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Stop & Shop Celebrates Black History Month Across Fairfield County

2015-02-09 05:41:37| Grocery - Topix.net

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with the release of its annual Profiles in Excellence brochure celebrating significant contributions to society made by African Americans. The inventors and innovators featured in this year's brochure include George Washington Carver, who developed innovative new agricultural methods for a variety of plants, peanuts being the most famous; George Crum, inventor of the first potato chips; Augustus Jackson, known as the "father of ice cream;" Alfred L. Cralle, inventor of the ice cream scoop; and Frederick Jones, who developed a portable unit for cooling the air in trucks carrying perishables.

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History of DCL program budget and grant funding

2015-02-06 17:42:39| PortlandOnline

History of Diversity and Civic Leadership Program budget and grant funding by fiscal year from FY06-07 through FY14-15. PDF Document, 246kbCategory: Additional Resources

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Nike to Re-Release 2005's Original "Black History Month" Air Force 1

2015-02-02 23:16:19| Footwear - Topix.net

Nike is celebrating a decade of its Black History Month releases - which in 2014 alone raised $1 million USD, assisting organizations that leverage sports to maximize the potential of underserved youth - with the retro release of a coveted design: 2005's original Air Force 1 "BHM." Staying true to the OG, 2015's 10th anniversary re-release offers a White/White-University Red colorway that couples a predominatley white leather upper with contrasting red accents while the Pan-African flag comes embroidered along the lateral side of the upper near the heel.

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Stop & Shop Honors African American Food Industry Innovators During Black History Month

2015-02-02 19:21:40| Grocery - Topix.net

Stop & Shop Supermarket will celebrate Black History Month this February with the release of its annual Profiles in Excellence brochure celebrating significant contributions to society made by African Americans. This year's brochure highlights African American inventors and innovators who changed the food industry.

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