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SEMO Expands Access to College with New Scholarship Program Available to 85% of Students

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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OP-ED: Honoring the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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COMMENTARY: Missouri’s Redistricting Crossroads: Black Votes at Risk, Voter Apathy Empowering GOP Strategy

By - August 28, 2025

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Gerrymandering: How Drawing the Lines Can Silence Your Vote

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Local Spotlight: Renate Cole of Balm of Gilead Skin Care Featured in National Campaign!

By - August 28, 2025

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2025 Blues and Gospel Festival

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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The Little Resource Center FREE SALE

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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A Calming Class Just for YOU

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Block Party

By - August 28, 2025

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CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI Special Session

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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TEXAS FIRST IS MISSOURI NEXT

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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From Legacy to Celebration: Sikeston Return to Sunset

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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New Poll Finds Black Voters Disillusioned but Determined,

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Senator Hawley’s Medicaid Reversal Leaves Vulnerable Communities Behind

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Art and Soul: Reflections Exhibit 2025 Exhibit Winners

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Food Access Worsens as Cape Girardeau’s Save A Lot Closes

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Seeds of Change in South Cape: A Grocery Closes, A Landmark Waits, and a Community Struggles to Feed Itself

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Cape Girardeau Community Gathers in Orange to Honor Victims, Demand End to Gun Violence

By - August 28, 2025

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The Harold S Jones Fine Arts Center-Cairo Ballet Academy under the instruction of Dominique Hamilton presented its first recital to a full house.

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Rachel Wallace Wins MBDA Pitch Award with Powerful Vision for Financial Empowerment

By - August 28, 2025

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OP-ED: Why Afrikaners Got Sympathy While Black U.S. Farmers Were Ignored

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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“Unequal Ground” & “When Injustice Is Whitewashed”

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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From Brown to MOScholars — Missouri’s Long Road of Unequal Education

By - August 28, 2025

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Missouri budget negotiators agree to spend $50 million on private school scholarship program

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Confluences, a conference celebrating regional culture.

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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4th Annual Cairo Magnolia Celebration

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Remembering Ashley Braxton: A Life of Compassion, Excellence, and Legacy

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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South Side Farms: Activities and Updates

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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The Fight Over DEI: A Turning Point for Diversity in America

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Strengthening Our Community Together through Urban Voices

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Trump signs order directing Education secretary to shut down her own department

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Don Patton, of Cairo Illinois, Appointed to the Illinois State Historic Preservation Board

By Semo Urban Voices - August 28, 2025

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RESOURCE GUIDE

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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How the Proposed Republican Budget Hurts Rural Missouri and Illinois

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Golden Angels Senior Lunch & Learn Program

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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The Need to Amplify African American Perspectives

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Insights and Challenges in Tackling Gun Violence in Cape Girardeau

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Discover the Rich Tapestry of Museums: A Gateway to History and Culture

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Competitive Clarity: Understanding Your Rivals to Refine Your Edge

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Select Understanding The U.S. Constitution: Civics 101 Understanding The U.S. Constitution: Civics 101

By - August 27, 2025

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Project 2025 What you need to know

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Black Mayors Push Back on Trump’s Crime Rhetoric — What It Means for Communities Here at Home

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Black Missouri lawmakers vow to resist Missouri GOP push for new congressional districts

By missouriindependent.com - August 27, 2025

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Sunset N Da Bootheel 2025: Honoring Heritage, Bridging Cultures, and Building the Future

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Unlawful Impeachment Proceedings Against Black Lilbourn City Collector

By - August 27, 2025

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Cape Friends & Family Picnic: A Day Filled with Love, Laughter, and Community

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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New Leadership, New Space: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Missouri Expands for Local Youth

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Unconventional Wellness Paths that Can Help You Boost Your Mental Health

By - August 21, 2025

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Reflections and Announcements for the Return to Sunset

By Mark Wiggins - August 21, 2025

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Missouri Redistricting Raises Alarm Over Black Voter Representation

By - August 5, 2025

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RIVERFEST RETURNS TO CAPE GIRARDEAU FOR AMERICA’S 250th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

By - August 5, 2025

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Pass or Fail — What Could Happen to Cape Water Bills After August?

