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In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors
Toronto Star· 6 days agoIn a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land...
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Richmond News· 2 days agoPuerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people...
Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, has died
ABC7 New York· 6 days agoLongtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women...
How boot camps are helping to address the historic gap in internet access on US tribal lands
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 7 days agoThere’s a home movie theater with orange walls and plush recliners at the top of a steep hill on...
Biden praises longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoLongtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women...
Bangladeshi students rise up in revolt, but a wider movement against the government looks unlikely
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoThis economic growth improved the lives of millions of Bangladeshi citizens, cutting the rate of poverty from 31.4% in 2010 to 18.7% by 2022. However, many argue that this ...
US representative Sheila Jackson Lee dies aged 74
Gazette & Herald, Ryedale· 6 days agoMs Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, died in Houston on Friday night with her family around her, her chief of staff confirmed. At the time, Ms Jackson Lee said: “The road ahead will not ...
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Toronto Star· 2 days agoPuerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, curls, locs, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory ...
Judge approves referendum sought by slave descendants to challenge rezoning of island community
AOL· 3 days agoA Georgia county has asked a judge to block a referendum sought by residents of one of the South's last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of slave descendants, who are ...
Jann Arden helps Build Hope at affordable housing fundraiser
The Abbotsford News· 3 days agoA night of music, hope and community spirit awaits at the Building Hope Gala Concert, featuring...