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10 Actions to Take Charge of Your Personal Finances

10 Actions to Take Charge of Your Personal Finances

Sponsored by JPMorganChase With the holiday season around the corner, now is an opportune time to take stock of your personal finances and get ahead of your New Year’s resolutions for 2025. No matter what turn the economy, elections and markets take, there are actions you can take to help optimize your personal finances. Neil […]
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From Classroom to Community: Nicole Green Hodges’ Journey from RCC to Riverside’s Cultural and Educational Vanguard

From Classroom to Community: Nicole Green Hodges’ Journey from RCC to Riverside’s Cultural and Educational Vanguard

Nicole Green Hodges, a 1999 Riverside City College graduate, has built a remarkable career in education, entrepreneurship, and community service, all of which were inspired by her time as a student at RCC.
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City of Birmingham Ups Recruitment Bonus to $10,000 for Police Officers

City of Birmingham Ups Recruitment Bonus to $10,000 for Police Officers

The Birmingham Times The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Randall Woodfin’s $15.8 million Police Officer Recruitment and Retention Plan aimed at increasing the department’s ability to compete with surrounding municipalities to recruit and retain officers. “The City of Birmingham is hiring,” said Woodfin. “We’re looking for men and women who understand what […]

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters, U.S. Treasury Announce $10 Million Award to Support California Small Businesses

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, U.S. Treasury Announce $10 Million Award to Support California Small Businesses

Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) is being awarded $10 million to support small business growth through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a $10 billion program Congresswoman Waters secured as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. These funds will be used to support very small businesses and minority-owned businesses across California access billions of dollars in new loans and investments, which is supported by $1.2 billion in Federal funds allocated to the state under the SSBCI.

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‘We Loved Each Other, And I Couldn’t See No One Else Fitting That Role or Being My [Future Wife]’

‘We Loved Each Other, And I Couldn’t See No One Else Fitting That Role or Being My [Future Wife]’

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times FAITH & JAMEL WATERS Live: Hoover Married: Oct. 10, 2020 Met: In their 4th-grade class at Glen Iris Elementary School on Birmingham’s Southside. They attended middle school at Center Street Middle School and reconnected in 2012 during their freshman year in college at Alabama State University. […]

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President Biden Orders Immediate Deployment of 1,000 Troops to Aid Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts

President Biden Orders Immediate Deployment of 1,000 Troops to Aid Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday the immediate deployment of 1,000 active-duty troops to assist in the response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic impact. The troops, from Fort Liberty, North Carolina, are tasked with delivering critical supplies, including food and water, to the hardest-hit areas. The White House claims that the deployment will improve FEMA’s capacity to reach communities cut off by floodwaters and debris as the administration steps up its assistance for those who are storm-affected.

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Grass Roots Organization Sponsors “Stop the Hate” Mural at Heritage Skate Park, Bakersfield

Grass Roots Organization Sponsors “Stop the Hate” Mural at Heritage Skate Park, Bakersfield

Community Interventions, a local non-profit organization, is partnering with Mural Artist Deidre Hathor and Kern County General Services Parks and Recreation Department to lead artists and the community in creating street art for Heritage Skate Park. This project is funded by the California Department of Justice and the Sierra Health Foundation.

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Gov. Newsom Approves Key Legislation Backed by Black Caucus in 2024 Session

Gov. Newsom Approves Key Legislation Backed by Black Caucus in 2024 Session

In 2024, the 12-member California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), introduced nearly 600 bills aimed at improving the lives of all Californians, many with a particular focus on addressing inequities faced by Black citizens. Of these bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 230 into law and vetoed 50. The remaining bills either failed to pass out of committee, were rejected in one of the chambers, or were withdrawn by their authors for possible re-introduction later.

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer

Definition Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast […]

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