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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Each year, about 4 million children enter kindergarten in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education. For parents, it is often hard to know if a child is ready for kindergarten or even how best to prepare them.
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Indiana Still Plans To End Mask Mandate Tuesday, But Mandates Will Remain In Some Jurisdictions, Including Gary | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By CBS 2 Chicago Indiana still plans to stop its statewide mask mandate for the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, but that does not mean anyone can just go maskless wherever they want. Right across the Illinois State Line, Gary Mayor Jerome A. Price said he will keep enforcing mask orders at places
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Mom of Daunte Wright's child speaks out: 'I'm just really hurt for my son'
Chyna Whitaker, the mother of Daunte Wright's son, spoke publicly for the first time Friday since the 20-year-old Black man... View Article The post Mom of Daunte Wright's child speaks out: 'I'm just really hurt for my son' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Coca-Cola UNITED ‘Pays It Forward’ With Internships For HBCU Students
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The week-long internship gives students a chance to experience a range of roles available at Coca-Cola, including sales operations, productions, marketing, packaging, pricing, event planning, and philanthropy and community relations.
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Source: The Birmingham Times
A wish list for MBTA service improvements - The Bay State Banner
President Biden announced his $2.2 trillion infrastructure plan, a financially ambitious offering that targets transit among other sectors. Biden wants to bring $85 billion to existing public transit, which could provide opportunities for expansion and improvement of the T, the commuter rail and
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Source: The Bay State Banner
Milwaukee Public Museum to Display “Nelson Mandela: The Official Exhibition” | The Madison Times
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Nelson Mandela is one of history’s iconic and beloved figures. His actions sparked change in his home country of South Africa and fanned the flame for social justice movements across the globe. Soon, Milwaukeeans will have a chance to learn more about this beloved leader, hero
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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
Milwaukee County Parks Seeking Over 500 For Summer Jobs In The Parks - Milwaukee Community Journal
Over 500 seasonal positions at beer gardens, golf courses and botanical gardens are currently available with Milwaukee County Parks. Positions include golf starters, forestry and horticultural staff, concessions staff at pools and golf courses and beer garden staff at South Shore Terrace, Whitnall
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Crisis Control partners with HARRY to provide food for vets - WS Chronicle
Crisis Control partners with HARRY to provide food for vets The post Crisis Control partners with HARRY to provide food for vets appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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Alabama lineworker training programs graduate spring classes
By Alabama Newscenter Staff Alabama Newscenter Bishop State, Lawson State and Jefferson State community colleges are investing in the future by offering technical training programs to prepare students for careers in the skilled trades. As part of its ongoing commitment to workforce
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Source: The Birmingham Times
COVID Vaccination Site Opens at Birmingham CrossPlex 
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times A new COVID-19 vaccination site has opened at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Five Points West.  Vaccines will be administered by MedsPLUS Consulting and Comprehensive Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the location on Mondays and Tuesdays until April
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DMX Had to Be Revived Three Times After Heart Attack, Source Says | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Desiree Murphy, ET Online DMX remains hospitalized after suffering a heart attack Friday night. A source close to the 50-year-old actor tells ET that medical staff 'tried to revive him twice in the house, and revived him again in the hospital' in White Plains, New York. As of 9 a.m. PT/12
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Mayor Lightfoot Announces The Return Of In-Person City Council | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The next City Council meeting on April 21 will give Aldermen the option to attend in-person at City Hall Council Chambers or participate remotely.   Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently announced City Council meetings will have the option for in-person attendance beginning April 21. The announcement
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
California family files lawsuit after officers allegedly beat Black teen | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Devin Carter suffered bruises on both eyes and scratches to his face By Ashley Terrell, TheGrio The family of a Black teen has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Stockton, California and four police officers who “viciously beat” the teen during a 2020 arrest, according to NBC News. Devin
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Chatham’s Studio Movie Grill closed for good | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report Chatham’s Studio Movie Grill, the luxury entertainment complex that brought upscale dining, fancy menus and food delivery service to movie goers on the South Side, is closed for good. Five months after the national chain filed for bankruptcy, a spokesman for the Studio Movie
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Driven to Succeed, LLC certified by WBENC - Garland Journal
Driven to Succeed LLC, a business specializing in market research and brand strategy consulting for Fortune 500 companies and leading brands, recently received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise
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Tensions erupt near Minneapolis after police kill 20-year-old Duante Wright - TheGrio
