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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children. Panelists from Brazil, Kenya, and Jamaica discussed the importance of empowering communities in the African diaspora. I shared about my great-grandmother, “Lil Mama,” who was born in Louisiana 30 years after the end of slavery and lived until 108.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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At the time, 80 percent of all Black freshmen students were dropping out after their first year in the engineering program. The first international chapter was established in London in 1992 and the NSBE has since expanded to Ghana, Nigeria, Canada, Germany, China, Jamaica, Trinidad, and more. Barnette, Jr.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

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For the first time in nearly 50 years I was unable to be at Kol Nidre Service in Temple, and needless to say I was so happy to attend a service from my own home. We are watching from San Antonio with 2 of our children having the Swine Flu. This is where I belong tonight, but is the first time in my life that I am not in shul.

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