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Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network

     “We know that for too long in too many parts of our country, Black families were blocked from burying their loved ones in white cemeteries,” Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) remarked. “These men and women were freed slaves, civil rights champions, veterans, mothers, fathers, workers in communities. We need to act now before these sites are lost to the ravages of time or development,” Brown concluded. […]

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The Hallandale Beach CRA Board Of Directors Votes To Forgive $500,000 In Coronavirus Related Business Assistance Loans In Order To Help Struggling Businesses Survive

In April of 2020, as the COVID-19 virus raged across the nation, and cities and businesses shut down due to various lockdown orders, the City of Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (HBCRA) created the $500,000 Coronavirus Small Business Sustainability and Recovery Loan Program for businesses within the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The program was comprised of two separate loans: The Business Employment Bridge Loan, which provided a potentially forgivable bridge loan in the amount of $50,000 to businesses in order for them to maintain and/or rehire risk employees, and The Emergency Business Cash Infusion Loan, which provided a $15,000 loan for businesses.   […]

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Statement: House Again Prioritizes Sweeping Anti-Corruption and Clean Elections Legislation to Return Power to the People

     The Center for American Progress has long advocated for pro-voter and anti-corruption policies and has been a leading member of the Declaration for American Democracy, a diverse coalition of more than 170 organizations representing tens of millions of Americans in demanding strong, clear solutions to make our democracy more representative of everyday Americans. […]