• about-homeownership
• Biden-Harris administration
• inflation

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 11 October 2024

Photo: NNPA 

With inflation now easing to pre-pandemic levels, the latest data suggests that while some price pressures remain, particularly in essential areas like housing and food, overall price growth is moderating.

• About-Florida
• about-hurricanes
• ron-desantis

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Written by JULIO CORTEZ, KATE PAYNE and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press

Published: 11 October 2024

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The storm smashed through coastal communities, tore homes to pieces, flooded streets and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. The hurricane spared Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized. 

• about-toxic-pollution
• lead-contaminated-water
• Biden-Harris administration

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 10 October 2024

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Biden declared that his administration remains committed to “sprinting to the finish” in addressing environmental justice issues and securing clean water for historically marginalized communities.

• about-education
• about-scholarship
• about-hbcu

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Written by BOTWC Staff

Published: 09 October 2024

Photo credit: Delaware State University 

The new program is an extension of NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks’ commitment to offer more accelerated high schools in areas that need it the most, citing Vice President Kamala Harris’ HBCU background as inspiration for the new program. 

• about-Medicare
• about-elderly
• about-Kamala-Harris

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 09 October 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris (Photo: NNPA) 

The proposed program aims to relieve the burden on families relying on Medicaid, which covers the largest portion of the nation’s long-term care services.

• early childhood education
• Early-Kindergarten-Transition
• Preschool For All

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Written by Niyoka McCoy, Ed.D.

Published: 08 October 2024

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Virtual pre-k programs offer a lifeline to families who want their children to experience the benefits of a structured pre-k program but face barriers to traditional programs.

• about-black-voters
• about-Donald-Trump
• about-Kamala-Harris
• Black Voters Matter

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Written by MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press

Published: 08 October 2024

(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) 

Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris. But the poll also found that many Black voters don’t see Harris as a candidate who will set the country on a better trajectory or make a substantial difference in their own lives.

• about-elections
• about-Kamala-Harris
• Reparations

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 07 October 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris, who co-sponsored H.R. 40 as a senator—a bill to establish a commission to study reparations—emphasized the importance of acknowledging the long-term effects of slavery, redlining, and Jim Crow laws.

• about-wages
• about-gender-gap
• about-unions
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Written by CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press

Published: 07 October 2024

Unite Here Local 2 leader María Mata (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada) 

Often when people think about unions, "they think of a white guy in a hard hat. But in fact, studies show that about two-thirds of working people who are covered by a union contract are women and/or people of color,” said Georgetown University labor historian Lane Windham.

• about-FEMA
• about-hurricanes
• Biden-Harris administration
• misinformation

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Written by Stacy M. Brown

Published: 07 October 2024

President Joe Biden (Photo: NNPA) 

Among the falsehoods spreading online is the claim that disaster relief funds are being used to support undocumented immigrants. The administration was quick to debunk this. “No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. None,” clarified a White House official.