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Indigenous Designers Are Growing Platforms for Change
Thunder Voice Hat Co., based out of Long Beach, CA, creates upcycled hats crafted with the artistry of…
Senate Confirms Jackson as First Black Woman on U.S. Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday (April 7) as the first Black woman to…
New York Warehouse Workers Vote To Form First U.S. Union At Amazon
Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the…
Founder Of Self-Driving Vehicle Startup Is Working To Make Healthcare Services More Accessible
Frederick Akphoghene is a Nigerian immigrant and founder of JeGO Technologies, Inc., a company that designs and manufactures…
U.S. Venture Capital Funds Founded by Minority Women Band Together For Change
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Four venture capital funds founded by women of color in…
‘Enough’s Enough’: Tight U.S. Job Market Triggers Strikes for More Pay
By Ben Klayman (Reuters) – Thousands of workers remain on strike across the United States demanding higher pay…
Afghan All-girl Robotics Team Members, Journalists Land in Mexico
Since the recent Taliban takeover, many countries have scrambled to evacuate Afghan citizens trying to flee the country.…
Thousands March On Washington In Voting Rights Push
To commemorate the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I have a dream speech, thousands marched in…
Facebook to Buy $100 Million Worth of Unpaid Invoices Small Businesses Owned by Women and Minorities
Facebook announced that starting October 1st, They will be funding a hundred million dollars in invoices on an…