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Amber Hewitt Tapped by Bowser as D.C.’s First Chief Equity Officer

April 5, 2021 admin 0

By  James Wright  – April 2, 2021 – (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – Amber Hewitt, the former director of health equity at Families USA, will be D.C.’s first chief equity officer, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday. Hewitt […]

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State of Emergency Declared in Florida Due to Toxic Wastewater Reservoir Collapse Risk

April 5, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.bnc.tv) – Gov. DeSantis says crews this could become a ‘real catastrophic flood situation’ By: Norman Dotson Jr./BNC Digital – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency and ordered an evacuation […]

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The Fight Against Breast Cancer: EWC Faculty & Students At The Research Forefront

April 5, 2021 admin 0

(Source: www.ewc.edu) — As Women’s History Month is celebrated, Edward Waters College faculty and students conduct research that could help change lives JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Seven Edward Waters College female students hope a breast cancer research […]

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New York Becomes First State to Launch Digital Covid-19 Vaccine Passport

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 APRIL 4, 2021 –  by Cara G – (Source: www.theculture.xyz) – New York Becomes the first state to officially launch IBM’s Digital COVID-19 vaccine passport. Before the launch, two successful pilot demonstrations were performed. Thousands of […]

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Top Advocate For Landmark Reparations Program In Illinois To Go National

April 1, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Top Advocate For Landmark Reparations Program In Illinois To Go National

The lawmaker who initiated the first phase of a landmark $10 million reparations program for black residents of Evanston, Illinois, plans to take her effort to the national level. Fifth Ward Alderwoman Robin Sue Simmons, […]

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Big Tax Bite: Hikes For Corporations At Center Of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

April 1, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Big Tax Bite: Hikes For Corporations At Center Of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

Broad tax hikes for big business, named the Made in America Tax Plan, are at the center of the ambitious $2 trillion infrastructure plan that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. unveiled Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh, […]

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Virginia Governor Pushes Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana Possession By July

April 1, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Virginia Governor Pushes Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana Possession By July

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam requested the state’s General Assembly speed up its plans to legalize adult possession of marijuana by making the practice lawful starting this summer. Northam announced a series of amendments on March […]

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Some, But Not Much, Relief In Sight At The Gas Pump

March 31, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Some, But Not Much, Relief In Sight At The Gas Pump

Consumer demand for gasoline is not yet at pre-pandemic levels and there may be some relief in store at the pump, albeit temporary, analysts said. Automotive club AAA on Tuesday reported a national average retail […]

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Black Media Owners Call General Motors CEO ‘Racist,’ Automaker Responds

March 31, 2021 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | March 30, 2021 (Source: www.rollingout.com) – Ice Cube, Roland Martin, Bryon Allen and several other major Black-owned media owners took out a full-page ad in Michigan’s largest newspaper calling General Motors’ CEO a “racist” because the […]

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House Committee to Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill Next Month

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By James Wright (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said Wednesday that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will mark up and vote on her D.C. statehood bill next month. The vote […]

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