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Chaos in unemployment insurance - Black Voice News
In summary California’s unemployment insurance system, already weak, has been overwhelmed by a flood of claims for payments due to the COVID-19 recession. Long before the COVID-19 shredded California’s economy, the state’s unemployment insurance program was deeply troubled. Thanks to a decades-long
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LAUSD has no timetable for reopening campuses -
LOS ANGELES — There is still no timetable on when Los Angeles Unified School District campuses may reopen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the district may need to create a balance of online and in-person classes for the next academic year that starts Aug. 18. That was the word from Superintendent
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COVID-19 on the rise; Los Angeles City Mayor Issues a ‘Hard Pause’ on Reopening Anymore Businesses - Los Angeles Sentinel
L.A. has seen a resurgence of outdoor activity, there has been added testing sites to handle the projected rise in positive cases. Gradually, Los Angeles has been opening different sectors in the work industry with the modified health directives. They serve as the armor against the spread of
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How to work off the ‘Quarantine 15’ - Milwaukee Community Journal
HOUSTON – (July 1, 2020) – From gyms closing to ordering more takeout, COVID-19 has disrupted the health and fitness routines of many people. According to a weight loss expert at the Baylor College of Medicine, stress and spending more time at home can lead to emotional eating and snacking all day
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City Fresh Foods looks to give employees an ownership stake - The Bay State Banner
On Juneteenth, City Fresh Foods celebrated more than one kind of freedom. While the June 19 holiday commemorates final emancipation of African slaves, this Roxbury company was also “freed” from its shareholders, buying them out and becoming fully minority-owned for the first time since opening in
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Schools to get $48M in COVID-19 relief funds from state
By Alabama Newscenter Staff Gov. Kay Ivey awarded $48 million of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to the Alabama State Department of Education in response to challenges related to COVID-19. This allocation will enable schools to enact policies established in the department’s Roadmap
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The Milky Way Tech Hub Fund Targets $50 Million Raise to Create Tech Opportunities for Black Milwaukee - Milwaukee Community Journal
The Milky Way Tech Hub aims to create a narrative that Milwaukee and its surrounding communities are the most diverse and inclusive tech ecosystem in the nation. Through venture pitch events, community online workshops, and a concierge accelerator, The Milky Way Tech Hub is already attracting
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Volkswagen Apologizes For Ad Of Giant White Hand Pushing Tiny Black Man Around
The 10-second clip for the German car company’s new Volkswagen Golf model features a giant, white hand poking and prodding a Black man, much like
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(BPRW) Black Trade Academy Business Directory App makes it easy for customers to locate and purchase from Black businesses The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) In the wake of racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd, I decided to develop a Black directory app to unite Black businesses with supporting
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The lens of whiteness won’t close gaps in BPS - The Bay State Banner
If BPS is serious about eliminating gaps, it's time to discard the lens of whiteness that pushes the narrative of American racial fiction that was part of my miseducation in BPS decades ago. The post The lens of whiteness won’t close gaps in BPS appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Volkswagen Admits Car Ad Racist, Apologizes
Volkswagen Admits Car Ad Racist, (Reuters) – Volkswagen withdrew on Wednesday an advert posted on its official Instagram page for its Golf cars that it admitted was racist and insulting, saying it would investigate how it came about and draw
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Los Angeles has escalated to ‘Level Orange,’ COVID-19 reaching Severe Spikes in Younger Demographics - Los Angeles Sentinel
The necessities for flattening the curve was emphasized, there has been a temporarily closure of indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, card rooms, zoos, aquariums and museums.  L.A. County officials continue to stress wearing face coverings, hand washing, and social
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Amherst professor Robert Hayashi teaches on race and sports. What he says sports fans need to learn now. - African American News Today - EIN News
treating people of color, particularly African-Americans, as sources of entertainment to literal debates about, ‘Can an African-American play quarterback?’ And now look
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COVID-19 Could Mean Better Pricing from Your College of Choice. Heres How to Ask - Milwaukee Community Journal
If your financial aid offer is lower than you had hoped, you don’t have to settle for paying more—especially if the pandemic and the subsequent downturn have hit you hard. Financial guru Eric Tyson, MBA, shares strategies parents can use to get a better price. Hoboken, NJ (July 2020)—COVID-19 has
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The Longview Chamber Partners with the U.S. Chamber to Launch a National Initiative on Inequality of Opportunity | East Texas Review
The Longview Chamber is proud to announce they are partnering with The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to host a national townhall on June 25th as part of an ongoing initiative to address inequality of opportunity through education, employment, entrepreneurship, and criminal justice reform. The senseless
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Local Leader Ralph Harper Charts a Path for Black Americans to Succeed - African American News Today - EIN News
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RCOE Chief Academic Officer, Cynthia Glover Woods, Appointed to State Board of Education - Black Voice News
On Monday, July 6, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of inland area resident Cynthia Glover Woods of Eastvale to the State Board of Education (BOE). Highly respected and recognized for her educational acumen, Glover Woods has served as Chief Academic Officer with the
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Congratulations to Thomas H. Routt scholarship recipients | Afram News
The Thomas H. Routt Scholarship Fund in upholding the legacy of the late Judge Thomas H. Routt has awarded $1,000 each in grants to Caleb J. James of North Shore High School and Jacob H. Boyd of Shadow Creek High School for 2020.
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Coffee Owner Says His Business Is Thriving Thanks To Online Support
Atlanta-based business owner Russell Wiggins runs Russell's Gourmet Coffee and has successfully expanded his brand to numerous different types of coffee.
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Roberto Monsivais joins BancorpSouth, Longview, Texas | East Texas Review
BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) announced today Roberto Monsivais has been hired as a community development mortgage loan originator, serving the Longview and Marshall, Texas markets. He is responsible for developing business and growing the bank’s mortgage loan portfolio by delivering superior
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Online Classes - Milwaukee Community Journal
The Milwaukee Urban League and the Milwaukee Area Technical College are offering a GED and Healthcare customer services certificate program. Online class begins July 8 and ends August 28. Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact Maura Fitzgerald, mfitzgerald@tmul.org or
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Quick to judge: Let’s reform how healthcare workers treat people with substance use and mental health disorders
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Horizon Park bullet could have killed me watching TV, says woman
One of the bullets suspected to have come from the M16 rifle used by 39-year-old Damion Hamilton to murder two cops at an upstairs house in Horizon Park on Friday could have killed Kamika Blake* had she been watching television that
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Jarvis Christian College goes Online for Fall 2020 | East Texas Review
Hawkins, TX - Jarvis Christian College (JCC) announced on Thursday, July 9, 2020 that the College will continue with the online educational platform for fall 2020. President Newman stated, “The decision was a hard choice to make, but after diligently assessing the impact of COVID-19, remaining
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PlayStation's 'The Last of Us' Part 2 charts a new path in gaming by featuring gay and ethnic characters in impactful roles.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed Black people at the rate of almost two and half times that of other Americans. Not from a mutation of the virus but from an underfunded system that too often
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
Two editors from Black Press of America newspapers on the frontlines of the uprising in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by four police officers, joined a National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) livestream broadcast on Saturday, May 30, to discuss up-to-the-minute
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Billionaire Robert Smith Calls On Corporations To Adopt His 2% Reparative Plan For Black People
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