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The ever-growing obstacles farmers of color have to contend with in order to survive

By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Bruce Harrell inherited the farming lifestyle from his father, and today Harrell and his family raise vegetables and grains on

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National Urban League releases State of Black America Report with troubling findings

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special from The Washington Informer via NNPA Newswire) — National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial said factions

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Advantage Capital establishes Empower the Change Fund to aid minority businesses
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Empower the Change (ETC) growth equity fund is about to be launched with the sole goal of providing capital to minority-owned businesses.
The deadly intersection of poverty, race, and COVID-19
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Exactly 54 years to the day after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was helping to lead the Poor ...
Deltas hit with Republican backlash from White House visit
By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — While hundreds were celebrating the recent confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House as the nation’s first Black woman on ...
The Links Foundation Inc selects the Obama Presidential Center as its Legacy grantee
(Defender News Service) — The Links Foundation, Incorporated, the philanthropic arm of The Links, Incorporated awarded its sixth $1 million Legacy Grant to the Obama Presidential Center, which is set ...
Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of children
By Allison Kite and Niara Savage Contributing Writers (lailluminator.com) — When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be ...
‘We made it. All of us,’ Jackson says in celebratory speech
By Nyah Marshall Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made ...
Judge Jackson rewrites U.S. history as first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On April 7, 2022, at 2:17 p.m. EDT, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to ...
Judge Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history last week when her nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court was confirmed by the Senate by a ...

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