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met with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and paid a visit to the site where the mayor had “Black Lives Matter” painted on a road that leads to the White
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Dem split on jobless benefits slows relief bill in Senate | The Atlanta Voice
Democrats set aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate. Hours after asserting they’d reached a deal between party moderates and progressives
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Plaintiffs in LA homelessness suit signal plans for preliminary injunction - L.A. Focus News
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to force the city and county of Los Angeles to quickly deal with the homelessness crisis have filed a notice of intent with the court for a preliminary injunction, which would require thousands of beds in the coming months to be opened for indigent
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Our differences - Stabroek News
My friend wished me “Happy Election-versary” earlier this week, a joking reminder of how mentally draining Elections 2020 was and how we both shared our fear and anxiousness during the impasse that followed the voting. The article Our differences appeared first on Stabroek News.
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“Our Health, Our Community” Second Webinar Hosted by Black Womens Health Imperative, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., and EBONY
Mayor Muriel Bowser, featured guest, July 9th at 7:00 p.m. EDT All are invited to view the webinar by registering in advance at the link:https://bit.ly/OurHealthWebinar Black women spend a lifetime providing for the needs of others while neglecting their own need for self-care. In light of
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defiant in privileging whites over Blacks in vaccine access - DefenderNetwork.com
Florida governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican notorius for leading efforts to suppress the votes of Blacks and other Democratic-leaning groups, is again making national news for all the wrong reasons. Under his watch, vaccine drives hosted specifically for Black communities in rural
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Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson Breaks Down While Discussing His Mom’s Death: “I Mentally Prepared Myself To Bury My Ol’ Girl”
After losing his mother, Paula Johnson, back in January, former NFL star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, opened up about how the tremendous loss is affecting him and his mental health. “It hurts to lose the person responsible for who I am,” he shared on the "I Am Athlete" podcast. “Those memories will
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Union Mission Receives $7,500 Donation From Gulfstream Due to COVID-19
In addition, this funding supports access to mental health counseling (to the underinsured and uninsured) not only to Union Mission clients but also to the community at
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Uganda: Government Revises School Calendar to 2023
[Monitor] Government yesterday released a revised school timetable showing it will take three years before they stabilise the academic calendar and return to the status that existed before the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year when all education institutions were closed.
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Activists bring ‘Infinity’ check to Garcetti for Project Roomkey costs - L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — Homelessness advocates on Thursday, March 4, gathered outside Mayor Eric Garcetti's official residence in Windsor Square to urge him to commandeer hotels, and to ask why the city hasn't yet requested federal reimbursement for Project Roomkey, an initiative to shelter the
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D.C. to Open 3 Sites for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine - The Washington Informer
District residents will have three new sites, starting this weekend, to get the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The post D.C. to Open 3 Sites for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Unemployment claims rise to 745,000 as Democrats rush to pass relief package
About 745,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, which is 9,000 more than the previous week.  The report, released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealed that the unemployment rate sits at 6.2 percent.  Among major working groups, Black Americans' unemployment
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'I Didn’t Want to be the Face of the First Marvel Franchise to Fail': Anthony Mackie Says It’s a 'Huge Fear of His,' Feels Weight of Responsibility as Black Supehero
Anthony Mackie has no qualms about what he needs to prove. “There were certain pegs. My first was ‘8 Mile.’ It was a monumental step at the beginning of
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Sponsor FedEx asks Redskins to Change Their Name - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name, FedEx said in a statement Thursday. The company paid the team $205 million in
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Mississippi School District Faces Criticism After Asking Students To 'Pretend Like You Are Enslaved'
An entire school district in Mississippi is coming under fire after giving middle school students an assignment that required them to pretend like they were slaves working on a plantation in
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Restaurant Dining and Lack of Mask Mandates Are Each Linked to U.S. Virus Spread, C.D.C. Says
The world needs up to 10 billion syringes for coronavirus doses, and manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to meet the demand. The pandemic’s racial disparities persist in the U.S. vaccine rollout.
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Powerful Black Lives Matter Murals Are Popping Up on Streets Across the U.S. | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Over a week ago, Washington, D.C.’s mayor commissioned a sprawling mural that spells out “Black Lives Matter;” now, cities across the nation are creating their own tributes to the
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No one will pay for a Covid-19 vaccine - here is how the health dept will cover the costs | News24
The health department's technical adviser, Dr Aquina Thulare, said people who do not belong to medical aid schemes will be funded through the fiscus.
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Local Black World War I Veterans Remembered During Black History Month - The Washington Informer
In recognition of Black History Month, the department is also paying homage to the four African Americans who were among the lives lost in World War I. The post Local Black World War I Veterans Remembered During Black History Month appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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C.T. Vivian Book Release in Atlanta | Atlanta Daily World
Civil Rights Icon’s New Memoir Written In Last Year of His Life Across the city, over 24 Atlanta bookstores will feature the life, stories, and teachings of the man who called the city home for almost half a century: Reverend C.T. Vivian. Stores including Barnes & Noble and museum gift shops will
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Why Honoring Bloody Sunday And Congressman John Lewis Means Calling For D.C. Statehood - Blavity
On the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, we remember the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and his many calls for justice — D.C. statehood among them.
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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Trolls Trump in the Blackest Way
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CIBC FirstCaribbean donates US $500,000 to help 10 regional countries purchase vaccines
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ten countries across the region will get a major boost to their COVID-19 vaccination programmes as a result of a US$500,000 donation from regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean. The donation to national vaccination...
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Alexandria’s first African American police chief talks police reform, race relations
A former police department leader who has vast personal and professional experience with race relations spoke to WTOP about what’s needed to create systemic societal change and ways to revamp police
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Peacock Subaru Donates Blankets To Inner City Night Shelter | The Savannah Tribune
Peacock Subaru donated 80 blankets to the Inner City Night Shelter as part of the Subaru Loves to Help campaign, a nationwide program providing 50,000 blankets to nearly 600 homeless shelters across the country. “We at Peacock Automotive are thrilled to be part of this generous campaign, and we
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'D--n Savior Complex': Waka Flocka Flame Doesn't Understand People Who Record Themselves Being Good Samaritans
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Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery | The Atlanta Voice
U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, evidence that a year after the pandemic took hold, the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop and vaccinations ramp up. A government report Friday showed that employers added a robust 379,000 jobs in February, driven by a sharp
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