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Jennifer Childress
Before coming to UNCF, Jennifer served as managing director of development at Communities in Schools Los Angeles, an organization dedicated to surrounding students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Mientras que hay, she launched the organization’s first Giving Tuesday fundraising initiative, doubled annual campaign revenues and significantly […]
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Obamacare revisión sería reducir el número de asegurados por 24 millones de, proyecto CBO
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act would lower the number of Americans with health insurance by 24 million while reducing the federal deficit by $337 billion by 2026, congressional budget analysts said Monday. According to a Congressional Budget Office projection, 14 million fewer people would have health insurance next […]
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Filmmaker Says This New Video Of Mike Brown Challenges Ferguson Police Narrative
A documentary filmmaker has obtained previously unreleased surveillance footage that he said disproves the police narrative of the events that led to the death of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot to death by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2014. Film director Jason Pollock debuted “Stranger Fruit,” a documentary that examines Brown’s story from his family’s […]
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African American Museum gets final green light to start construction in Charleston
The International African American Museum got its final green light from the Board of Architectural Review to start construction, although some budget challenges have to be overcome before work actually starts. The city board unanimously gave the project its final approval Wednesday. The next step is to nail down a cost estimate, which organizers hope won’t […]
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General de Jeff y Uchenna Nworgu
Uchenna Nworgu is the founder and CEO of African Focus Inc., (AFI) a nonprofit organization in California committed to intercultural exchange, la educación y el empoderamiento económico. The organization also embarks on medical missions and collaboration with various organizations. It has recently concluded a joint project with Her Excellency Patience Jonathan to provide over 500 wheel […]
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Fundación Harriet Tubman lanza campaña de crowdfunding para comprar recién descubierto de fotos
A new crowdfunding effort hopes to #BringHarrietHome. El martes (De marzo 7), the Harriet Tubman Home launched an online campaign, aimed at raising $25,000 to help buy a newly discovered photo of Tubman, which goes up for sale later this month. The photo, believed to have been taken when Tubman was in her ’40s, is expected to […]
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Percell Keeling & Apryl Simms – Simplemente Sano
Percell Keeling, founded Simply Wholesome in 1984. Originally the Nutrition Center inside Jack Lalane in 1981. He attended Morningside High School where he ran track and received a scholarship for college. He graduated from UCLA in 1975. Apryl Simms is the General Manager of Simply Wholesome and has been there since 2005. She is a native […]
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Chance the Rapper donates $1 million to Chicago Public Schools
After a disappointing meeting with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner last Friday to discuss recently announced cuts to school funding, Chance the Rapper has decided to address the issue himself. The Chicago-bred rapper, whose full name is Chancelor Bennett, announced in a news conference Monday that he would be donating $1 million to the […]
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El racismo no tiene cabida en las deliberaciones del jurado, Encuentra Tribunal Supremo
In a decision that should send ripples through the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Constitution empowers judges in criminal cases to scrutinize racist statements made by jurors during jury deliberations. Such deliberations, held in secret and without the presence of judges, are largely shielded from court review under the […]
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Robert C. Farrell
Robert C. Farrell Farrell was born in Natchez, Misisipí, on October 1, 1936, and moved with his family to New Orleans and Newark, Nueva Jersey, before settling in Los Angeles, where he attended Los Angeles High School, graduating in 1954. He enlisted in the Navy and in 1956 was promoted to midshipman. After his service, he received a Navy scholarship […]
