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Best believe New Yorkers who've gotten through the months long quarantine and shutdown that other states refused to initiate are appreciative of these measures being taken by the city.
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NBA roundup: Doncic, Mavs nip Kings in OT - Stabroek News

Luka Doncic capped a 34-point, 20-rebound, 12-assist triple-double with an inside basket to break a tie with 1:57 remaining in overtime Tuesday afternoon as the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Sacramento Kings for a 114-110 victory at HP Field House inside the NBA bubble near

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ACH Clear Pathways purchases Kaufmann Center in Hill District
In fact, as the organization ACH Clear Pathways celebrated its groundbreaking of a new addition to the Kaufmann Center, the building in the Hill District now owned by ACH Clear Pathways, Dr. Butler joked about his moment to speak to the crowd, sandwiched in between well-known local orators like
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The New Normal Festival opens today - Voice Online

SITUATED IN the courtyard of the Royal Victoria Patriotic Building in Wandsworth. The festival

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Now you're talking! The best audiobooks, chosen by writers
Memoirs, mysteries and coming-of-age stories are lifted by a powerful voice – that of a great actor, or the writer in full reveal. Here, 15 artists and critics pick their favourite audiobooks
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries Roots. Gossett has also starred in numerous film
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Stephanie Mills Talks About Music, Social Justice and Her Son’s New Book - Los Angeles Sentinel
Iconic Grammy and American Music Award-winner Stephanie Mills is unapologetically pro-Black. The post Stephanie Mills Talks About Music, Social Justice and Her Son’s New Book appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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From Our Home to Your Home Programming Continues at Milwaukee Rep - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee Rep continues From Our Home to Your Home online programming through September thanks to thegenerous support of Donald Donna Baumgartner, Elizabeth Quadracci Harned Family  and the donors to the Double-Down for Artists Challenge which raised a total of $109,000 to support Milwaukee
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Kateb Yacine
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Gov. Holcomb proclaims August as Black Philanthropy Month in Indiana | The Crusader Newspaper Group
As part of its work to create more opportunities for Black communities, the Indiana University Black Philanthropy Circle requested and received a proclamation from Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, officially designating August as Black Philanthropy Month in Indiana. Observed every August, Black
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To Rip Structural Racism Out By Its Roots, Reforms To Our Criminal Justice System Are Required - Blavity
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Trump’s naked race card play - The Bay State Banner

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Global leadership and the search for a vaccine
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Uganda: UNAIDS Voucher Policy Ends After Transforming Vulnerable Women
In January 2016, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), through the Uganda Voucher Plus Activity, launched a free health programme whereby vulnerable poor women in rural areas could access free maternal and newborn health care services in private
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Firefighters remove Black Lives Matter banner from truck | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Removal highlights racist past By Patrick Forrest The Chicago Fire Department announced Sunday that it has launched an investigation into someone inside a firetruck who removed a Black Lives Matter banner along a curving Kenwood road next to Lake Shore Drive. The alleged removal was witnessed by
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Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund to award $275,000 in grants to help nonprofits responding to COVID-19 | Dallas Weekly
The Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund will award $25,000 grants to 11 nonprofit institutions for their COVID-19 response efforts, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Wednesday. The organizations receiving shares of the total of $275,000 in grants were selected by the Fund's advisory committee based on six
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Tammy Belton-Davis Joins The Milwaukee Rep. Team
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By Lestey Gist at The Gist of Freedom At the end of the nineteenth century, Amanda Smith, established
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Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners - Atlanta Tribune

Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners Empower Development Throughout the State Community Projects Selected in Clayton County, Sandy Springs, Savannah, and Valdosta Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge (Georgia Smart) empowers local governments to think

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CPS announces remote learning to continue into fall | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Harry Belafonte
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