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Aug- 2019 -17 August#NNPA BlackPress
Birmingham Promise Education program exceeded expectations, city officials say
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham Promise Initiative, launched this summer to build pathways into quality jobs for Birmingham City School…
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15 August#NNPA BlackPress
Congressman John Lewis to Receive Thurgood Marshall Award From American Bar Association
OAKLAND POST — The American Bar Association will present Congressman John Lewis with the Thurgood Marshall Award at its annual meeting…
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11 August#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: August Greetings from DC Department of Aging and Community Living
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The DC Commission on Aging recently held their annual retreat where they planned for the upcoming year.…
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10 August#NNPA BlackPress
Maryland Needs to Distribute Education Funding Equally: Report
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Danielle Farrie, research director for the Education Law Center in Newark, New Jersey, used the latest economic data…
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5 AugustEconomy
Federal Reserve Makes First Interest Rate Cut Since 2008
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Federal Reserve has cut the interest rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, marking the first such…
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5 AugustEnvironment
Investigations Continuing into DWP Destruction of Endangered Plants
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Crews for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently bulldozed hundreds of federally endangered…
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4 AugustDaytona Times
Volusia sets Irma infrastructure funding meeting
DAYTONA TIMES — Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division will meet with municipalities and the public at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5,…
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4 AugustArt
City Re-Establishes the Cultural Affairs Commission
OAKLAND POST — On July 16, the Oakland City Council passed an ordinance that re-established the Cultural Affairs Commission. This…
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3 AugustGovernment
Prince George’s Tackles Criminal Justice Reform for Youths
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced a plan Wednesday that seeks to eliminate the school-to-prison…
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyBirmingham Times
City Council Approves Mayor’s $451M Budget for FY20
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — More than two months after Mayor Randall Woodfin presented his fiscal 2020 budget and three weeks after the…
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