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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 10, 2022
NBA superstar LeBron James continues to give back to his hometown community in Akron, Ohio.
On Tuesday, the LeBron James Family Foundation announced plans to open the I Promise HealthQuarters, a multimillion-dollar facility that will provide medical, optometry and mental health services, physical and recreational activities, and an on-site pharmacy and laboratory.
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By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 10, 2022
Last night marked the first, in what will be a series, of public hearings by the House select committee charged with investigating the events surround last January 6 at the United States Capitol. This landmark set of hearings will attempt to “lay out the full story of a remarkable assault on U.S. democracy, orchestrated by a sitting president, that led to a deadly riot,
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By Ashlee Banks ·Updated June 10, 2022
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and 89 others have filed a suit against the FBI seeking more than $1 Billion dollars for the agency’s failure to protect them from disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar.
According to the Associated Press, in 2015 USA Gymnastics told the FBI that three gymnasts were sexually assaulted by Nassar. However, the agency neglected to launch an investigation or alert federal or state authorities about the accusations.
In 2016,
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By Melissa Noel ·Updated June 10, 2022
Lyn Thomas’ 30-year dream of finishing college came true after she graduated from Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) this week.
Thomas told New York’s PIX 11 News that when she wants something, she goes after it and never gives up. And that is exactly what the 51-year-old grandmother did. After pursuing her GED at the age of 48, Thomas went to college, where she
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FG Trade By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 9, 2022
When institutions and social services fail to provide adequate relief to marginalized communities—especially during crises like the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic—individuals from those communities are often left to take care of each other through mutual aid.
Trans activist and writer Dean Spade defines mutual aid as “a form of political participation in which people take responsibility for caring for one
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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 9, 2022
Six members of the Haitian Special Olympics soccer delegation have been reported missing.
The members, who are between the ages of 18 and 32, have been identified as Antione Joseph Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Mianovich Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet and Oriol Jean.
According to a news release from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the group was last seen near the ESPN Wide World of
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By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 9, 2022
For the past two days, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been hearing about the toll of gun violence on our country from those impacted firsthand by the recent mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo. Yesterday, Miah Cerrillo, an 11-year-old fourth-grader at Robb Elementary School, testified via a prerecorded video. Cerrillo impassionedly recounted “how she covered herself with a dead classmate’s blood to avoid being
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Wang Yukun By Ashlee Banks ·Updated June 8, 2022
A Black-owned Tennessee radio station once owned by James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” is at risk of losing its license.
According to Knox News, the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to revoke WJBE station owner Joe Armstrong’s license over an alleged violation of ownership rules. The commission says in 2020 he failed to disclose a prior conviction when applying to renew
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By Safire R. Sostre ·Updated June 8, 2022
The city council in Washington, D.C. passed a bill on Tuesday that bans employers from firing workers who test positive for marijuana.
The new law, named the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022, would also stop employers and private companies from firing or refusing to hire an employee because of their medical or recreational marijuana use.
According to the Washington Post, the