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Hattiesburg councilwoman working to restore Ward 2 Hattiesburg councilwoman working to restore Ward 2 By Karrie Leggett-Brown | February 8, 2021 at 10:04 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 10:33 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - For Black History Month, WDAM 7 is highlighting African Americans making real change in their communities. This changemaker is someone who is trying to make life better for the people who call east Hattiesburg and the borders of the Leaf River and Bouie River home. Hattie...

Residents protest against plan to convert part of Turahalli forest into a tree park Bengaluru: Over 250 people including activists and residents have been protesting against the Karnataka governments move to develop Turahalli minor forest into a tree park. Bulldozers have started rolling into the area on Kanakpura Road on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The protest is being led by Changemakers of Kanakpura Road and Clean Up Turahalli. In December 2020, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa unveiled the Be...

  EDMONTON -- Feb. 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month and some say 2021 will be a critical year to push for concrete action to fight discrimination and inequity. "We are still dealing with issues of racism, profiling and discrimination," professor and University of Calgary Vice Provost Dr. Malinda Smith said on CTV Morning Live Edmonton. "What this month is calling for people to do is actually think about the experience, the practice about what it looks like for a racial justice ...

Women in Management, IFC and Government of Australia Honor Sri Lankan Women January, 29, 2021 Neelika Malaviga, a university professor known for her work in researching COVID-19, is among the winners of this year’s Top 50 Professional and Career Women Awards 2020, by Women in Management (WIM), in collaboration with Women in Work, a partnership between IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the government of Australia. The awards – now in their tenth year – saw inspirational business ...

INDEPENDENT artisans, traders and creative businesses will have the opportunity to showcase their products virtually thanks to the vision of a leading community organisation. With markets, small firms and shops across North Wales forced to close due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council (DVSC) is about to launch a new venture - Change Makers Markets. As part of the venture, Ruthin Market Hall (below) is undergoing a refurbishment as it prepares to launch as ...

‘It’s about inclusion’: Expert reacts to Biden’s policy changes related to LGBTQ community Lolita C. Baldor And Zeke Miller Associated Press Tags:  The Biden administration moved quickly to tackle workplace discrimination, particularly discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. President Joe Biden’s new executive order prohibits the federal government from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation or sexual identity. Biden also signed an order Mond...

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Biden taps gay Obama staffer Gautam Raghavan for Office of Presidential Personnel Former Obama White House staffer will be entrusted with recruiting and vetting more than 4,000 government appointees 100SHARES Gautam Raghavan — Photo: Todd Franson President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Gautam Raghavan, a gay man who previously served as a White House staffer in the Obama administration, to serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel. In his new role, Raghavan will be tasked ...

Cried with over the last seven years since jordan was murdered. >> each generation culturally has a cause. sitting at the lunch counters, you know, walking out of classrooms. its the same thing. this is the civil rights movement that these young people are fighting for. >> change is here. >> we need a congress that goes out there and talks about this issue and gives us a deadline of when theyre going to actually like be able to stop gun violence. >> he graduated in 2018 and taking a year off to ...

Fox news channel later with all the rhetorical animosity, there is some potential good news from house speaker nancy pelosi, who just moments ago said shes been talking with treasury secretary steven mnuchin tonight. they will talk again tomorrow on reaching a potential deal in the next couple of weeks to raise the national debt ceiling and maybe even on spending caps. she said "we think it can be done. followed up separately with we are in a good place. how speaker pelosi does not want to talk ...