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CSUSB Professor Awarded For Service

PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Angie Denisse Otiniano Verissimo, an associate professor in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at Cal State San Bernardino, was selected for the Wilmer…

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Backlash sinks magazine cover deemed racist by many

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The magazine featured caricatures of three mayoral candidates — Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland and former Mayor Dr. Willie W. Herenton.

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Ray B. Shackelford Elected as 10th National President of National Urban League Young Professionals

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Just like I didn't get here on my own, moving forward the same will be true,” said Shackelford. “In the coming months my team and I look…

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The Tamron Hall Show Debuts

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One of the ways Hall is shaping her show is by insisting the makeup of the crew reflect her audience. Despite having veteran executive producer Bill Geddie…

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COMMENTARY: Trump and the weather

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There have been repeated stories of the repression of science under this administration. Scientists have been informed not to use this word or that word. The suppression…

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Sheriff accuses Board of Supervisors of ‘meddling’

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Two days after a judge found he had improperly re-hired a deputy who was fired over domestic violence allegations, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva lashed out at…

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Artist Erika Mixon: The Art of Healing

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — By day, Erika Mixon of Fairfield, Ala., trains physicians and sometimes hospital staff on how to use electronic medical record software for the University of Alabama at Birmingham…

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County Commission makes two moves regarding $15 minimum wage

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Shelby County Commission approved an ordinance requiring them to pay their employees at least $15 an hour. The order was approved on final reading at the…

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African American Legacy Fund of Indianapolis has more challenges before giving

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — It’s been a little more than four months since Central Indiana Community Foundation unveiled its five-year strategic plan for Marion County and announced it would partner with the…

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NAREB Urges Black Americans Not to Defer Their Dream of Homeownership

WASHINGTON INFORMER — “Statistics show that there are 1.7 million Black millennials making $100,000 or more and could improve their financial futures with homeownership or participation in real estate investment…

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