Flashes of Color in the Trees Brighten Up the Holiday Season

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Flashes of Color in the Trees Brighten Up the Holiday Season

Red berries on evergreen holly trees are classic symbols of hope and joy in snowy climates. In the Virgin Islands, we have lots more options for seasonal delight among the local trees.

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MADISON, WISCONSIN – The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard depicts a worsening crisis from coast to coast, including skyrocketing increases in deaths among Wisconsin nursing home residents since last fall. In the four-week period ending Dec. 20, 9.9% of nursing homes in

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Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ) is an international fraternity with over 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters. The fraternity was founded on November 17, 1911 by three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, and their faculty adviser, Dr. Ernest Everett Just. Omega

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Albert Bryan, Jr., Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Shows Himself to Be an Exemplary, Innovative Leader

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Stacey Plaskett slams Trump's impeachment defense: 'Black women are sick and tired' - TheGrio

In statements slamming Donald Trump's defense counsel, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett brought the issues of race, misogynoir - and even statehood... View Article The post Stacey Plaskett slams Trump's impeachment defense: 'Black women are sick and tired' appeared first on TheGrio.

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The American political landscape, once dominated by pitchman-turned-president Donald J. Trump, is about to tack in a new direction helmed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris. When Harris is sworn in today, she becomes the United States’ first female, first African

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The Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, New York (1838- )

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‘Building Atlanta: The Story of Herman J. Russell’ to be Featured by Delta Air Lines | Atlanta Daily World

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COVID-19 worsens debt collector harassment | New Pittsburgh Courier

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Fares are cheaper than they have been on decades because of the pandemic. BY KYLE ARNOLD THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS/TNS Traveling the country hasn’t been this cheap in decades. For less than $100, travelers from the Dallas area can buy a roundtrip ticket to New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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