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Whites maintain grip on leadership roles in Philly | The Philadelphia Tribune

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019African American Economics, African American Employment ...

Michael D’Onofrio, Tribune Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Tribune | Octavius V. Catto Memorial, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA. Featured Image [dropcap]Philadelphia[/dropcap] government’s workforce is nearly half Black and overwhelmingly male, while white employees dominate leadership positions, the majority of which females hold. The Kenney administration released its 2018 Workforce Diversity Profile report on Friday, which gave […]

Rashidah De Vore Launches X On Demand: An Ingenious Cross Between Netflix and Black Twitter | The Network Journal

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

When Writer/Photographer/Content Creator Rashidah De Vore found difficulty getting her projects picked up by different companies and producers, she did what any self-respecting, entrepreneurial-minded woman would do: she created her own way.

Black Workers Had Long Shaky History With Fed Jobs Before Shutdown | Atlanta Black Star

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Economics, KOLUMN ...

Associated Press, Atlanta Black Star | In this Jan. 10, 2019 file photo Cheryl Monroe, right, a Food and Drug Administration employee, and Bertrice Sanders, a Social Security Administration employee, rally to call for an end to the partial government shutdown in Detroit. Paul Sancya/AP Photo. Featured Image [dropcap]DETROIT[/dropcap] (AP) — For Cheryl Monroe and […]

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind review – Chiwetel Ejiofor’s charming directorial debut | The Guardian

January 28, 2019March 23, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The actor’s first film behind the camera is a stirring adaptation of a William Kamkwamba memoir telling an astonishing story of triumph in Malawi.

How the 1% profit off of racial economic inequality | The Guardian

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Economics, African American Wealth ...

The racial wealth divide is bringing down median wealth, while wealth at the very top soars.

“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress | AFRO

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“There’s always solidarity. But I think this year is unique because you have so many women of color, and women from diverse backgrounds, and women who have broken so many glass ceilings.”

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Brought Changes to Rikers. Now It Has Led to a $3 Million Settlement. | The New York Times

January 25, 2019January 27, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform ...

New York City has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Kalief Browder, the young Bronx man whose detention on Rikers Island became a symbol of the breakdown in criminal justice in New York and fueled the drive to ban solitary confinement for youths in the city’s jails.

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