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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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24 September
Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — The estimated 15 million Medicare enrollees with diabetes or chronic kidney disease are eligible for the benefit, but the federal health insurance program for people 65 and…
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24 September
COMMENTARY: Afghanistan is not worth it
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Our latest trist in Afghanistan has lasted over 19 years. It is long overdue for us to face one solid fact: No one conquers and rules Afghanistan.…
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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
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 healthy emotional environments. A collaborative of county, city, community and…
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23 September
Atlanta Housing Authority appoints Eugene Jones as new CEO
ATLANTA VOICE — The Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Eugene Jones Jr., as its new president and CEO on Sept. 10, during a special session. Jones, who…
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23 September
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 2 million people nationwide are losing coverage and the nation’s…
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