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Donald Trump The former American football star put forward and failed Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, as an ambassador of the United States in the Bahamas.”Herschel, ambassador to our athletes in our youth, our youth, men and women and women of our nation,” Trump wrote in Trump A post the social platform in the truth. “We know that Georgia (Walker’s home situation) and all our nations, proud, because it will always put America first!”Else, Trump welcomed Walker as a “NFL great” and said that the 1992 Winter Olympiad was a member of the US Bobsled team.There are currently there is…

PHOENIX — Ayra Hackett is a name many may not be familiar with but her contributions to the state and community were meaningful.During the 1930s, she helped provide a voice to Arizona’s Black community with the first Black, female-owned newspaper in the state — the Arizona Gleam.Sadly, her life was cut short but her legacy remains.“She had a vision, and she had a drive and tenacity to create something where other people couldn’t see opportunity being,” said Dr. Anthony Pratcher, Secretary of George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center and an Honors Faculty Fellow at ASU’s Barrett Honors College.Hackett was…

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. On the 117th anniversary of the lynching of Homer G. Blackwell in North Little Rock, the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement unveiled a historical marker at an intersection near Main Street, where he was killed.”We’re here to recognize Homer G. Blackwell, who was known locally as Homer G. Blackman. We’re here to recognize his humanity,” said Kwami Abdul-Bey, co-founder of the Arkansas Peace & Justice Memorial Movement.Blackwell was lynched after returning to North Little Rock, known as Argenta in 1906, after he was…

Delaware will identify six construction projects to bid out under a Community Workforce Agreement, including a multi-million rebuild of the Hodgson Vo-Tech High School. | DBT PHOTO BY KATIE TABELING DOVER – Gov. John Carney signed an amendment to the state bond and capital improvement spending bill into law, but the legislation included a controversial Community Workforce Agreement pilot program for six state construction projects. Community Workforce Agreements, also called Project Labor Agreements, are pre-hire agreements between contractors and subcontractors and local labor organizations for specific construction projects. Under the signed Senate Bill 35, the Office of Management and Budget…

  After winning the $52 million jackpot in 2010, Miguel Pilgram of the Pilgram Group used his earnings to start a real estate company. Now, the entrepreneur is using his real estate knowledge to invest that money back into a Fort Lauderdale, Florida community that was once known for its thriving Black businesses, reports Black Enterprise. Photo credit: Mike Stocker/AP Pilgram says he is committed to rebuilding Sistrunk Boulevard, which is referred to as the “historical heartbeat of Fort Lauderdale’s oldest Black community.” It is named after James Sistrunk, a Black physician who helped to open the first African American…

Updated 2024-06-04T18:34:51Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. In 1889, 46 Hawaiians moved to Salt Lake City to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After facing discrimination, the settlers relocated to the desert, building a town called Iosepa. It was abandoned 30 years later. I toured the area and was amazed by the Hawaiians’ resilience. Ghost towns,…

Alicia Garza (right) with Janet Gallimore, executive director of the Idaho State Historical Society. Photo provided by the Idaho State Historical Society. Alicia Garza and Mamie Oliver have received 2020 Esto Perpetua Awards from the Idaho State Historical Society. Garza is a professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages. Oliver was a professor of social work, sociology and education at Boise State from 1972 to 1988. She was the university’s first tenured Black professor. The award – the state’s highest for history – honors those who have made significant contributions to the preservation of Idaho history through professional accomplishments,…

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The Brough Brothers, Christian, Victor, and Bryson Yarbrough at Brough Brothers Distillery.LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brough Brothers Distillery, the first and only Black-owned distillery in the state of Kentucky, opened its doors for business earlier this month in Louisville.The distillery was founded by Victor, Bryson, and Christian Yarbrough, three brothers born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. They wanted to produce quality bourbon whiskey in an industry that has thus far remained largely inaccessible to minority entrepreneurs. They are committed to supporting other local businesses in an effort to revitalize the West End neighborhood in which Brough Brothers…

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