The most recent round of testing in the state of California has revealed a disturbing statistic: Three out of 4 black boys failed to meet the reading and writing requirements, and more than half of them scored in the lowest category on the English portion of the test.
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Colorism as Racism: Garvey, Du Bois and the Other Color Line – Black Perspectives
One hundred years ago this month, Marcus Mosiah Garvey and thirteen associates gathered in a Harlem basement to found the New York branch of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
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Minorities Who ‘Whiten’ Résumés More Likely to Get Interview – The Root
“Whitening” is an all-encompassing term for when prospective employees scrub their résumés of anything that might indicate their race. Applicants with cultural names will sometimes use their initials.
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10 Thriving Black Towns You Didn’t Learn About In History Class – Atlanta Black Star
African American innovations were not touched upon enough by our history teachers.
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In 2017 State of Black America report, Blacks show slight gain – New York Amsterdam News
Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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Two Sisters Created the Only Luxury Chocolate Brand Made in Africa – Shoppe Black
Although West African countries produce over seventy percent of world’s cocoa, I’ll bet you can’t name one African chocolate brand. Why? Because most of the Continent’s cocoa is exported to foreign countries that produce their own brands.
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Atlanta’s Controversial ‘Cityhood’ Movement – The Atlantic
Recent border battles have once again redrawn the lines of the metro area.
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Afropreneurs: This Startup Is Helping Millennials Find Hassle-Free Apartment Rentals – Okay Africa
For most students and young professionals, first apartments are a painful rite of passage. The lessons often start after the first week: a sputtering air conditioner or the sinking realization that mice are noisy roommates.
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Ferguson, Missouri, Declines to Elect First Black Mayor – NBC News
Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, re-elected Mayor James Knowles III on Tuesday in the first election since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
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I Quit My Job Because I Didn’t Belong There – Okay Africa
It’s easy to cite issues at work, office politics, and other personal/professional situations as reasons to leave one’s job. The hardest thing to do is to admit to yourself that you’ve had a role to play in all of it – simply because your life is a reflection of the choices you make.
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