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As new data shows early signs of economic recovery, black workers are being left out (cnbc.com)

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Markets cheered on Friday as new data showed a surprising decline in unemployment, but black workers have little to celebrate.  The black

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BREAKING: LMPD Chief Steve Conrad FIRED

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06.01.2020 DEATH IN LOUISVILLE—DAVID McATEE MURDERED—CONTINUED PROTEST GATHERING

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Compiled by Michael R. Hicks, Lead Editor, TheLENS Louisville Metro Police and Kentucky National Guard personnel shot and killed McAtee,

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NAACP Suing Pennsylvania, Claiming Method Of Counting Prisoners Dilutes African-American Political Clout (KDKA-CBS Pittsburgh)

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Median wealth of black Americans ‘will fall to zero by 2053’, warns report (theguardian.com)

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Originally published by Jamiles Lartey, theguardian.com09/13/2017 Growing up in the projects of Baltimore in the 1980s, things like savings accounts,

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Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Conversation with Dr. Terence Lester, June 21st, West Louisville Forum

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

Christianity and Critical Race Theory: Footnotes with Jemar Tisby

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

O.P.E.N. to SCKY 2023

Happy Juneteenth!

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