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Black Bench program created for aspiring Black leaders | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Crusader Staff Report A training program to help a new generation of Black leaders was launched on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, by a group of Black politicians in Illinois. Applications are being accepted for the Black Bench program. The sixth-month training program aims to foster “an understanding of the history […]

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August Town exhales

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Milwaukee Restart Grants Are Assisting Local Businesses As they Recover from COVID-19 Financial Impacts - Milwaukee Community Journal

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