Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry recently released a detailed public report that chronicles the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the past three Will County elections.
Will County Clerk releases COVID-19 elections report
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INTERVIEW: Rep. Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement
Through outreach, communication, public events, and official announcements from the administration and the various departments of the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Public Engagement removes obstacles and barriers and creates opportunities to improve public awareness and involvement in the work of the Biden-Harris administration.
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Stolen Bruce’s Beach Property Returned to Black Family
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The story behind Bruce’s Beach tells a narrative of Black ownership in America. The original property owners of the resort, Charles and Willa Bruce, had their land seized by the City of Manhattan Beach. The local government managed the rights to the land for almost 100 years. However, on Thursday, September 30, the authority of Bruce’s Beach has been given back to the descendants of the original landowners.
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EXCLUSIVE: Newsom Talks Reparations, Recall and Future Goals
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a remarkable day! A century ago, this was a thriving business, a thriving community. African American leaders were not only members of the community, but remarkable businessmen and women as well,” said Newsom. “The legacy of the Bruce family is also attached, I think, not just to racial injustice in our efforts to create a framework of reconciliation, but also economic justice and economic empowerment moving forward.”
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IN MEMORIAM: Clara McLaughlin, Publisher of the Florida Star and Georgia Star, Dies
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clara McLaughlin attended Howard University, where she served as editor-in-chief of the school’s Bison yearbook. She earned a journalism degree from the historically Black university and later helped found the National Black Communications Society. After expressing her disdain for how television depicted females of color, McLaughlin purchased KLMG-TV, becoming the first Black woman to own and be the largest shareholder of a network-affiliated station. McLaughlin purchased The Florida Star and Georgia Star in 2022 and catapulted those foundational Black newspapers into national must-reads.
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All Eyes on Sens. Manchin and Sinema as President Biden Declares ‘A Meteor is Headed for our Economy’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With President Joe Biden intimating a change to the archaic and racist Senate rule that requires 60 votes to pass legislation, the two public holdouts may have symbolically been pleading the fifth. But lawmakers cannot continue to ignore the dire consequences facing Democrats – and the nation.
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Major Changes Announced to U.S. Department of Education’s Loan Forgiveness Plan
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In total, the Department estimates that over 550,000 borrowers who have previously consolidated will see an increase in qualifying payments with the average borrower receiving another two years of progress toward forgiveness.
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U.S. Black Chamber Prez Talks Loss of African American Businesses and a Global Future for the Black Dollar
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Data culled from multiple studies revealed that Latinx business owners fell by 32 percent and Asian business owners dropped by 26 percent. Meanwhile, the number of White business owners fell by 17 percent. While the current climate has exacerbated the wealth gap and unveiled the unimagined financial straits of Black and other minority companies, studies also revealed that about 58 percent of African American-owned businesses were at risk of fiscal distress even before the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020.
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Senator Schumer Urges Democratic Colleagues to ‘Demonstrate We Can Deliver Results’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Democrat-led House and Senate quickly passed a 30-day extension of the expiring Highway infrastructure program over the weekend. Sen. Schumer said the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill counts as a 5-year reauthorization of the Highway Trust Fund. He reminded his colleagues that it means that the new legislative goal for Democrats must be to enact that bill and the Build Back Better Act before the new expiration date at the end of October.
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Interview with the Legendary R&B / Soul Artist Howard Hewett
#FIYAH! LIVE! — Howard Hewett is one of the most gifted vocalists in the Post-Marvin Gaye era of pop R&B. Hewett got his mainstream break as the male vocal lead in Shalamar, a centerpiece of Dick Griffey’s SOLAR (Sound of Los Angeles Records) label. His tenor voice mixed beautifully with the bright vocals of Jody Watley, the dancing skills of Jeffery Daniels and the writing and production of Leon Sylvers III. Hewett continues to seduce audiences and eardrums as he is constantly touring and intermittently releasing new music.
