NNPA NEWSWIRE — Local pastors across Georgia and Florida and the nation are mobilizing to attend the trial. Besides Jamal Bryant in Atlanta, pastor Jeffrey Dove of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ocala, Fla and Florida AME Bishop Frank Reid, Jr. are inviting pastors and members to Brunswick. Brunswick, Georgia is close to the Florida line and Jacksonville, Florida, a city with one million people, is the closest big city.
Black Pastors and Churches Challenged, Mobilize to Brunswick, GA Ahmaud Arbery Trial
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Rep. Kelly celebrates Biden signing Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into Law
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Robin L. Kelly (IL-02), on Monday, visited the White House to attend President Biden’s signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Rep. Kelly voted to pass the historic legislation earlier this month.
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OP-ED: Ensuring Racial Equity by Expanding Internet Access
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Guaranteeing that all Americans have broadband access would not only help close the digital divide but would also give the United States an edge in global competitiveness as it would bring millions of people more fully into the digital economy. One study from last year found that only about 30 percent of African Americans had access to broadband compared with about 60 percent of whites.
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Ribbon cutting held for Forest Preserve's Black Road trail connection project
A Forest Preserve District of Will County trail connection that stretches from Shorewood to Joliet along Black Road opened for public use on Friday, November 12, following a public ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Hate Speech Aimed at Black School Administrator
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Dr. Versher says she suffered three seizures on Wednesday, the first within 30 minutes of leaving a meeting with members of the school’s Black Student Union. They’d gathered to discuss how to move forward and heal after the discovery that someone had marked up a wall near her assigned parking spot with the n-word. Staff was alerted around 4:00 p.m. on Monday that the wall facing the soccer field had been defaced, but it was seen as early as last Saturday.
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Oil & Natural Gas Industry Engineering Successful Opportunities for People of Color, and Women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amanda Eversole, a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, now puts her strong track record of driving consensus and winning strategies to the test as API and all-in oil and natural gas wrestles with ensuring people of color and women are a large part of the lucrative industry.
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JJC president delivers 6th annual State of College address
Joliet Junior College President Judy Mitchell delivered her annual State of the College on Nov. 9, highlighting accomplishments over the past academic year and new initiatives ahead.
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Black veteran’s take spotlight in Buffalo Soldiers’ Memorial
The American Legion Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Post #241 honored Joliet’s Black veterans recently at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. At the event, post members, many of which are Vietnam veterans, presented a memorial to pay their respect for the soldiers who are buried there. “We felt humble that we were able to do something to represent our vets that passed on,” said James Shaw, a post member. “We were elated to still be alive.”
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Record number of attendees at Will County Green's "Catapult a Pumpkin"
Romeoville – Will County Green recorded the highest number of attendees at their seventh annual “Catapult a Pumpkin” recycling event at Lewis University on Saturday, Nov. 6. The event offered residents an opportunity to dispose of pumpkins, electronics, and documents in an environmentally friendly manner. The event, which began at the Will County Office Building in 2014, has grown in both participation and services offered. This year, a record 335 cars pulled in to participate at one or all three free services offered.
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Democrats, Republicans at odds over new district map
They argued over it and with little, if any, agreement across the aisle the Will County board voted along straight party lines in favor of a new 11-district map. The board voted 14-12 on the new 11-district map for 2022 that will result in two county board members per district and four less than there are now with the current 13-district map. Some Republicans on the board accused Democrats with “gerrymandering,” to get the map the way they wanted, which brought vehement disagreement from Democrats. Board member Jacqueline Traynere (D-Bolingbrook) said she got tired of hearing the “constant barrage of accusing us of gerrymandering. “This is about changes in our population,” Traynere said in support of the new map.
