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As of press time Tuesday evening, the National Hurricane Center said that the storm brought “catastrophic winds, flash flooding and storm surge to the island”.
It didn’t take long for some of President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters to start publicly distancing themselves from him. Over the past several months, a growing number of conservatives who once fiercely defended the former president have either criticized his policies or outright denounced his leadership. Their shift is sending shockwaves through the GOP and raising questions about how fractured the party may become heading into the next election.
Knowing and under-standing history is important. Learning from history ensures that it repeating the past is not inevitable. Discerning lessons from history enables reflective and proactive work to shape a better future for all of humanity. Given the current divisiveness in America, I believe it is time overdue to remember and to reaffirm the shared legacies between Blacks and Jews.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Atyia is a former student of the Institute of Community Services (ICS Head Start) of Mississippi and the author of the “Mean Girls: A Bunch of Bullies,” a powerful story about the impact of hurtful teasing, taunting, and aggressive behavior.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “I always tell people,” he said quietly, “the day the Latino, African American, Asian, and other communities realize they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning.
Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress chose to halt the extra allotments of SNAP benefits. Still, the Republican-led House let the COVID-era supplemental payments wind down at the end of February.
His legs are unsteady — he walks haltingly, supporting himself on canes — and he often wears a mask to protect his immune system. But Bishop William J. Barber II, the Yale University theolo-gian, pastor, and civil rights warrior, is gearing up for another fight.
Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Lake County Sheriff s Office on Monday night, Oct. 20 in Painesville, Ohio to protest the county working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and house immigrants who have been apprehended.
A Black Lives Matter mural in Houston, Texas dedicated to George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police, could soon be removed under a new state order, per Houston Public Media.