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        <title>Presidents&#039; Day Rally Against Trump Administration&#039;s Practices and His Assault Against the African-American Community</title>
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                <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WASHINGTON DC&amp;rsquo;S NEWLY-APPOINTED AME BISHOP REGINALD T. JACKSON UNITES AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY, LEADERS FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE NAACP DEFENSE FUND, CONGREGANTS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AT AME METROPOLITAN CHURCH IN WASHINGTON, DC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>APTMetrics Shifts Workforce DEI Conversations From Why to How</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/aptmetrics-shifts-workforce-dei-conversations-from-why-to-how-21218125</link>
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                <description>Highly regarded HR consultancy&#039;s expertise featured on HBR.org on how to create diverse, equitable and inclusive workforces for the 21st century</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Community Leaders Work to Bridge the Racial Divide</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/community-leaders-work-to-bridge-the-racial-divide-21175869</link>
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                <description>Leaders suggest economic inclusion and improving education outcomes to lift Black communities</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>BACK TO SCHOOL IN A PANDEMIC - New National Study Includes 50-City Review of School Systems &#039;Beating the Odds&#039; for Black, Latino, and Low-Income Students</title>
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                <description>BACK TO SCHOOL IN A PANDEMIC -  Analyzes Year-End Remote Learning Practices in COVID-19 Era</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Black Lives Action Project Creates Petition to Make the Senseless Killing of Civilians by Police a Federal Crime</title>
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                <description>Civil Unrest Requires Tangible Justice </description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Internet Shutdowns Around the World: Where, Why, and How to Withstand Them</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/internet-shutdowns-around-the-world-where-why-and-how-to-withstand-them-21081313</link>
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                <description>Digital privacy expert reviews the most prominent internet shutdowns of 2019</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dr. Janice Underwood Named as Keynote Speaker at Urban League&#039;s 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Honoring Community Leaders</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/dr-janice-underwood-named-as-keynote-speaker-at-urban-leagues-36th-21055663</link>
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                <description>Theme: Reimagine the Future, &quot;The Fierce Urgency of Now&quot;</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tribute to the Honorable Elijah Cummings</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/tribute-to-the-honorable-elijah-cummings-21019481</link>
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                <description>The NANBPWC, Inc. Grieves the Loss of an Honorable Statesman</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Indigenous Palm Oil Farmers Urge French Government to Reconsider Position on Palm Oil Biofuels</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/indigenous-palm-oil-farmers-urge-french-government-to-reconsider-20805176</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>No Legal Ramifications for Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination in 28 States</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/no-legal-ramifications-for-anti-gay-housing-discrimination-in-28-states-20605703</link>
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                <description>While 28 States Provide No Non-Discrimination Housing Laws To Protect LGBT Members, GayRealEstate.com Is Dedicated to Matching Members of the LGBTQ Community With Gay, Lesbian and Gay-Friendly Realtors Offering Free Buyers Representation.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Day Translations Inc. the Language Services Provider Offers Priority Assistance for Separated Families</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/day-translations-inc-the-language-services-provider-offers-priority-20544926</link>
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                <description>Day Translations Has Reached Out to The ACLU, KIND, the Young Center For Immigrant Children&#039;s Rights, and RAICES</description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dr. Norman Quintero Promises to Fight for the Most Disadvantaged Families in California</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/dr-norman-quintero-promises-to-fight-for-the-most-disadvantaged-20506750</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 01:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>A Protest on Religious Discrimination and Human Rights Violation</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/a-protest-on-religious-discrimination-and-human-rights-violation-20400813</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Announcing the Launch of the 2018 Campaign &#039;HARASSMENT ENDS NOW&#039;</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/announcing-the-launch-of-the-2018-campaign-harassment-ends-now-20114095</link>
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                <description>JOIN THE 2018 CAMPAIGN TO END HARASSMENT</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Blessed Herbs Cafe and Mount Zion Rastafarian Church Announce Launch of First Holiday Season Food and Cash Drive</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/blessed-herbs-cafe-and-mount-zion-rastafarian-church-announce-launch-20096801</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Re-Enacted Portrait of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes in Iconic 1971 Pose of Female Empowerment and Equal Rights Taken by Daniel Bagan Accepted Into Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Collection</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/re-enacted-portrait-of-gloria-steinem-and-dorothy-pittman-hughes-in-19994171</link>
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                <description>The image of women, now in their 70s, side-by-side with fists raised in message of equal rights, resonates with power for a new generation</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI) Brings MOBItalks to the Bronx to Empower Black Gay Men</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/mobilizing-our-brothers-initiative-mobi-brings-mobitalks-to-the-bronx-19982339</link>
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                <description>MOBI Continues Its Mission to Support Gay Men of Color Throughout New York City </description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI): A New Series Empowering Black, Gay Men is Tackling Trump&#039;s America</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/mobilizing-our-brothers-initiative-mobi-a-new-series-empowering-black-19919401</link>
