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Jo Ann Hardesty Officially Becomes the First African-American Woman to Serve on Portland City Council
2019-01-09 20:56:00| PortlandOnline
Rachel Monahan in Willamette Week, January 2, 2018
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Jo Ann Hardesty Officially Becomes the First African-American Woman to Serve on Portland City Council - from Willamette Week News
2019-01-03 00:03:54| PortlandOnline
Suicide Rates Doubled Among African-American Children Ages 5 to 11 Since 1993
2015-06-04 05:41:54| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers have found that rates of suicide among African-American children, specifically boys, have doubled since 1993, surpassing the rates among white children which dropped over the same period. The study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics Tuesday, was based on data obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which gives a breakdown of causes of death in 657 cases of suicide among children ages five to 11 between 1993 and 2012, 84 percent of whom were boys.
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Fourth Circuit Orders Class Certification for African-American Steelworkers - Again
2015-05-27 19:20:57| Steel - Topix.net
For the second time, the Fourth Circuit has determined that African-American employees at a South Carolina steel plant are entitled to Rule 23 class certification. In Brown v.
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After years as a "black" city, Richmond's African-American population declining
2015-05-22 21:04:56| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Richmond flatlands have always been gritty -- ramshackle homes, trash-strewn lots and violence that kept local police busy. It's what sent many white residents fleeing this city starting in the '60s, leaving behind a black population that by 1990 comprised nearly half of Richmond's residents.
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