That includes a push for the lowering of prescription drug prices, which he says have gone “through the roof.” ‘Through the Roof’ Prescription Drug Prices Hit Communities of Color the Hardest Grassroots advocates insist there’s got to be a better way By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Seventy-three-year-old Leonard L. Edloe, a pharmacist of 50 …
HARTFORD – Hartford Public Library announces Kellie Willis of St. Louis, MO as the 2020 recipient of the Caroline M. Hewins Scholarship, given to promising library school students who intend to become children’s librarians. Kellie works for the St. Louis County Library system as a Youth Services Specialist and is a member of the Black …
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent After days of post-Election Day counting, Democrat Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the nation’s 46th commander in chief. With all eyes on Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona, it was the Keystone State’s 20 electoral college votes that put Biden over the top, …
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(TALLADEGA, AL) – The recent Coronation of Miss Talladega College 2020-2021 Patria Gatson was unlike any of the college’s previous coronations. “COVID-19 has forced colleges to find creative ways to maintain their cherished traditions. Our Miss Talladega College 2020-2021 Coronation was held outdoors, and our queen arrived in a horse-drawn carriage wearing a face shield,” …
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By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” Lewis, who was nearly …
FRONTIER AIRLINES SET TO LIFT OFF FOR ST. THOMAS U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (November 18, 2020) – The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) will welcome new Frontier Airlines service from Orlando, Florida, to St. Thomas beginning early next year. USVI Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte announced that Frontier’s new seasonal service will give travelers in central Florida …
Frontier will begin service to the U.S. Virgin Islands in February 2021. Read More »
(HARTFORD, CT) – The Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) today appointed Dr. Jane McBride Gates as interim president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). Since 2016, Dr. Gates has served as CSCU’s provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs – a role she will continue as she serves …
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the updated interest rates for the 504 Loan Program offered by Certified Development Companies (CDC). The program now allows for 10, 20, and 25-year interest rates at 2.231 percent, 2.364 percent, and 2.399 percent, respectively. Small businesses can now apply for a 504 loan at these low-interest …
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Hartford Urban League’s Young Professionals Held Voter and Census Event. That help community get info and to register to vote. Put also push the importance of taking the Census. Photo by Marc YvesRegis – Inquiring News
WASHINGTON, DC – Wealth and land ownership in America has historically been tied to systemic racism, segregation and targeted African-American exclusion from homeownership – with present-day Black Lives Matter protests for justice reminiscent of the Civil Rights Movement – according to Grounded Solutions Network CEO Tony Pickett and leading housing advocates around the world in …
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