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Sep- 2019 -22 September#NNPA BlackPress
Momentum to abolish the death penalty picks up among conservatives
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — A gathering of anti-death penalty activists this month in New Orleans was to kick-start a movement to…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
US House hears testimony on voter discrimination
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
A CLOSER LOOK AT: Jim Strickland: ‘More Memphians have hope now than four years ago’
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
Board Approves New Sidewalk Encroachment Policies for Further Consideration
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Board of Public Works today approved changes to a policy that would require people…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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20 September#NNPA BlackPress
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…
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19 September#NNPA BlackPress
Los Angeles Launches Cybersecurity System To Detect Malicious Emails
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced L.A. Cyber Lab’s new Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform, as…
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17 September#NNPA BlackPress
Union Passenger Terminal to Get $6.6 Million Renovation
NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE — Union Passenger Terminal was built in 1954 during Mayor DeLesseps Morrison’s administration. Besides Amtrak, Greyhound Lines,…
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16 September
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16 September#NNPA BlackPress
More Than $5.7 Million Saved for Residents During Amnesty Late Fee Program
NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE — Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Amnesty Late Fee Forgiveness Program saved residents approximately $5.7 million during the three-month effort…
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