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West Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau Hosts Girls’ Empowerment Meetings
OAKLAND POST — Most people will agree that children gain a sense of self by interacting with their peers in…
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D.C. Has Nation’s Second-Lowest Uninsured Rate: Census Bureau
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Census Bureau released this week its annual report on health insurance coverage, showing that while nearly…
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Maryland Communities and D.C. Receive Youth Homelessness Grants
THE AFRO — Baltimore, Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia are among 23 communities receiving a total of…
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Welch-Backed Teacher Minimum Wage Increase Now Law
CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to a 2018 study by the Illinois State Board of Education, in over 500 of Illinois’ 898…
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Young Preacher Has High Hopes For Gary Youth
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Five years ago Gary, Indiana, native Michael Watson, now also known as “Butta The Preacher,” was straddling…
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IMPD officer charged with battery, obstruction of justice; chief recommending termination
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Robert Lawson faces charges including battery and obstruction of justice following a…
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AKA Raises $1 Million for HBCUs in One Day, Announces Collaboration with the Black Press of America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I understand the impact personally that establishing an endowment has on a student's enrollment and graduation prospects,"…
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