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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Business News

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs under conservative pressure, and the nation’s oldest…
Posted by John McCarthy February 15, 2025
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
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Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also…
Posted by John McCarthy January 20, 2025
VIDE’s Division of Cultural Education launches ‘collaboration with American ancestors’
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VIDE’s Division of Cultural Education launches ‘collaboration with American ancestors’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) Division of Virgin Islands Cultural Education is proud to announce the launch of an exciting collaboration with American Ancestors – A…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2025
Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’
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Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett protested the nonvoting status of the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories Friday— sparking mixed reactions after she accused the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list
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Cassava in Haiti, Cuba and three other nations placed on UNESCO cultural heritage list

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Finally, some good news for Haiti courtesy of the United Nations cultural organization and its annual list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The group, which previously recognized…
Posted by John McCarthy December 6, 2024
Trump plans squad to fire the generals he hates
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Military News

Trump plans squad to fire the generals he hates

WEST PALM BEACH — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is looking at ways to make good on his promise to purge the military of “woke” generals—including a draft executive order…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2024
First woman to head Southcom steps down, passes baton to first African-American commander
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First woman to head Southcom steps down, passes baton to first African-American commander

MIAMI — When four-star Army Gen. Laura Richardson became the first woman to lead the U.S. Southern Command three years ago, she inherited all of the concerns of her most…
Posted by John McCarthy November 9, 2024
The 44 Percent: FMU aviation museum, marijuana arrests, Haitian art and more
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The 44 Percent: FMU aviation museum, marijuana arrests, Haitian art and more

MIAMI — On Sunday, after the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys as quarterback Brock Purdy was giving an on-camera interview to NBC Sports, Niners’ defensive lineman Nick Bosa…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2024
Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Slavery reparations: Where do Europe and the United States stand?

LONDON — Discussions on reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism are gaining momentum, with Caribbean and African nations calling on former colonial powers to engage on the issue. From the 15th to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify
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King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ slavery past as calls for reparations intensify

APIA, Samoa — King Charles said today the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024

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