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Atlanta Public Schools, DonorsChoose.org announce new partnership for crowdfunding education

ATLANTA VOICE — Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced Sept. 26 a new partnership with the national nonprofit DonorsChoose.org aimed at taking crowdfunding education to the next level. As one of 10…

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Homeless Atlanta honor student goes to Yale

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Atlanta native Chelesa Fearce is living proof that you can rise above your circumstances and overcome the odds. Despite battling homelessness throughout her high school years, she went on…

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Birmingham to Partner with Bloomberg on Early Childhood Learning

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The city of Birmingham was selected as one of five American cities to replicate Providence Talks, a free, citywide early childhood program that aims to increase interactive…

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HUD Says Deregulation, Not Affordable Housing, Needed to Solve Homelessness

WASHINGTON INFORMER — For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have been created, or Wall…

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California Leaders, Activists Praise Kamala Harris’ “Reform First” Criminal Justice Plan

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Several political leaders as well as activists in California shared their reactions to U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ criminal justice reform plan. It calls…

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Trump Inaccurately Calls Whistleblower of Zelensky Phone Call a ‘Spy’ and Traitor in Private Meeting

WASHINGTON INFORMER — While the Mueller investigation dragged on for the first two years of President Trump’s time in office, it turned up nothing damning enough to warrant impeachment. But a…

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Abrams Fights to End Voter Suppression

THE AFRO — Many African Americans and Democrats rallied around Stacey Abrams as she took on Brian Kemp in the 2018 run for governorship in the state of Georgia. After a…

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For Elise Neal, going Art UP is a creative step forward

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Actress and native Memphian Elise Neal (“Hustle & Flow,” “Rosewood,” “Logan,” “The Hughleys”) has entered into a partnership with ArtUp. Neal will serve as an ArtUp Executive…

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Developers modify plans for Crenshaw Crossing project

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The Watt Companies and its development partner West Angeles Community Development Corporation have announced updated plans for Crenshaw Crossing, a mixed-use development proposed for a site adjacent to…

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A year later, Sativa customers are getting clean water

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Ten months after Los Angeles County took over the troubled Sativa Water District, county officials have announced dramatic improvements to the water system that serves 6,800 customers in…

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