Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) is hosting its Annual Day of Giving in commemoration of the 1887 Strikes. In 1887 in Thibodaux, Louisiana Black sugar cane workers went on strike to protest the harsh working conditions, long hours and unfair wages. For three weeks 10,000 workers went on strike, turning into what is now known as
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Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Credit Company are taking part in the Congressional HBCU Partnership Challenge, which is designed to promote corporate engagement and support for HBCUs. The main goal of the initiative is to help students develop new career opportunities and to improve diversity and inclusion across all industries. Emphasis will also be
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has settled a 15-year-old federal discrimination lawsuit. The bill will give $577 million over the next ten years to the state’s four HBCUs — Bowie State University, Coppin State University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Morgan State University. Hogan had previously vetoed a similar bill, attributing his decision to
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“Judas and the Black Messiah” director Shaka King and star Dominique Fishback talk about making the film and King tells Amanpour why he thinks studios didn’t want to make it at first.
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John Berman speaks with Diane Abbott, a UK Labour Party member and the first Black female member of Parliament, about the royal family’s response to the interview Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey.
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History Refocused: Oscar James Dunn was one of 1,500 Black men elected to office during the Civil War Reconstruction period. Black voter turnout was at a high, thanks to a big push from President Lincoln and Congressional Republicans.
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An investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead in a rolled-up gym mat eight years ago, has been reopened, according to Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk.
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Television host W. Kamau Bell speaks to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and John Berman about a campaign he was featured in, which addresses combating vaccine misinformation in the Black community.
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A Goldman Sachs report shows Black American women hold 90% less wealth than White American men. As a result of the data, Goldman Sachs is investing $10 billion to change those disparities.
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