Just before the start of the third week of Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death of George Floyd, residents... View Article The post Tensions erupt near Minneapolis after police kill 20-year-old Duante Wright appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tiffany Henyard Wins Race For Mayor Of Dolton | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By CBS 2 Chicago Village Trustee Tiffany Henyard declared victory Tuesday in the mayoral race in south suburban Dolton. Henyard will be the first woman mayor of the south suburb. She won 82 percent of the vote compared with 18 percent for challenger Ronnie Burge. Henyard won the Democratic mayoral
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Birmingham Housing Authority to spend $6M on upgraded security at its sites 
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) has earmarked $6 million to make security upgrades in its public housing sites.  Several children have lost lives in public housing over the past 24 months including four-year-old Jurnee
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Source: The Birmingham Times
BJCTA to host open house April 27 at intermodal facility 
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) will host an open house on Tuesday, April 27 at its Intermodal Facility in downtown Birmingham.  The open house will be an all-day event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the BJCTA board room at the Intermodal at
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Christ Universal Temple 'living legend' Rev. Dr. Helen Ward Carry dies | The Crusader Newspaper Group
ABC 7 Chicago Chicago's faith community is mourning the death of a beloved minister Thursday. Christ Universal Temple on Chicago's Far South Side announced Reverend Dr. Helen Ward Carry had died. She is known as a 'living legend' at the church, and had been a senior minister there. Rev. Dr. Carry
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
7-year-old girl killed, father shot while sitting at McDonald’s drive-thru on West Side | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By WGN Web Desk, Meghan Dwyer, Glenn Marshall, WGN Authorities say that a father and his 7-year-old girl were shot Sunday in the city’s Homan Square neighborhood while sitting at a McDonald’s drive-thru. The girl did not survive. The incident is believed to be targeted gang-related
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Comedian Rickey Smiley offers $5k reward for info in killing of 32-year-old
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Comedian, radio talk show host and Birmingham native Rickey Smiley is offering a $5,000 award for information about a shooting at Patton Park on Easter Sunday that claimed the life of a 32-year-old bystander and hospitalized five others including
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s deadly week of ‘unimaginable’ violence
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Those shot have ranged from age five to adulthood, including the killing of a 32-year-old, in a deadly week of bloodshed, that even Birmingham police are calling “unimaginable acts of violence.” Since Saturday, seven people have been lost to gun violence and
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Ohio police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl holding a knife, police say and bodycam video shows | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A Columbus, Ohio, police officer shot and killed a Black teenager Tuesday afternoon after she attempted to cut two females with a knife, according to officials and body camera footage shown to the media. The girl's mother, Paula Bryant, and the Franklin
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A Tennessee Teen Was Killed By Police Inside His School. Here's What We Know. | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Police said Anthony Thompson, 17, shot an officer in his school’s bathroom. They then retracted the claim, but have released few other details. By Nina Golgowski, HuffPost News that a 17-year-old Black high school student did not actually shoot an officer before police killed him inside a school
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The Death Of George Floyd Murder Trial: Derek Chauvin Is Guilty On All Charges | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.cnn.com From CNN’s Aaron Cooper in Minneapolis Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all charges by a jury in the Hennepin County court. The 12 jurors found him guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson Calls for Milwaukee County to Go Carbon Neutral, Battle Climate Change | The Madison Times
By Hayley Crandall The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment has recommended adoption of two climate change combat proposals sponsored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, a press release announced earlier this week. The first resolution focuses on committing Milwaukee County to going carbon
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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
Serve Wisconsin Recruiting Organizations Working to Alleviate Poverty in Wisconsin - Milwaukee Community Journal
Serve Wisconsin is seeking to place 20 AmeriCorps VISTA members this August in nonprofits, schools, and government agencies to help them build organizational capacity to alleviate poverty in Wisconsin.    To learn how AmeriCorps VISTA members can assist in reducing poverty, organizations can
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
'They Just Grabbed Me:' Police Investigate Forcible Arrest on Black Teen | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
The River Rouge Police Department is investigating the reported use of force on 17-year-old Maliyah Clary when she was arrested for driving with a permit but without an adult, Fox 2 reported. Officers were seen via a police video yanking the teenager out of her mother’s SUV during a traffic stop
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Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, is fatally shot by Columbus police officer
A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer just as Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all... View Article The post Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, is fatally shot by Columbus police officer appeared first on TheGrio.
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