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Bet You Didn’t Know These Black Celebs Had Latinx Roots
From Kid Cudi to Carmelo Anthony, these 16 celebrities are putting on for the Afro-Latinx community!
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Meet the Company Investing $300 Million in Diverse-Led Businesses
Around 1% of VC funding goes to Black founders in America*; one financial firm wants to change that.
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Why Are People Mad That Fat Joe Said Both Black & Latino People Created Hip-Hop?
Fat Joe is facing criticism because of how he remembers the origins of Hip-Hop.
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The New York Times Reviews Its Review System. Sounds Like A Nightmare For Black and People of Color
A two-year study from New York Times Guild shows Black and Latino workers received lower scores than their white counterparts
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Biden Names Woman to Lead Intelligence and Latino to Lead Department of Homeland Security
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. isn’t waiting on Trump to hand him the reins. In fact, he’s moving on with his top national security picks. On Tuesday, his transition office noted that Biden plans to name “the first Latino to lead the Department of Homeland Security, the first woman to head the intelligence community and…
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Why We Need More Women of Color Running Their Own Businesses Under a Trump Presidency
Let’s face it: Half the country has been in a funk since Nov. 9. Not only did Donald Trump become president, but he went about shoring up white supremacy as swiftly as possible. Under his leadership, hate groups have grown and protections for marginalized people have been eagerly dismantled by the administration. And people of…
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UC Berkeley Says It Will Investigate Viral Video of Police Officer Who Seized Money From Hot Dog Vendor
The University of California, Berkeley, is investigating the behavior of a campus police officer who confronted a bacon-hot-dog vendor and confiscated his earnings this past weekend. Video of the UCPD bicycle cop and the vendor had gone viral. According to the Los Angeles Times, the video was taken by Martin Flores, a Berkeley alumnus who…
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Wash. Department of Health Removes Anti-Weed Billboard After Backlash
States are trying their hardest to win the “war on drugs” and deter teens from abusing that awful drug that can destroy their lives. No, I’m not talking about alcohol, I’m talking about marijuana. And recently, Washington state, which made marijuana legal in 2016, had some explaining to do after an anti-weed billboard in Yakima…