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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Some observers believe the calls for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd and the global awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement have contributed mightily to the rise in enrollment at HBCUs.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are excited to begin reactivating the Poetry Foundation building by illuminating its exterior with a bold, interactive installation,” said Michelle T. Boone, Poetry Foundation president. “While our events remain virtual this fall for our local, national, and international audiences, this installation signals a new way for Chicagoans to engage with us as we look ahead to reintroducing the space, and the Foundation to our communities.”

POST NEWS GROUP - Victim services providers, including DV shelters and rape crisis centers, faced an influx of survivors seeking services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — “I am more than enthusiastic to welcome Dena to the Toro community, and I cannot wait for all of our student-athletes to meet this phenomenal leader,” Franklin said in an opening statement. “It takes a village to raise an associate vice president/director of athletics with the breadth and depth of experience Dena brings to the space. I want to thank Dr. Kurt Patberg, senior vice president of Athletics Staffing and Consultants, who assisted us with our national search. I would also like to thank the search committee led by CSUDH Title IX Officer Elizabeth Schrock for their attention to detail and commitment to advance Toros Athletics.”

ROLLINGOUT.COM — You have parents who are just good. And you can recognize that right away, you will have other parents who let their anxiety overtake them. You know, I saw a lot of seriously ill children. The concerns of a dying child are very different than their parents. They’re thinking, can I go back to school next week? Not am I going to be alive in a month? And you need to understand what people are concerned about and listen to it, and respond to that and the anxiety.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Narrated by Phylicia Rashād, TWENTY PEARLS journeys through 113 provocative years. Only 40 years past the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, nine Black college women enrolled at Howard University where they organized and built a sisterhood in 1908.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Last year, the U.S. experienced a reckoning moment with racial equity and injustice,” said Fred Penny, president of Bimbo Bakeries USA. “BBU acknowledged our responsibility to do more within our organization and our communities. We have taken the last nine months to engage and learn from our diverse associates and thoughtfully consider how we could have the broadest impact.”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Award-winning poet, author, and editor Kwame Dawes, PhD hopes new readers will connect with American Life in Poetry by finding columns that are approachable and speak to their interests, particularly for new poetry readers. With over 60 different themes that can be combined while searching, users can find a poem that speaks to gardening and unrequited love from the archive which includes more than 800 poems.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — From rock and roll to blues, jazz, and hip-hop, music is as much the African American way of life as the afro was Black people's style in the 1970s. Finally honoring that history, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has opened in Nashville, Tenn.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Spurred in part by the success of general audience titles like, “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” by Lemony Snicket and “A Wrinkle in Time,” by Madeleline L’Engle (which was each produced as a film), the category also includes books by African American authors that explore themes familiar to Black teens. Following the relative success of the first part of his series for young adults, Hoover’s newest entry into the fray, "He Was My Hero, Too," shares many of the same themes.