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Sep- 2019 -24 September
New Staircase to Replace Broken Escalators in BPL by February 2020
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — After years of inoperative escalators, the Central Birmingham Public Library downtown will begin construction of a new staircase on Monday, Sept. 16 with a completion date scheduled for…
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24 September
Despite Challenges of Sickle Cell Disease, Cameron Thedford Inspires
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — When others seem to be having a bad day, Cameron Thedford, a 20-year-old University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) student majoring in physical therapy, is usually the…
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24 September
Seeking to help people at greatest risk from climate change
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every year. But while climate change impacts everyone, the experience can…
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24 September
Children’s Home & Aid Honors Chicago Couple For Dedication to Children and Families
CHICAGO DEFENDER — At their 99th September Gala, the Children’s Home & Aid Woman’s Board presented John and Fran Edwardson with the 2019 Pauline K. Palmer Award. The award is bestowed…
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23 September
Big Win in Sacramento for Anti Rent-Gouging and Eviction Protections
OAKLAND POST — After years of escalating and brutal displacement driving millions of Californians into poverty or homelessness, today, the California legislature this week passed Assembly Bill 1482 (Chiu) which…
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23 September
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23 September
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 criminal investigation of an incident where he punched a 17-year-old…
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23 September
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," Dr. Glover said. "The actions of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,…
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22 September
Last-minute switch would serve one oil refinery — and environmentalists are crying foul
BLACK VOICE NEWS — With a bit of 11th-hour legislative magic, state lawmakers have taken a bill related to volunteer firefighter reimbursements and — poof! — transformed it into what opponents are calling…
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22 September
How millennials are expanding the gaming industry
NNPA NEWSWIRE — What used to be considered a waste of time and quarters is now a full-blown industry. There is a such a thing as a professional gamer now.…
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