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Winners from Friendship Place’s Black History Month Arts Contest!
We are so impressed with all the beautiful art submissions for this year’s Black History Month Arts Contest! Participants from Valley Place submitted their designs for a chance to win…
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#BlackHistoryMonth Essential Reading List
Black History Month is here, and we are proud to share our Essential Reading List, brought to you by our Anti-Racism Task Force team. Reading is a great way to…
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Washington’s Most Notable Black Figures
February is black history month February is Black History Month – a great time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African Americans, and recognize the immense impact people of…
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Anti-Racism Training Series 2024
Our Work on Anti-Racism Friendship Place launched its Anti-Racism Training Series in October 2020 to educate staff, community groups, and individuals throughout the country about the ways in which the intentional misrepresentation…
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Exploring Freedom, Justice, and Democracy on Juneteenth with Friendship Place
As we commemorate Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, it’s crucial to reflect on the fundamental values that this historic day…
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Understanding their LGBTQ clients is important to the people at Friendship Place
By John Kelly Columnist January 4, 2022 at 1:29 p.m. EST The Pride flag is pretty, but if there isn’t an understanding of how to treat the people it represents,…
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