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A Coronavirus Update from Congressman Alcee Hastings

As the entire world continues to feel the impacts of COVID-19, my office and I are hard at work to put Floridians first, including the needs of workers, families, and small businesses. As we end National Nurses Week and Teacher Appreciation Week, I am so grateful for the dedication and professionalism nurses and teachers, and all essential workers, who are working harder than ever during this crisis to support our communities’ needs. […]

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Mae Jo Fulton’s 100th Birthday

After Mae Jo Fulton’s 100th Birthday some of her family members went to the Social Security Office and found out a mistake was made with the birth day dated May 12, 1918, which was incorrect. Her correct birthday is May 12, 1917 which makes her now 103 years old. Happy 103rd Birthday!!! […]

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Black Woman Owner of 3 IHOP Restaurants is Giving Away Free Food to Disadvantaged Families

Adenah Bayoh, owner of three IHOP restaurants in New Jersey, has announced that she will be providing free take-out breakfast and lunch on weekdays every day until school reopens. As a former child refugee who escaped the civil war in her home country of Liberia, she says that she very much understands the need to empower disadvantaged and low income communities. […]

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Jogging While Black

Jogging While Black is dangerous in any so-called white neighborhood but in gentrified Atlanta and in other gentrified American cities, white people walk their poodles, push their baby carriages and jog on the Atlanta Beltline that weaves through what used to be some of Atlanta, Georgia’s most dangerous locales. […]