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[FLINT] Mayor to Gov: Drinking City Water Doesn’t Impress

April 20, 2016April 30, 2016Flint, Michigan

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said Gov. Rick Snyder’s pledge to drink filtered water drawn from a city home for the next 30 days in an effort to convince others of its safety “does not impress us at all.”

Taxpayers Have Spent A ‘Staggering’ Amount Of Money On NFL Stadiums

April 19, 2016April 30, 2016Culture, Uncategorized

Taxpayers have spent nearly $3 billion on the 16 stadiums that will host NFL games during the season’s opening weekend, according to figures in a new analysis from the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a Washington, D.C-based conservative nonprofit group.

[Pennsylvania] School Budget Hearing This Week

April 19, 2016April 30, 2016Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Tribune

The School Reform Commission is set to hear from the public this week as it formulates its spending plan for the next school year.

[NATIONAL] The Lack of Health Literacy has Cascading Effect

April 19, 2016April 30, 2016Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Tribune

As public schools lose funding from debt-ridden state budgets, school administrators are being forced to cut “non-essentials,” meaning fewer teachers and more students in classes, all of which can have a negative effect on student achievement and competency in later grades — especially for disadvantaged students; many of whom will end up poorer and sicker throughout their adult life.

[WASHINGTON, DC] Pamela D Bundy, People on the Move

April 19, 2016April 22, 2016Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Tribune

Pamela D. Bundy, president and CEO of Bundy Development Corp., has been elected to the Barnes Foundation Board of Trustees.

City Reaches $200K Settlement in Occupy Philadelphia Lawsuit

April 19, 2016April 22, 2016Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Tribune

Philadelphia has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Occupy Philadelphia protesters who accused police of unlawful arrest, retaliation and other civil rights violations.

[TEXAS] Company Offers Students Guaranteed Internships and Professional Development

April 19, 2016April 22, 2016Afram News

Houston native and founder of The Enrichery, Sarah Seitz, is providing high school and college students an opportunity to discover their academic and career paths.

[TEXAS] Carver High School’s ‘To Be Young, Gifted and Black’ One-Act Play Advances to UIL Regional Contest

April 19, 2016April 22, 2016African American News, Texas

The cast and crew of Carver HS’ production of “To Be Young, Gifted and Black: A Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words.” Hansberry is known for writing her 1957 play “A Raisin in the Sun.”

Globe Wins Two Pulitzers

April 19, 2016April 22, 2016Culture, Uncategorized

The Boston Globe won Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and photography on Monday, earning multiple awards for the first time since 1984 and joining a wide-ranging group of honorees in journalism and the arts.

Melissa Harris-Perry Joins ELLE.com as Editor-at-Large

April 18, 2016April 25, 2016Culture, Politics ...

I could not be more thrilled to announce that Melissa Harris-Perry has joined ELLE.com as editor-at-large. In this role, Harris-Perry will focus on the intersection of race, gender, politics, and yes, even fashion, telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color right here on ELLE.com and across ELLE’s social platforms.