Almost Half of 2020 MaCarthur Fellows are Black or Biracial
Every year, the MacArthur Fellows Program awards its recipients a $625,000 “no strings attached” grant, an investment in a person’s originality, insight,
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Maya Wiley Announces 2021 Run for Mayor
NEW YORK — Maya Wiley, a civil rights activist who formerly served as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s chief counsel, is officially
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Joyce Dinkins, wife of former NYC Mayor David Dinkins, passes away
Joyce Burrows Dinkins was the city’s first African American first lady, serving alongside her husband, Mayor David Dinkins, from 1990 to
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LeBron James Adorns Iconic Wheaties Box
LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-96 win over the Miami Heat last night, putting the franchise
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Newark Beth Israel Welcomes Matthew Montgomery DO, MBA, to the Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Team
(Newark, NJ, October 5, 2020) –Matthew Montgomery, DO, MBA, MPH, has joined the Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant team
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CITY OF NEWARK LAUNCHES $100 MILLION ‘NWK FAM FUND’
FOR BLACK AND LATINX BUSINESS OWNERS Fund aims to tackle and close racial wealth gap faced by people of color
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Newark in Final Stages of Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Newark, NJ – September 21, 2020 – One year after putting to work a $120 million bond from Essex County and
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Rep. Lauren Underwood Takes Over as Chair of House Cybersecurity Panel
According to thehill.com, Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) will take over as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee‘s subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure protection and innovation. Underwood,
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California Becomes 1st U.S. State to Create Proposals for Reparations
According to latimes.com, California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 3121, which makes the Golden State the first in
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ZOOM Video Meeting Etiquette
There is no substitute for good manners in all of our interactions, and they are appreciated more than ever in
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