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Student Organizers Secure $3.6 Million for Healthy Food for OUSD Youth

OAKLAND POST — Student organizers with Oakland Kids First (OKF) secured $3.6 million over the next two years to improve healthy food options for Oak­land public school students. The student…

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Covenant House

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Covenant House A Beacon of Light and A Place of Refuge for Homeless Youth of New Orleans It is a place that is a beacon…

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Chicago Education Trailblazers Honored for Transforming Schools

CHICAGO DEFENDER — LEAP Innovations has announced the recipients of the Innovator in Education Awards, an impressive array of trailblazing teachers, inspirational school teams, and innovative leaders who are leading meaningful…

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Black Scientist/ Entrepreneur Develops New Sensual Health Supplement For Women

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Over the years, L. Renee Williams, a Black Clinical Scientist and CEO, has faced the struggles that many women face when it comes to balancing life: trying…

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Councilman Koretz not a fan of extended bar hours

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The bill, SB 58, introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would create a five-year pilot program beginning in 2022 that would allow bars to remain open…

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Pregnancy and Vaccination

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — When a woman is pregnant, she shares everything with her baby. Any vaccine a woman gets is not only protecting her, but is giving the baby some…

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Embry-Riddle touts largest classes in its history

DAYTONA TIMES — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s residential campuses in Florida and Arizona welcomed their largest incoming classes this week and highest total enrollment numbers in university history. For the sixth…

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West Nile Virus Found in Fulton County

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Fulton County Board of Health officials are urging County residents to take measures to protect themselves and their families from West Nile virus (WNV) after a local…

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Amazon Says “No” To Westphalia

THE AFRO — In late July, the AFRO reported that Amazon was expected to open a fulfillment center in the growing Westphalia Towne Center area, however, Prince George’s County Executive…

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COMMENTARY: Standing Up for Those Struggling to Survive

THE AFRO — The Maryland Department of Human Resources estimates that more than 650,000 Marylanders receive nutrition help each month through the federal-state partnership known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

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