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                <description>Series will feature discussions with Emil Wilbekin, Karamo Brown, Richard Brookshire, Rico Pruitt, and a creative performance from &quot;queer conscious&quot; rapper, Jay Boogie
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>The Last Four Letters of American Are &#039;I CAN&#039;</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/the-last-four-letters-of-american-are-i-can-19871167</link>
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                <description>Ron Price, Statesman and former Dallas School Board alumni, shares his views regarding the right to free speech.</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Israeli-Americans in Nevada Champion Anti-Discrimination Bill to Final Passage</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/israeli-americans-in-nevada-champion-anti-discrimination-bill-to-final-19577717</link>
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                <description>Nevada to become 20th state to combat the BDS movement as bill heads to governor for signature</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Hope and Life Press Announces WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR FAITH? AMERICA&#039;S 21st CENTURY ALT-RIGHT AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL DOCTRINE</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/hope-and-life-press-announces-who-are-you-what-is-your-faith-americas-19180886</link>
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                <description>Maltese-American HLP founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela challenges American Christians to ask if the Gospel of Trump is compatible to the Gospel of Christ. Using empirical data, she shows how the American people of faith draw the line bounded by devotion to politicians, while violating the fundamental human rights of racial and religious minorities, immigrants, refugees, and women.</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Main Street March for Human Rights</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/main-street-march-for-human-rights-18681213</link>
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                <description>Small towns across the country are organizing for human rights. </description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>OutSolve and America&#039;s Job Exchange Announce Partnership</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/outsolve-and-americas-job-exchange-announce-partnership-18666395</link>
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                <description>OFCCP Compliance Solution Providers Unite</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Africans Speak Out Against the Mass Circumcision Campaign</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/africans-speak-out-against-the-mass-circumcision-campaign-17832333</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Black Entrepreneur Creates Trafek.com - an Online Marketplace Designed to Recirculate $1 Trillion Dollars Back in to Black Communities</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/black-entrepreneur-creates-trafek-com-an-online-marketplace-designed-15531532</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>American Seniors Association Responds to Age Comments by Former Arizona Senator</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>With Orlando Massacre, Premiere of New Amazon Series Conveys Powerful Message of Acceptance</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/with-orlando-massacre-premiere-of-new-amazon-series-conveys-powerful-12435987</link>
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                <description>After the deadliest mass shooting in history, the premiere of the new show &#039;Back Stabber&#039; has come at the perfect time, bringing a powerful message surrounding acceptance, anti-bullying and embracing who you are.</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>The Homeless in Florida Defy All Odds</title>
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                <description> It has been a long and rugged road, but the homeless proved that they could help each other since 2008. They have helped pioneer many new methods that are working.The numbers in rural America continue to increase.The Mission in Citrus has helped lead the way in innovative projects that work to reduce the numbers.They have just reached a 73% employment rate , which is unheard of for shelters in the US. After deducting children in the women&#039;s house, the rate is 90%. They have reason to be proud.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 22:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>​New National Report Shows Mobile Devices Can Be Path to Success for Disadvantaged Young Black and Latino Males</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/new-report-shows-mobile-devices-could-be-path-to-success-for-young-11304576</link>
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                <description>&quot;Heard, Not Judged&quot; is a national report about young men of color and their need for information and services to better their lives. It&#039;s part of President Obama&#039;s My Brother&#039;s Keeper Initiative.  </description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 20:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>3rd Annual New Roseland Hospital Legislative Breakfast Promotes Party Unity</title>
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                <description>Political leaders from the Democratic and Republican parties joined together at the 3rd Annual New Roseland Community Hospital Legislative Breakfast to commit to solving the financial issues facing all Safety Net Hospitals and the State of Illinois.</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 18:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>George Martorano Has Been Added as a Featured Speaker to the TEDxPenn at the University of PA</title>
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                <description>George Martorano, self-taught prolific writer, poet, educator, and mentor is appearing as a featured speaker tomorrow, April 10, during the TEDxPenn event hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. Martorano, who was recently released from prison after serving a ridiculous 32-year sentence for a non-violent offense without a chance for parole, endured one of the saddest tragedies ever handed down in the American justice system. https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/17048 - Event is open to the public.</description>
        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2016 18:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Americans Demand Resignation of Noah Mamet Over Passport Refusal</title>
                    <link>https://www.pressrelease.com/news/americans-demand-resignation-of-noah-mamet-over-passport-refusal-7806721</link>
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                <description>Allegations Surface of Shady Dealings. Argentines Want Him Out for Meddling in Their Politics. American Foreign Service Association Sues To Block His Installation as Ambassador.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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