Category: Racial Justice

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191785363/delano-lewis-obituary

Former NPR President and U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis has died at 84

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/03/1191872141/a-new-u-s-agency-is-a-response-to-the-fact-that-nobody-was-ready-for-the-pandemi

A new U.S. agency is a response to the fact that nobody was ready for the pandemic

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1191257504/seafarers-yacht-club-annapolis-maryland

When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1191914142/a-landmark-study-opens-a-new-possible-way-for-black-americans-to-trace-their-anc

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/black-owned-race-team-sponsors-hip-hop-50-celebration-in-the-bronx-nyc-301894954.html?fbclid=IwAR2Xkr2F1VSXLU9KCVA4HL8laA5C9EA2epgzK_tvxqE6ndZFW1z7aZATeLo

BLACK-OWNED RACE TEAM SPONSORS HIP HOP 50 CELEBRATION IN THE BRONX, NYC

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1192315392/charles-ogletree-harvard-law-professor-defense-attorney-dies

Noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree dies

https://www.schafoundation.org/executive.php?id=121

Prof Oluwatoyin Nwafor serves as the President, Sickle Cell Hope Alive Foundation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Oliver

Sheila Y. Oliver (July 14, 1952 – August 1, 2023) was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023.

https://theathletic.com/4685170/2023/07/21/haiti-womens-world-cup/

Haiti at the Women’s World Cup

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Lonnie G. Johnson is a former Air Force and NASA engineer who invented the #1 top selling water toy of all time:The Super Soaker.