By - August 5, 2025

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A Garden Grows at St. John AME: Faith, Family, and Fresh Produce in Kennett

By - August 5, 2025

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MOUNDS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AWARDS START-UP FUNDS TO MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

By - August 5, 2025

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Citizen Journalists for Urban Voices

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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Commitment to Community Service

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 5, 2025

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Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Opens Crisis Maternity Home in Cape Girardeau

By - August 4, 2025

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TRAVEL ADVISORY

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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Opinion: The Freedom Caucus Isn’t Saving America — It’s Sabotaging It

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP Declines to Invite President Trump to 2025 Convention, Citing Attacks on Democracy

By - August 4, 2025

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What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?: A Modern Take on Frederick Douglass’s Unfinished Question

By - August 4, 2025

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Commentary: Fear, misguided beliefs fuel backlash against DEI and Black history

By - August 4, 2025

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Star Parker’s Flawed Argument in favor of Trump’s DEI Executive Order

By - August 4, 2025

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Debunking Misinterpretations: Understanding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision and America’s Struggle with Systemic Racism

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP UNITS in SOUTHEAST MISSOURI and SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP NEWS

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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SMOOTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 25

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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SHINGLES

By - August 4, 2025

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Are You Financially Healthy? It’s Time for a Wellness Check-Up!

By - August 4, 2025

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Love and Money: Building Wealth as a Community

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 4, 2025

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A Guide to Starting a Community Business

By - August 4, 2025

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Give Yourself the Gift of Financial Literacy

By - August 4, 2025

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Lorenzo Ware Candidate Sikeston Ward 4 City Council

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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My Journey: From Pain to Purpose

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers The Challenges For Minority Populations

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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Cairo Historical Preservation Project January 2025 Summary

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Major Renovation Coming to South Sprigg Street

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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No Evidence of Widespread Social Security Fraud, Despite Musk’s Claims

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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South Side Farms Reflects on a Year of Gratitude and Growth

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Lynn Ware, Candidate for Cape Girardeau Public School District Board

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Money, Mindset, and Momentum: Rewriting Your Financial Story

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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NAACP Declines to Invite President Trump to 2025…

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Urban Voices and the Community

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Southern Illinois at the Brink

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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Rethinking America: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 25, 2025

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SEMO Expands Access to College with New Scholarship Program Available to 85% of Students

By - August 28, 2025

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2025 Blues and Gospel Festival

By - August 28, 2025

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A Calming Class Just for YOU

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CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI Special Session

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Cape Friends & Family Picnic: A Day Filled with Love, Laughter, and Community

By - August 27, 2025

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A Garden Grows at St. John AME: Faith, Family, and Fresh Produce in Kennett

By - August 5, 2025

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MOUNDS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AWARDS START-UP FUNDS TO MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

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Porch Initiative Ribbon Cutting

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Age Spots

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

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Citizen Journalists for Urban Voices

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Commitment to Community Service

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Empower Your Neighborhood!

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Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri Opens Crisis Maternity Home in Cape Girardeau

By - August 4, 2025

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NAACP UNITS in SOUTHEAST MISSOURI and SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

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Love and Money: Building Wealth as a Community

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The Perfect Gentleman “Rick, The Barber’s” Place

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Area NAACP Branches

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Lorenzo Ware Candidate Sikeston Ward 4 City Council

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The Multicultural Business Development Alliance of Cape Girardeau, MO

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Major Renovation Coming to South Sprigg Street

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No Evidence of Widespread Social Security Fraud, Despite Musk’s Claims

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Mounds African American Museum Awards Start-up Funds To Meridian

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South Side Farms Reflects on a Year of Gratitude and Growth

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Lynn Ware, Candidate for Cape Girardeau Public School District Board

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Money, Mindset, and Momentum: Rewriting Your Financial Story

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A Garden Grows at St. John AME: Faith, Family, and Fresh

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2025 Blues and Gospel Festival

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 28, 2025

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Block Party

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NAACP, Sanofi Announce Groundbreaking Partnership to Advance Health Equity at 115th NAACP National Convention

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - August 27, 2025

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Unconventional Wellness Paths that Can Help You Boost Your Mental Health

By - August 21, 2025

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SHINGLES

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Know Before You Go, Part IV: Annual Health Screenings – Prevention is the Best Medicine

By lwilliams@semourbanvoices.com - July 28, 2025

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My Journey: From Pain to Purpose

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Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers The Challenges For Minority Populations

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Stroke Risk and Prevention

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“Know Before You Go” (Part II)

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Lorenzo Ware Candidate Sikeston Ward 4 City Council

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Porch Initiative Ribbon Cutting

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Age Spots

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“Marching Into Spring with a Purpose”

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Are You Financially Healthy? It’s Time for a Wellness Check-Up!

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Give Yourself the Gift of Financial Literacy

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The Perfect Gentleman “Rick, The Barber’s” Place

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Excessive Use of Force: One Mother’s Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct

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