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Apryl Sims and Amelia Keeling
APRYL SIMMS (Right), Mother of 2 children and General Manager of ” SIMPLY WHOLESOME”. She is a native of Los Angeles. She attended Manchester Ave Elementary School, Howard University as a Marketing Major and has been with Simply Wholesome since 2005. Her family motto is: “I care & I Share” AMELIA KEELING (Left), is a social media specialist, […]
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#OscarsSoWhite: Academy Head Vows ‘Big Change’ Coming After Backlash
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs has responded to criticism that the Oscars aren’t diverse enough, saying in a statement Monday night that the organization is pursuing “dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership.” “I am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion,” Isaacs, who is black, […]
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Black Students In The U.S. Get Criminalized While White Students Get Treatment
When black and white kids act up or display troubling behavior at schools, teachers and administrators often address it with differing responses split along racial lines, new research shows. Black students are more likely to be punished with suspensions, expulsions or referrals to law enforcement, a phenomenon that helps funnel kids into the criminal justice […]
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Dr. Gerald Horne
Dr. Gerald Horne is an African American historian, author, and Communist who currently holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He received his PhD from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a frequent contributor to Political Affairs […]
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Betty Arnold
Betty Arnold, retired in 2015, after 32 years at Xerox Corporation. During her last 10 years at Xerox, she lead strategic projects and delivered numerous training modules focused on improving bottom-line performance. In the prior twenty-two years of her career, she had numerous operational finance roles, including being a CFO for a global $8 Billion business. In addition, Betty was active in giving Xerox management […]
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Dawn Sutherland
Dawn completed a 32 year career with XEROX CORPORATION where she worked from the USA, to Guam, to England. She spent the last 10 years of her career as Vice President of Finance for the Western United States providing financial leadership. Her financial expertise was instrumental in creating strategic business models that grew market share, […]
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In Climate Move, Obama to Halt New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will announce on Friday a halt to new coal mining leases on public lands as it considers an overhaul of the program that could lead to increased costs for energy companies and a slowdown in extraction, according to an administration official. The move would represent a significant setback for the […]
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Ex-Congressman Solicits $80,000 From For-Profit Colleges for Court Paper Aimed At Shielding Fraud
The Republican ex-congressman who now works as the chief lobbyist for the troubled for-profit college industry has ushered in the new year with an email asking for-profit college owners to finance a legal brief aimed at limiting the legal risk of companies in fraud cases. The amount that Steve Gunderson, CEO of the industry trade […]
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Rev. William D. Smart Jr.
Rev. William D. Smart Jr. is currently Co-Pastor of the Christ Liberation Ministries in Los Angeles. He also is Director of External Training and Outreach at the Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy a nationally recognized nonprofit organization. Rev. Smart has pastored CME congregations in Birmingham, Alabama, Apex; North Carolina, Forest City, Arkansas; Jackson, Tennessee Norfolk, […]
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Congresswoman Maxine Waters is considered by many to be one of the most powerful women in American politics today. She has gained a reputation as a fearless and outspoken advocate for women, children, people of color and the poor. Elected in November 2014 to her thirteenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives with more than […]
