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Supervisor Weishan Calls for Increasing Minority Representation on Board of Supervisors - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee- County Supervisor John Weishan, Jr. wants to increase minority representation on the Board of Supervisors, and will introduce a resolution to the County Board’s Finance Committee on July 16 requesting that the Department of Administrative Services analyze the possibility of expanding the
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
First Period Child Care Counts Payments Set - Milwaukee Community Journal
Second Period Applications Open Today (MADISON) – The Department of Children and Families (DCF) awarded just over $32 million to 2,367 early care and education providers through the first period of the Child Care Counts: COVID-19 Emergency Payment Program. The application window for the second
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
The Stress Impact Of COVID-19: 5 Ways To Cope And Protect Your Health - Milwaukee Community Journal
The millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought globally are creating stress over everything from personal health to employment, lifestyle, and finances. Given these difficult circumstances, it’s more important than ever for people to know about
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
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The virus and the vulnerable: Latino children suffer higher rates of COVID-19 - Black Voice News
In summary Latino children are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children, accounting for the majority of all California cases among those under 18. Experts say close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role. The baby’s father was the first to get
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
SafeVote Postcard Hitting Milwaukee Mailboxes this Week - Milwaukee Community Journal
MILWAUKEE— This week, every City of Milwaukee household will be receiving a SafeVote postcard encouraging residents to vote safely from their home by requesting an absentee ballot by mail. The postcard will provide residents written and visual information on how to register to vote and request an
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Kenya cancels 2020 school year, classes to resume next year | Africanews
Kenya has declared the academic year of 2020 lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. All primary and secondary schools in the East Africa nation will remain closed until January
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Some question push for fall school opening - The Bay State Banner
As local and state officials are laying groundwork for students to return to school buildings in the fall, some are raising concerns over the potential risks and costs of bringing students back into
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Harris Co. Judge Hidalgo among Texas leaders asking for COVID-19 lockdown - DefenderNetwork.com
Leaders in two of Texas biggest cities are calling on the governor to empower local governments to order residents to stay home as the states continued surge in coronavirus cases tests hospital capacity. Austin Mayor Steve Adler told CNNs State of the Union Sunday that he wants Gov. Gregg
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Does The Drama And Tension Never Stop? 5 Signs That You Work For A Brilliant Jerk - Milwaukee Community Journal
Some business leaders who are bright and hard-working also can be extremely demanding and difficult to work for. Such that a leader’s behavior and its negative impact on others may reach the point where the business becomes dysfunctional. Dr. Katrina Burrus, author of Managing Brilliant Jerks: How
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
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As Wisconsin Sees COIVD-19 Cases Spike After Reopening, Retirement Income Strategies Provides Local Residents with Safe Options for Financial Services - Milwaukee Community Journal
As an essential business, the Madison-based financial firm offers both virtual and socially-distant in-person meetings amid pandemic July 07, 2020—Evansville, Wis. – Retirement Income Strategies, a Wisconsin-based financial planning firm with locations in Brookfield, Evansville, Madison and
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Here Are the 4 Options for Parents of BCS students
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is offering students, teachers and parents four different learning options for the upcoming school year, which begins August 24. Parents can begin registering students
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Please Mr./Ms. Postman Is There a Letter in Your Bag for Me? | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The HistoryMakers While the future of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been called into question, its history within the African American community reaches back to its origins which are older than the country itself. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 by the Continental Congress, but
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All Tanzania schools reopen amid strict virus protocols | Africanews
Schools in Tanzania reopened after three months of closure due to the coronavirus. All other levels of schools are now open again, following the earlier reopening of universities and certain high schools at the beginning of
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Black Protester Severly Injured After Being Hit With Non-lethal Projectile
A black man lost his eye, seven teeth, and fractured the left side of his face when he was hit with a projectile fired by cops during a May 30 protest in downtown
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Senegal final year students resume classes amid virus control protocols | Africanews
Senegalese final year students have resumed classes under strict instructions as the country battles Covid-19. The are expected to wear face masks and respect social distance
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Districts expecting less state education money - The Bay State Banner
Governor Charlie Baker announced Thursday that Massachusetts schools will reopen in the fall under one of three possible scenarios – a full return with social distancing, partial remote teaching, or fully
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Schools may return to 100% distance learning - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 9. Schools aren’t ready to reopen, teachers say Image via iStock To the millions of exhausted and frustrated parents out there, I apologize for the news I’m about to share: Some school districts may return to 100% distance learning this fall as
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With National Crises Harming Mental Health, Technology Provides Hope - Milwaukee Community Journal
The constant stream of stressful news never seems to end. A confluence of earth-shattering events – the coronavirus pandemic and mass protests against racial injustice – causes millions of people to check on the latest developments via their social media feed. The habit has given rise to the term
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Movers and Shakers | Adanna Onuekwusi | Invicta Writers
Adanna Onuekwusi is the founder of Invicta Writers Shes run 1:1 and group writing courses that guide women in using creativity to access deeper self-connection, fulfilment and all round wellness. Adanna also teaches a range of tools to dismantle common feelings of being overwhelmed, uninspired and
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Dr. Michael Drake Appointed University Of California System President
Dr. Michael Drake is the University of California System's first Black president.
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Compiled by Erica Wright We asked Birmingham-area residents, What is best for students in the fall, in person or remote classes? LaNese Boyd: “I believe if you can practice the social distancing and if the staff at the schools are committed to making sure the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and
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UC will sue Trump administration over new international student visa rules - Black Voice News
The University of California will sue the federal government over new visa guidelines that would force international students to leave the United States if they are enrolled in a college or academic program that only offers courses online, university officials said
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COVID-19 Closures Could Hit Historically Black Colleges Particularly Hard
As the COVID-19 crisis forces many schools to close their campuses and move all courses online, some worry that the pandemic could have a bigger negative impact on the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, than for other campuses. Here, The Conversation US has assembled a panel of
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LOS ANGELES — There is still no timetable on when Los Angeles Unified School District campuses may reopen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the district may need to create a balance of online and in-person classes for the next academic year that starts Aug. 18. That was the word from Superintendent
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SPLC Action Fund: After Flag Vote, Mississippi Legislators Take Additional Steps to Help Dismantle Vestiges of White Supremacy - Milwaukee Community Journal
HCR 47 puts a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to end the undemocratic two-tier election process for statewide offices in Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. – The following statement is regarding the passage of the HCR 47 conference report yesterday in the Mississippi Legislature, which will
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House Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act - Milwaukee Community Journal
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, by a bipartisan vote of 236 to 181. The legislation is the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement, empower our communities, and build trust between
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