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Sep- 2019 -20 September
UAB sets enrollment record for fourth year in a row
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham has set an enrollment record for the fourth consecutive year, and reached a new milestone — growing its student body to more than…
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20 September
N-word, other racist language found in Baton Rouge Police Dept. emails
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department to seek more diversity in its ranks, social justice proponents…
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20 September
CBCF Embraces the Black Press
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Our Annual Legislative Conference is a gathering to develop solutions to the challenges facing black communities around the world through issues forums, brain trusts, a town hall…
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20 September
Military veteran and sports enthusiast impacts African American history
CHICAGO CRUSADER — As a civil rights leader, military veteran, sports enthusiast, educator and advocate for social justice, Hyde Park resident Dr. James W. Johnson has impacted many lives throughout his…
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20 September
Why so many dialysis centers in Black neighborhoods?
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Representatives Rush and Porter are particularly concerned with the rapid explosion of dialysis centers in poorer, largely minority, communities. U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Katie…
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20 September
First Tenants Announced for Entertainment District Around Inglewood Stadium
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A beer garden/brewpub, a gym and a 12-screen movie theater complex were announced today as the first three tenants at the Hollywood Park entertainment district that…
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20 September
6th District to Receive Invest in Cook Funding
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways will award millions in 2019 Invest in Cook Multi-Modal Transportation Project funding for 98 projects throughout the County, and to…
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20 September
L.A. City Council Confirms New DWP General Manager Amid Utility’s Overhaul
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles City Council unanimously confirmed Martin L. Adams as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) General Manager and Chief Engineer during today’s…
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20 September
COMMENTARY: Debt collectors target consumers of color, people making less than $50K
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Under the Trump Administration, a consistent and focused deregulation effort has been underway to turn CFPB into a toothless tiger. It’s almost as if CFPB now stands…
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20 September
Soccer field opens in Grand Crossing
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Young people who love soccer, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin and 5thWard Alderman Leslie Hairston, joined officials from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, as well as Stephanie Comer, of the…
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