NNPA NEWSWIRE — The updated National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking responds to this predatory behavior by addressing the needs of underserved individuals, families, and communities. As such, officials said it reflects the administration’s commitments to gender and racial equity by taking action against the systemic injustices that communities experience, including underserved populations.
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Pritzker pledges $250 million for communities hardest hit by gun violence
Joined by legislators, stakeholders, and community leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday declared gun violence a public health crisis and announced support for a $250 million state investment over the next three years to implement the Reimagine Public Safety plan, a data-driven and community-based violence prevention initiative.
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COMMENTARY: A New Vision of Safety Starts with Dialogue and Collaboration
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many advantages and disadvantages to gentrification, but many poor people will be displaced, and this is a reality of doing business now in America. This is taking place in all the major cities across the country, and the projects and partnerships will continue to grow and prosper. As more affluent people move back to the cities, property values increase, and occupancy rate increases.
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State officials commit to spending $1.2 Billion on I-80 Corridor improvement project
State officials visited Will County on Monday to recommit to a six-year plan aimed at a complete overhaul of the Interstate 80 corridor. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined by local officials and community leaders to announce the six-year plan to rebuild Interstate 80 in Will County.
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COMMENTARY: Blacks in Florida Lag Behind Every Community in Getting Vaccinated
NNPA NEWSWIRE – No one in Florida really knows who to trust and believe when it comes to information, about the vaccine numbers. Based on the census in 2020, the total statewide population is 21,477,737. According to the census as of April 28, 2021, 36% of Florida’s White population has been vaccinated; 24.4% of Florida’s Hispanic has been vaccinated, and 17.3% of Florida’s Black population has been vaccinated. The total people vaccinated statewide, as of April 28, 2021 is 8,684,024.
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OP-ED: Prophetic Politics and Black America: “What Will You Do unto the Least of These?”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is, therefore, a reaffirmation of my faith in the oneness of God and the oneness of humanity that I must join to publicly support my African American clergy leaders in Washington, DC and across the nation who dare to remind even some of our own local African American elected officials that we all should stand for helping those among us who are less fortunate, poor, homeless, malnourished, imprisoned, returning-from-prison, and destitute.
