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Students and faculty at Xavier University of Louisiana are using their production of “Carmen” to challenge long-held perceptions of opera as exclusive and inaccessible. Rooted in the university’s history and legacy, the performance highlights the role HBCUs play in expanding access to the art form while shaping its future.
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times Coreata Houser believes all his past experiences — both professional and personal — have prepared him for his current role as director of the City of Birmingham’s Department of Innovation & Economic Opportunity (IEO). “This is the only job where every single experience I’ve had in life, […]

By the Office of the Mayor of Baltimore Baltimore City is now in compliance or on track with over 83 percent of the Federal Consent Decree. Ahead of the April 23, monthly Consent Decree hearing, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Police Commissioner Richard Worley and City Solicitor Ebony M. Thompson announced that U.S. District Judge James […]
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The California/Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP (CA/HI NAACP) has expanded its efforts to respond to rising hate incidents and civil rights complaints across California, supported in part by funding from California’s Stop the Hate Program.

Newly established AMKD Coalition unites leading voices to address need to heighten awareness of APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD)