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Explanation, or apology, for ad?
Black Finance

Explanation, or apology, for ad?

To the Editor, I agree with Mr. Hick’s letter (“Reader questions page 1 ad,” March 23, Mount Airy News) about the placement of the political advertisement above the fold in your March 20 edition. Since it was not identified as an advertisement I assume it was a not-so-subtle endorsement. Even then I believe an endorsement

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New $1,500 direct monthly payments going out each month – check if you can apply
Black Finance

New $1,500 direct monthly payments going out each month – check if you can apply

HUNDREDS of families are getting monthly $500 payments starting this month. Six non-profit organizations have recently launched universal basic income (UBI) programs. One of these organizations is N.M. CAFé, which told The Sun that a total of 330 families from New Mexico will get cash assistance through next January. Unlike stimulus checks, UBI payments are recurrent.

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Why would city buy private lot?
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Why would city buy private lot?

To the Editor, I see the city continues to interfere with private enterprise to speculate on property development for the citizens of Mount Airy. What strategic purpose does the Mittman lot on Pine Street have for the City of Mount Airy? This property is on 0.25 of an acre and is landlocked on all three

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An empire of rubber and dashed dreams of Black prosperity in Liberia
Black Finance

An empire of rubber and dashed dreams of Black prosperity in Liberia

On a warm January day in 1924, W.E.B. Du Bois looked out over an abandoned plantation, a forest of more than 200,000 rubber trees, in neat rows, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. The Harvard-trained historian, sociologist, and civil rights activist — one of America’s foremost Black intellectuals and leaders — had been sent to

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Congressman Cohen Welcomes Release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force Action Plan
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Congressman Cohen Welcomes Release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force Action Plan

March 25, 2022 Press Release     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bartholomew Sullivan 202.909-6187 March 25, 2022   Congressman Cohen Welcomes Release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force Action Plan MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement on the release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Property

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COMMENTARY: Asian Americans, African Americans Know the Hate in America
Black Finance

COMMENTARY: Asian Americans, African Americans Know the Hate in America

By Ken Epstein The financial austerity arm overseeing public education in California, the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT), has performed a behind-the-scenes role determining budgets, repeated cutbacks, layoffs, and the closures of 21 schools since they moved into Oakland along with the state receiver in 2003. One district, West Contra Costa Unified, recently

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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv and Moscow exchange prisoners of war
Black Finance

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv and Moscow exchange prisoners of war

3/25/2022, 5:20:29 PM Ukraine denies Turkish claims of progress with Russia on ‘four points’ of peace plan Roman Olearchyk in Lviv and Laura Pitel in Ankara Ukraine played down comments made by Turkey’s president, who has adopted the role of mediator in the war, suggesting Kyiv and Moscow have made progress on four points of

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