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Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney’s first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black. “She understands that this is a princess who is African American,” said Alford, who is black and ...
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Blacks and Latinos - especially those living in major metropolitan cities - are at a higher risk of defaulting on their mortgages or foreclosing on their homes, according to a recent study. The White Paper, authored by UCLA professor Raul Hinojosa ...
*This film is as dangerous as it is offensive, and it is not representative of any community, past or present. The narrative about a young, unloved victim is intellectually and socially dishonest.
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There was a time when a black man had to purchase a suit if he dared ask a store clerk to take one into a fitting room in downtown Washington. “The store manager thought that if a black man tried on clothing it would make it unsellable to a white ...
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Addressed to Senator John Kerry, Chairman, The Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate. As an esteemed member of the Senate, as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as an advocate for human rights and democracy, we ...
The country's spiraling unemployment rate is taking a particular toll on men as the recession continues to roil male-dominated industries, such as manufacturing and construction. This "he-cession," as it's sometimes called, has hit African-American ...
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Campus organizations, including the NAACP and Intercultural and Diversity Affairs, brought speakers Monday to discuss the current social standing of blacks in America, both in and out of college. Omega Psi Phi and the Black History Month Committee ...
