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Wells Fargo expands support to six major HBCU football classics through scholarships and financial workshops
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – This year, Wells Fargo will serve as the official banking sponsor of six major football classics between historically Black colleges and universities
Alabama Unbowed in Battling Black Voting
By Mark Hedin For more than 60 years, from Selma in 1965 to Shelby County in 2013, the…
Domestic Workers Are America’s Most Undervalued Resource
By Sunita Sohrabji BURBANK, California — Domestic workers in the US are underpaid and over-utilized,…
Six Decades after MLK’s Historic Speech, Report Shows Black Economic Equality is ‘Still a Dream’
by Stacy M. Brown Sixty years after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered…
McKinsey and New Voices Foundation Join Forces to Grow Black-Owned Consumer Businesses
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- McKinsey & Company’s Consumer practice and the McKinsey Institute for Black…
New England Patriots Owner Kraft Urges Unity Against Rising Hatred
By Alberto Arellano In an ethical will, Robert (“Bob”) Kraft’s father directed him to make…
Biden Admin Launches $2.2 Billion Relief Initiative to Support Black Farmers
by Stacy M. Brown The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled a $2.2 billion relief initiative aimed…
Back-to-Schoolers Face Teacher Shortages, Polarization and Learning Gaps
By Selen Ozturk K-12 students returning to school this month face teacher shortages, pitched battles…
Sharpton Reminds Howard Students to Continue to Fight for Equity
by Hamil R. Harris One day after the 60th-anniversary demonstration commemorating the March on Washington…
RESULTS Mentoring Program Empowers Students Through Transformative Trip
By Percy Lovell Crawford DETROIT — Mentoring programs have the task of finding and creating unique…
Covid Makes a Comeback, But New Vaccines Are Around the Corner
By Sunita Sohrabji Covid-19 cases are rising once again, possibly fueled by the emergence of…
Tiffany Haddish’s Brave Journey Highlights Maternal Health Disparities Black Women Face
by Stacy M. Brown Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish bravely has shared her challenging fertility…
Racial Disparities in Melanoma Survival Rates Sound Alarm for Black Men
by Stacy M. Brown A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of…
Kenya Losing $2.5 Billion Annually To Poor Governance And Corruption
By Sharon Wawira Kiburi NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is losing at least KES 270 billion…
NGO Providing Relief To Nigeria’s Persecuted Christians
It was 10 a.m. on May 16, 2018. Eunice Simon was at home with her…
Worldcoin’s Iris Scanning Technology Raises Alarms In Kenya
By Lennox Kalifungwa The Kenyan government halted operations of Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD), a crypto project…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors
by Stacy M. Brown The Oklahoma Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal challenging the dismissal of a lawsuit to secure reparations for the