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Nikema Williams Announces $1,400 Payments to Vets | Atlanta Daily World
Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) announced that many Georgians who receive Veterans’ benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Georgians have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan
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National Wildlife Federation Celebrates Earth Day 2021 in Birmingham
By Jacqueline Gray Miller Earth is an exceptional place. It’s our home. Home to diverse people and cultures, plants and animals, and deserves to be celebrated every day of the year. It’s been over 50 years since the first Earth Day (1970), when people around the nation took to the streets to use
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Woodfin Pardons More Than 15,000 With Marijuana Convictions
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday pardoned more than 15,000 individuals with closed misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions between 1990 and 2020. Woodfin formed a Pardons for Progress program in 2019, an initiative designed to remove barriers to
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Indiana business and community partnership for Racial Equity commends Holcomb on new bill | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Indiana Business and Community Partnership for Racial Equity, a coalition comprised of major Hoosier employers and advocacy organizations, released this statement following Governor Eric Holcomb’s signing of HB 1006: “We appreciate Representative Greg Steuerwald and Indiana Black Legislative
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
DMX Had to Be Revived Three Times After Heart Attack, Source Says | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Desiree Murphy, ET Online DMX remains hospitalized after suffering a heart attack Friday night. A source close to the 50-year-old actor tells ET that medical staff 'tried to revive him twice in the house, and revived him again in the hospital' in White Plains, New York. As of 9 a.m. PT/12
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Gov. Pritzker’s Statement on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement following the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. “No courtroom can ever replace a life, but it can and should deliver justice. Today, the jury in Derek
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Kim Godwin First Black Woman Named ABC News President
By David Bauder Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — ABC named Kim Godwin as its news division president on Wednesday, making her the first Black woman to be the top news executive at a broadcast network. Godwin has been second-in-command at CBS News, which learned Wednesday that its own division
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Source: The Birmingham Times
ER doctor says Floyd’s heart had stopped when he arrived - TheGrio
The emergency room doctor who pronounced George Floyd dead after trying to resuscitate him testified Monday that Floyd’s heart had... View Article The post ER doctor says Floyd’s heart had stopped when he arrived appeared first on TheGrio.
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Magic City Classic has implications for SWAC Championship Game
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Alabama Newscenter The McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola is annually part of the discussion in determining who will represent the East Division in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game. And this 79th installment of the Classic is no
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd’s neck - TheGrio
Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the... View Article The post Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd’s neck appeared first on TheGrio.
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Negro Southern League Museum Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day Early
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Alabama Newscenter One day just wasn’t enough to celebrate the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Saturday, officials at the Negro Southern League Museum began several days of celebrating the legacy of former MLB great Jackie Robinson with a drive-by
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Video: Demolition of Historic Ramsay McCormack Building in Ensley
Times staff report The demolition of the historic Ramsay McCormack Building in downtown Ensley is nearing completion. On Tuesday, Ensley District Developers (EDD) took the next steps in completing the mechanical demolition after months of deconstructing and salvaging materials from the
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Alabama lineworker training programs graduate spring classes
By Alabama Newscenter Staff Alabama Newscenter Bishop State, Lawson State and Jefferson State community colleges are investing in the future by offering technical training programs to prepare students for careers in the skilled trades. As part of its ongoing commitment to workforce
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Walk For Daunte - Milwaukee Community Journal
Sunday I enjoyed seeing those gathered to show opposition for this  past weeks unfortunate events. In what’s becoming and all to  familiar story of a   police involved killing, the victim was 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Hate crimes against other groups have also been on the rise, as statistics show
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
DPD Honors Youngest MI COVID-19 Victim's Life | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Youngest COVID-19 victim Skylar Herbert is pictured in a video during a recent ceremony of the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters' Michigan Room renaming it to the Skylar Herbert Room. Still shot provided by the Detroit Police Department Skylar Herbert, the youngest Michigan victim to die from
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Indiana gets $60.8M in federal funds to support vaccines for underserved populations | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star Indiana will receive about $60.8 million in federal funds aimed at expanding vaccination equity, according to a news release from the Centers for Disease Control. The funds will be used with an eye to encouraging vaccination and ensuring equity and access to
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Russell Wilson to give commencement speech at NC State graduation - TheGrio
NFL quarterback and N.C. State University alumnus Russell Wilson will return to the school this spring as a commencement speaker... View Article The post Russell Wilson to give commencement speech at NC State graduation appeared first on TheGrio.
