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The Public Utilities Regula­tory Commission (PURC) has announced a 0.34% increase in water tariff and a 1.52% decrease in electricity tariff to take effect on December 1, 2023. The water tariff for residential customers increased from GHS/m³ 4.72 to 4.74 while non-residential customers moved from
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America, Is That You? Just 1 Black Juror Selected In Murder Trial For Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers
It took two and a half weeks for a jury to be selected in the murder case of Greg and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr.—the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery—and somehow, after that unusually long process, 11 white people and just one Black person ended up on the panel.
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The Griot Museum Of Black History Honor Black Women Icons From St. Louis
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
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Everything You Need To Know About The Trial To Hold Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Accountable
Nearly two years after Ahmaud Arbery's shocking killing in Brunswick, Georgia, the murder trial has finally begun in an effort to the three white men accountable for the racist and vigilante shooting that bore all the hallmarks of a modern-day lynching.
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Robinson-Jacobs joins The St. Louis American as business reporter
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America, Is That You? Just 1 Black Juror Selected In Murder Trial For Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers
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Potential Jurors See Racism Behind Ahmaud Arbery's Slaying
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White Vigilantism: Murder Trials For Kyle Rittenhouse And Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Spotlight Civilians Acting Like Cops
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Bridge, transportation concerns aired during Memphis roundtable with Transportation Sec. Buttigieg - TSDMemphis.com
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COMMENTARY: Accountability was Evident in Arbery’s Case but No Justice news -The Black Chronicle Accountability, Arberys, Case, commentary, Evident, Justice
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