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For Georgetown, Jesuits and Slavery Descendants, Bid for Racial Healing Sours Over Reparations
In April of 2017, the U.S. leader of the Society of Jesus stood before cameras at Georgetown University and apologized for the Jesuits’ sale of 272 slaves to three Louisiana plantations in 1838. “We have greatly sinned,” said the Rev. Timothy Kesicki. Georgetown rechristened a campus dormitory once named for the long-ago school president who
Leveraging public dollars, co-op ownership: Leadership Asheville Forum addresses affordable housing
| Asheville Citizen Times ASHEVILLE – Developers and local governments need to leverage more resources. Existing stock needs to be preserved. Approval processes need to be streamlined. Those are all strategies discussed by a panel of experts March 23 at a Leadership Asheville Forum to address one of the area’s largest issues: affordable housing. Buncombe
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics
Good Thursday morning. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will appear in Sarasota Thursday night to accept the local GOP’s Statesman of the Year award. With a war in Europe, tensions in Asia, and a high interest in global affairs, Republicans in Sarasota expect an insightful event. “He was peacekeeper of the U.S. and the
68 new businesses!
Hello, everyone! So the licenses are out and the market is starting to take shape. A market is nothing without licenses and how these new businesses fare will set the tone for the rest. Innovation will be created, difficulties encountered, and hopefully, throughout all of the struggle, good cannabis will emerge. One of the largest
City Council advances process for providing redress for those harmed in 1921 Race Massacre
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Was your home appraisal low because you’re Black? HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge releases new report on stopping racially biased home appraisals
WASHINGTON. D. C. — Michael Johnson and his wife wanted to expand the space in their Upper Arlington, Ohio home to accommodate their growing family when the pandemic kicked in. But the financial institutions from whom they sought home equity loans kept providing them with such low estimates for the value of their home in
Regional Transit Looks To Hire Drivers
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Sacramento Regional Transit continues to search for new bus operators. Photo courtesy of SacRT. The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is looking for a few good drivers. SacRT is hosting two in-person hiring events this month, with the goal of adding bus drivers to help fill a