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President Biden Nominates First Black Woman to Serve on Federal Reserve Board of Governors

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “President Biden is working to bring long-overdue diversity to the leadership of the Federal Reserve,” Erica Lowe, the White House Director of African American Media, wrote on Twitter. “Lisa D. Cook would be the first Black woman in history to serve on the Board,” Lowe concluded.

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U.S. Department of Energy Kicks off Recruitment to Support Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

NNPA NEWSWIRE — DOE announced that the Clean Energy Corps is ready to recruit an additional 1,000 employees using a special hiring authority included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help implement the Law’s historic infusion of $62 billion in funding and accelerate the nation’s drive to a clean energy future. The post U.S. Department […]

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President Biden Nominates First Black Woman to Serve on Federal Reserve Board of Governors

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “President Biden is working to bring long-overdue diversity to the leadership of the Federal Reserve,” Erica Lowe, the White House Director of African American Media, wrote on Twitter. “Lisa D. Cook would be the first Black woman in history to serve on the Board,” Lowe concluded.

Posted in#NNPA BlackPress, Community, Economy, Energy, Environment, Featured, National, News, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, Politics, Stacy Brown

U.S. Department of Energy Kicks off Recruitment to Support Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

NNPA NEWSWIRE — DOE announced that the Clean Energy Corps is ready to recruit an additional 1,000 employees using a special hiring authority included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help implement the Law’s historic infusion of $62 billion in funding and accelerate the nation’s drive to a clean energy future.

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Maya Angelou First Black Woman on U.S. Coin

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we’ve progressed as a society,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in a statement. “I’m very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America’s most remarkable women, […]

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Maya Angelou First Black Woman on U.S. Coin

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we’ve progressed as a society,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in a statement. “I’m very proud that these coins celebrate the contributions of some of America’s most remarkable women, including Maya Angelou.”

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California Adds Twist to New CDC Advice on Quarantines

OAKLAND POST — California’s updated guidance differs from the CDC’s in one important way. The state is recommending that people who quarantine after a positive diagnosis take a follow-up test and get a negative result before ending isolation. The CDC’s guidelines do not include taking another test after quarantining. The post California Adds Twist to […]

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California Adds Twist to New CDC Advice on Quarantines

OAKLAND POST — California’s updated guidance differs from the CDC’s in one important way. The state is recommending that people who quarantine after a positive diagnosis take a follow-up test and get a negative result before ending isolation. The CDC’s guidelines do not include taking another test after quarantining.

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