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Panel of Greenfield speakers reunites for Sunderland talk on racism Richard and Jeanne Hall of Greenfield ring the bell at All Souls Church in Greenfield in honor of Juneteenth last year. The Halls will share their experiences as people of color in Franklin County during the March 11 event, “Conversation About Racism: Staying Curious, Moving Forward and Being Part of the Solution.” Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Gloria Matlock, pictured at left, is one of the panelists in an upcoming talk on r...

The Stormont Executive has refused to rule out introducing another hospitality curfew as part of lifting lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland.

Tweet Photo: Daniel Meigs The pandemic has stressed all sorts of institutions and services around the city, and Nashville’s public transit system is no exception. Over the past year, WeGo Public Transit saw ridership numbers fall while at the same time having to implement new COVID-19 safety protocols — like running more buses to prevent crowding. What’s more, the pandemic forced these changes less than a year after service cuts to bus services. Pandemic ridership habit...

Article content As the winter season comes to a close, local warming space providers have taken some time to reflect on a job well done. Organized by Kenora Moving Forward – a group formed last year after the city tabled a contentious loitering bylaw – the warming spaces were established to provide people experiencing homelessness with a place to go between 4:00 to 8:30 p.m., a timeslot during which both the Kenora Fellowship Centre and Kenora Emergency Shelters’ doors are typically close...

The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed a five-step plan for easing Covid-19 restrictions across nine sectors of life and the economy.

Plan for moving from lockdown to relaxation of restrictions will be guided by data

Deputy first minister tells Stormont the plan has no hard dates and will be led by data

No specific dates included in Stormont proposals

The city allocates 1.5 percent of its construction budget to public artwork. Author: Joe Ripley Updated: 7:46 PM EST February 26, 2021 ATLANTA — Artist Basil Watson stared long and hard at his creation, sculpted during a time of pandemic, social tension, and turmoil in Atlanta.  His statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., entitled Hope Moving Forward, was commissioned by the city of Atlanta to be one of several works of art placed along Dr. Martin Luther King...

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Published: 2/17/2021 5:05:45 PM The one message that stuck with Jim Guy ever since he was a young boy growing up in Cleveland, Ohio was the importance of getting an education. His parents grew up in the 1920s, and life as Black people coming of age was anything but easy. “They were subject to severe racial discrimination,” Guy said of his parents James and Josephine. Yet they persevered, with James eventually beating the odds and becoming a doctor, and he wan...