THE FLORIDA STAR | THE GEORGIA STAR – In partnership with Soles4Souls and Reebok, the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation continues to make efforts to provide shoes for students in need.
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38 current NOPD officers are on the DA’s list of cops with credibility issues
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – A spokesman for NOPD disputed that officers found to have engaged in those categories of misconduct don’t appear on the list, saying that the list includes broad categories, like failing to adhere to the law or lying, that do appear on the list.
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COMMENTARY: 100 Days of Biden-Harris
NNPA NEWSWIRE – I see the $6 trillion price tag on the Biden legislation as more of an investment than simple spending. A better-educated workforce earns more money, pays more taxes. A healthier workforce means less absenteeism, more efficiency, and productivity. Quality childcare means more women in the workforce —millions of women left in the wake of COVID. The investment makes sense to build our labor force back better.
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2021 Fair Housing: Restoring HUD Rules and Revenues
NNPA NEWSWIRE – “By guaranteeing affordable mortgages for White families and excluding Black families or limiting Black families to purchase in less economically advantageous neighborhoods, the government created, encouraged, and reinforced intense residential racial segregation throughout the nation,” said Richard Rothstein, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.’s Senior Fellow Emeritus. “White flight,” or the creation of White suburbs, was also undergirded by massive federal investments in the construction of the interstate highway system. The federal government often took possession of homes and land in Black communities by claiming eminent domain in order to construct highways as physical barriers between White neighborhoods and areas with a large presence of African Americans or communities of color.”
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FILM REVIEW: A Quiet Place Part II
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Evelyn Abbott (Blunt) is a survivor. She walks perilously around her deserted environs with her deaf teen daughter Regan (Millicent Simmonds), tween son Marcus (Noah Jupe) and her baby, always looking over her shoulder, scared creatures will hear and kill them. She hauls their rifle and a makeshift baby carriage. The two older kids carry what’s left of their valuables and a speaker that can emit ear-splitting noises. Their mission is to find a safe haven and other survivors. And if they can locate help, how will they be received? “You can’t stay.”
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House passes bill that would hide corporate tax break data from the public
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – House Bill 456, sponsored by Rep. Rick Edmonds (R-Baton Rouge), proposes to make an exception to Louisiana’s public records law for certain records under the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) tax incentive programs, including the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, Louisiana Quality Jobs Program and Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.
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NOLa DA Williams announces decision to prosecute two teenagers as adults, going back on campaign promise
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY – Williams said that his office had secured a grand jury indictment of Que’dyn Growe, and Demond Thomas for the January murder of Anita Irvin-LeViege, who was shot in her car while delivering food to family members in eastern New Orleans. If convicted, the teenagers could be sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
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Lenders are robbers of Black housing wealth. Stop them
AFRO – Recently on social media, I shared a USA Today story about a Black female homeowner in Indianapolis who suspected the value of her house was grossly undervalued. So, on the third try, she had a White friend stand in for the third appraisal. The result? Carlette Duffy’s home was valued at $259,000. When she was present, appraisals came in at $100,000 and $125,000
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Wells Fargo Announces Investments in Two Additional Black Owned Banks
BLACK VOICE NEWS – “We are a proud partner to all these banks as each serves as a cornerstone to the communities they serve,” said Gigi Dixon, head of External Engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion at Wells Fargo.
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Black Pastors Have Faith in Medical Marijuana Treatment
THE FLORIDA STAR | THE GEORGIA STAR – Dr. Erta C. Livingston Jr., Pastor Leo Stoney and Dr. Lonnie Davis Wesley III, all support medical marijuana as a physician-authorized treatment, saying its use is no different than taking any prescribed drug.
