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Combined with the credits that were issued in April, Californians will receive an average of $217 total, according to Newsom’s office.Californians pay more than twice the national average in electricity, with bills nearly doubling within the last dec...
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Lessie Benningfield Randle is 109 years old. Viola Fletcher is 110. They’ve lived through a century that most of us can only learn about in history books—if we’re lucky enough to find the truth there. Yet, for these two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Ra...
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& Photo by: Riva Sayegh-McCullen & A groundbreaking partnership between Henry Ford Health and Ascension Michigan has launched a new organization aimed at transforming healthcare for Southeast Michigan. This historic collaboration is s...
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Chicago’s own U.S. Olympian Shamier Little, a 2024 Gold and Silver medalist in track and field, will engage with fans in a special meet-and-greet event this Saturday, Oct. 5, at Washington Park (5531 S. King Dr.). The event will run from 10 a.m...
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Contributed by Cincinnati NAACPThe Cincinnati NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner will be held this year on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. at the Sharonville Convention Center.Tickets are on sale now, and the cost is $95.00 per person. The dinner will inclu...
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Eden& Career Institute& announced this week that they have officially opened their doors for business. Located& 7600 West Roosevelt Road,& Forest Park,& Ill.,& Eden& Career Institute (ECI), was founded by Dr. Bill Winston....
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Photo: GoFundMe A 15-year-old boy is facing charges after a mail carrier was shot and killed while working her route in Chicago. On Monday (September 30), the 15-year-old suspect was arrested on charges of first-degree murder in connection to the J...
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By Tom McKeeNine veteran Cincinnati sports journalists from print and broadcast media have been chosen for the 2024 class of the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in a gala at Great American...
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The Auburn Tigers opened with five straight home games and high hopes of using a strong start to show progress under second-year coach Hugh Freeze.They limped away from Jordan-Hare Stadium with a mistake-plagued 2-3 record and the Tigers’ biggest cha...
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By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – Caribbean leaders hope that Britain under its new Labour government might shift its long-standing position on slavery reparations and agree to discuss how to address past wrongs and their current day legac...
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He showed so many flashes of it last year in his rookie season that you were left wanting more. Last season Chase Brown played behind starter Joe Mixon. He ultimately finished with 179 yards on 44 carries. This season Brown plays behind newly acquire...
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Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media(CBM) – State leaders concerned about the persisting gap between the incomes of Black and White Californians are urging the state to take steps to address the problem.On Sept. 18, International Equal Pay Day...
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By Quintessa Williams | Word In Black(WIB) – In the mid-1960s, when the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools, states in the Deep South were incensed. Not only did they refuse to comply, but they also banned Black schools from teach...
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By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA(NNPA) – The fight to lower prescription drug prices is hitting African Americans especially hard. A recent report by Patients for Affordable Drugs reveals that pharmaceutical companies have increased prices on more than...
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By Marie-Elena Schembri | Solving SacramentoEmbracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons.These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third annual Oak Park Black Film Festival. The festival will featur...
