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Interracial Marriage in U.S. Hits New Record
Washington, DC— Interracial marriages in the U.S. have climbed to 4.8 million, a record 1 in 12, as a steady flow of new Asian and Hispanic immigrants expands the pool of prospective spouses. Blacks are now substantially more likely than before to marry whites. A Pew Research Center study, released Thursday, details a diversifying America [...]
Black History Facts
Rebecca Lee Crumpler graduated from the New England Female Medical College in 1864, becoming the first black woman to receive an M.D. Two years after she played the role of Dorothy Dandridge, the first African-American woman to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, perfomer Halle Berry actually became the first African-American woman to [...]
Obama’s Proposed Budget a Boon to Blacks
President Barack Obama sent a proposed $3.8 trillion budget to Congress this week that White House officials say would raise taxes for the wealthy while also uplifting African-Americans who are unemployed and trying to keep their homes out of foreclosure. Obama’s ambitious budget plan “will create security for African American families,” one White House adviser [...]
First Ever National Pretty Brown Girl Day to Be Recognized on February 25th
Nationwide– Empower a girl empowers a world. During Black History Month, a Detroit Metro based company is pushing for a national movement. Pretty Brown Girl is asking all girls and women across the United States and around the world to celebrate themselves, families and friends. This is a great way for brown girls of all [...]
Black History Facts
Soccer phenom Freddy Adu was the youngest athlete to play in a professional American sports league. The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon honored Ira Aldridge with a bronze plaque. He is the only African-American actor to receive this tribute. BET was the first African-American controlled company to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange. [...]
Job Discrimination Claims Rise to Record Level
Washington, DC– Federal job discrimination complaints rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46-year history. That’s a slight increase over the previous [...]
LA County Professional Peace Officers Association Endorses the CASE Act slated for November Ballot
Support from law enforcement, political leaders, and the faith community continues to grow for anti-human trafficking ballot initiative Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA) strongly endorsed the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act. Slated for the November 2012 ballot once qualified, the CASE Act will update California’s laws [...]
Black History Facts-Black History Month 2012
Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Tom Bradley, public servant, humanist, [...]
Obama Administration Expands Foreclosure Prevention Program
New York, NY– The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program. The administration said it was expanding eligibility for its Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP, to borrowers with higher debt loads and tripling the incentives it pays banks that reduce principal on loans. The administration also said [...]
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces End to Backlog that Slowed DNA Analysis at Justice Department Labs
San Francisco, CA– Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the California Department of Justice has cleared a backlog that slowed the analysis of DNA crime scene evidence and will now be able to perform routine analysis within 30 days, down from an average of 90 to 120 days. “DNA testing is a powerful [...]
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