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Furman University unveils statue of its first Black student
Furman University has forever memorialized an image captured in 1965 of its first Black student, Joseph Vaughn. A bronze statue,... View Article The post Furman University unveils statue of its first Black student appeared first on TheGrio.
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Resources to Help You and Your Family - Milwaukee Community Journal
Dear friend, I hope you are staying safe and healthy. I want to provide you with resources that can help you and your family. Find information below on how to get covered during the current ACA health care marketplace special open enrollment period, make a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, get tax
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‘White Lives Matter’ rallies turn out to be a fail due to dismal attendance
Planned 'White Lives Matter' rallies in major cities throughout the country on Sunday turned out to be a flop as... View Article The post 'White Lives Matter' rallies turn out to be a fail due to dismal attendance appeared first on TheGrio.
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Search for LSU student, Kori Gauthier, focuses on Mississippi River
A student at Louisiana State University has been missing for days after her car was found unoccupied at the site... View Article The post Search for 18-year-old LSU student, Kori Gauthier, focuses on Mississippi River appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Other Officials Call On State To Pass Plan To Reduce Vacant Properties | The Crusader Newspaper Group
CBS 2 Chicago Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Saturday was promoting a plan to reduce vacant properties, create affordable housing, and stop people from losing their homes. “When people lose their homes, it doesn’t affect just them,” Preckwinkle said. “Vacant and abandoned
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Fun is Back! | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Six Flags Great America reopening April 24, jobs available By J. Coyden Palmer For those who have grown weary of being stuck in the house with the family, and the kids have gotten on your last nerve, there is hope on the horizon. An outdoor attraction that hosts over 3 million people a year will
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Saint Sabina’s Father Pfleger Fighting For Black Farmers | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Pfleger continues to promote black generational wealth By Chinta Strausberg Under the guidance of Father Michael L. Pfleger, the Stein Learning Garden of Saint Sabina was included in the Easter Invasion giveaway where Richard Kirkpatrick revealed the ultimate goal is to help black
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Alabama senators want Confederate tax to fund Black history
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama state senators say they want to divert part of a statewide property tax tied to the legacy of the Confederacy to preserve and promote Black history in the state. Alabama imposed the tax to fund pensions for Confederate soldiers and their
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Byron Allen launches free streaming service 'Local Now,' delivering local news - TheGrio
Media mogul Byron Allen is launching a new streaming service that will deliver local news to its users. As more... View Article The post Byron Allen launches free streaming service 'Local Now,' delivering local news appeared first on TheGrio.
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Janey will release records of cop investigation - The Bay State Banner
After former Boston police officer Patrick Rose was accused of multiple counts of sexual assault, Boston elected officials immediately began calling on acting Mayor Kim Janey to release all records related to the
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Civil rights groups hail ‘historic’ ruling on exam schools - The Bay State Banner
With white and Asian students over-represented in the city’s three selective-admissions schools, the one-year change was widely seen as a way to broaden the racial and socio-economic diversity in the
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Black and Asian - The Intersection of Hate | Chicago Defender
Historically, many ethnic groups have been known to battle racial discrimination and some violent acts fueled by racism. For the African American community, generations of opposition, brutality and systematic racism, all spurred from the effects of slavery, have hung over the heads of Black
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DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Lisa Respires France, CNN DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50. 'We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with
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