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Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it is starting a “wind-down of its operations” and will cut most of its jobs by September. The move follows the passage of a federal package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which doesn’t include funding for CPB. “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and…

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Global Black Voices: News from around the World You may have heard the adage that from the mouth of babes is usually the unvarnished truth.  I was conscripted by friends to write on what is Saint Lucia and the wider Eastern Caribbean doing, and ought to do, in response to the policy initiatives of the Trump presidency.  I asked the younger of my twin daughters how I should write such a topic and her suggestion was I “start with Trump. He is topical and attracts attention, whether he is right or wrong.” She is still just 11 and obviously wise…

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Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation Photo: Getty Images North America Millions of Americans with Parent PLUS loans are at risk of losing access to student loan forgiveness under President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Forbes reports. The “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which passed in July, overhauled the federal student loan system, ending several income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, limiting new debt relief options, and imposing tighter restrictions on Parent PLUS borrowers. Prior to the measure, Parent PLUS borrowers could become eligible for the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan, which provides loan forgiveness after 25 years, by consolidating into…

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Black History & Cultural Point Of Views: Enslaved Black people made use of to link hideaway maps right into their hair, sing tracks with coded messages and signal cautions by passing candle light lights behind fractures in their cabins. For Black Americans, for our lives, passing on information has actually typically focused on precision and personal privacy. For white Americans, information has actually typically travelled a various training course. Because the late 1600 s, if a selection was made that impacted your life, an individual would absolutely seek it out, develop it down, publish it out and drop it on…

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Aging Well: Details & Insights for Senior Citizens and Caretakers As we change the schedule to August and National Booster Dose Recognition Month– we are suggested of the critical feature that vaccinations play in preserving people healthy and balanced and well balanced throughout their life time. While we normally connect shots with young people, booster remain seriously critical well right into older their grown-up years. For seniors, whose body body immune systems normally damage with age, maintaining to day on recommended inoculations can imply the difference in between a light health problem and a significant health and wellness and health…

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Real Estate News & Market Insights: Welcome to 3725 Highcroft Circle, a rare move-in-ready opportunity in the sought-after Highcroft subdivision of Peachtree Corners. This spacious five-bedroom, four- and one-half-bathroom home with a finished basement offers thoughtful design, abundant living space and access to one of metro Atlanta’s most vibrant areas. Located in an intimate swim, tennis and pickleball community, this well-maintained home features an open yet architecturally distinct main level. Hardwood floors, graceful archways and stately columns define the living and dining spaces. The kitchen is equipped with white stone countertops, a tile backsplash, premium stainless steel appliances — including…

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HBCU News Spotlight: After being violently detained in Israel during a humanitarian aid mission, labor activist Chris Smalls is finally back home in New York.  On Friday morning, when Smalls touched down at JFK International Airport, proudly wearing a keffiyeh, he was greeted with a warm reception, Palestinian flags waving, tears, cheers, and a drum circle.  In footage of his arrival uploaded to Instagram by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the crowd rushes to embrace him, chanting “Gaza,” and cheering in support after he endured brutality at the hands of Israeli forces while attempting to bring aid to the region.  “Chris…

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Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation Nationwide — The Noble Touch, a pioneering nonprofit holistic wellness organization, will host its 15th Anniversary Celebration on September 20, 2025, at Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, honoring 15 years of providing holistic healing services across communities of color. The evening will feature special guest and Honorary Chair Susan L. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emerita of Essence magazine and founder of the National CARES Mentoring Movement, alongside the organization’s African American founder, Jeffrey V. Noble, a White House Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The celebration will also recognize four…

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Mr. Sidney Chapman, 69, of Brunswick transitioned on Friday, August 1st at his residence. A walk-thru viewing will be held from 5-7pm Tuesday in the chapel of L.W. Jackson and Family Mortuary, 76 Stafford Ave in Brunswick. A Home going Celebration will be held on Wednesday at 11am in the chapel of L.W. Jackson and Family Mortuary. Interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, 3301 Newcastle Street, in Brunswick. L.W. Jackson and Family Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. Source link

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