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Oct- 2019 -1 October
Title X Would Hurt the Black Community’s Access to Family Planning
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Recent efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the federal Title X family planning program could significantly impede access to essential preventive health services for low-income…
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1 October
Los Angeles Unified Opposes Change in SNAP Eligibility
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Los Angeles Unified submitted a public comment letter on Monday to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in opposition of proposed eligibility restrictions for the Supplemental…
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1 October
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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Sep- 2019 -30 September
Strong Second Half leads Memphis over Navy
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Memphis Tigers kicked off their campaign for their third consecutive American Conference Western Division championship against the Navy Midshipmen last night. Sporting a 3-1 record over…
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30 September
Inglewood gets four fast-charging stations for electric vehicles
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The city is celebrating the launch of the first public electric vehicle fast chargers in downtown Inglewood. City and state leaders joined executives from EVgo to unveil Inglewood’s…
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30 September
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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30 September
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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30 September
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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30 September
Cane Creek revisits ‘Free Joe’ connection as the church notes its 159th anniversary
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Pastor Dawson and the nearly 300-member congregation marked the church’s 159th anniversary with a program that marked the occasion and a season of planning and future dreaming…
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30 September
PRESS ROOM: Inaugural Black Fine Art Month this October opens with press conference and Salon Talk at DuSable Museum of African American History
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Pigment International, the Black Art Collective is partnering with the DuSable Museum of African American History, a Smithsonian affiliate, on the international launch of Black Fine Art…
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