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Memphis NAACP leader says proposed SNAP, Medicaid cuts ‘a people issue,’ not partisan one
Jack Armstrong June 11, 2025 The ...
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Memphis Pride Parade rescheduled: See when it will roll along Beale Street
The 50th annual Memphis Pride Parade, ...
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Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson
Updated 2:14 PM CDT, May 29, ...
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Memphis faith-based leader steps up as Job Corps nationwide pause leaves thousands of students with uncertain future
Bishop Kip Douglas is finalizing documents ...
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NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Musk’s supercomputer in Memphis
The civil rights group alleges that ...
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Our Rescue and We Fight Monsters partner to build “Hope House” in Memphis, TN
Our Rescue May 22, 2025, 14:01 ...
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Worcester, Massachusetts, community leaders demand transparency after chaos unfolded during ICE arrest
Rhondella Richardson, Jennifer Peñate Updated: 11:25 ...
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As fears persist over students’ visas, Mass. colleges try to offer legal and academic support
By Anna Rubenstein May 02, 2025 ...
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Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands
By Collin Binkley and Jocelyn Gecker ...
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Racist game, article from 1940 included in Bay Area elementary school yearbook
Parents at Oakland’s Montclair Elementary School are outraged after a racist 1940 article, including a game, wound up in the school’s yearbook. By Dan Noyes Monday, June 2, 2025 OAKLAND,…
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CA superintendent defends transgender athlete inclusion in school sports
California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond is defending the state’s inclusion of transgender athletes in public school sports. By Monica Madden Wednesday, June 4, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — California’s public schools…
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Outrage after North Bay school district cancels contracts for Black student program leaders
A heated board meeting ended with the Tamalpais Union High School District voting against a plan to fund the Black Student Success Support Team. By J.R. Stone Wednesday, June 4,…
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Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members
Allison Kotzbauer/Cronkite News May 15, 2025 PHOENIX – Margy Bons doesn’t wait to help struggling military families – she just helps them. As founder of Military Assistance Mission, the Marine…
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Phoenix organizations prepare to offer heat relief for the homeless ahead of summer heat
With over 600 heat-related deaths in Maricopa County last year, St. Vincent de Paul and The Bridge are working to provide water, meals and cool spaces for the homeless population…
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Chicago-area hospital system cuts 100 jobs across multiple hospitals, clinics
The move comes after Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth sent the for-profit hospital group a letter citing concerns about recent cuts and reductions in services By Francie Swidler • Published June…
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Chicago Braces For Surge In Immigration Raids As Mayor Brandon Johnson Urges City To ‘Resist’
The mayor’s chief of staff said federal agents received notice to deploy to five Democrat-led cities, including Chicago — where recent actions have already drawn thousands to the streets in…
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ICE detains immigrants outside Chicago DHS office, sparking outcry and outrage
Several immigrants were detained Wednesday outside a Department of Homeland Security office in the city’s South Loop, according to officials. By Kasey Chronis and Cody King Published June 4, 2025 5:23pm CDT…
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Chicago minimum wage set to increase July 1 along with changes for paid time off
By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Wednesday, June 4, 2025 CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago workers making minimum wage are set to get a raise starting next month. Starting July 1, the city’s…
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3 People Killed, 24 Shot Across Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend, Well Below Other Recent Years: Police
Matt Masterson | May 27, 2025, 11:47 am Three people were killed in shootings across Chicago during the extended Memorial Day weekend, making it one of the least deadly holiday weekends…
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