 4.7 Percent

March 29, 2021 admin 0

(Source: Orlando Advocate ) – ORLANDO ADVOCATE — By Kevin Seraaj“Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, our state’s economy has bounced back tremendously from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dane Eagle, Executive Director of the Florida […]