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COMMENTARY: “Grateful After the November Mid-Term Results
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COMMENTARY: “Grateful After the November Mid-Term Results

Ben JealousDecember 8, 2022

To further resist the threat of authoritarianism, we must lift up young leaders who will be democracy’s champions for this and future generations. People For the American Way’s Young Elected Officials Network is celebrating the election of young leaders as new members of Congress from across the country: Greg Casar from Austin, Texas; Emilia Sykes from Akron, Ohio; Maxwell Frost from Orlando, Fla.; Summer Lee from Braddock, Pa.; Robert Garcia from Long Beach, Calif.; Sydney Kamlager from Los Angeles, Calif; and Jasmine Crockett from Dallas, Texas. Dozens more were elected to local and state offices, building a crucial leadership pipeline.

COMMENTARY: Your Obituary Goes Right Here! “Quit Playin”
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COMMENTARY: Your Obituary Goes Right Here! “Quit Playin”

Vincent L. Hall | Texas Metro NewsNovember 24, 2022

We get syrupy about “Hidden Figures” from all over and know little about the heroes and sheroes who grew up in our own back yard. Mrs. French L. Cowens was born French L. Jackson to Willie Mae and Willis Jackson in Gladewater, Texas. She grew up in old North Central Dallas.

HUD Earmarks $5 Billion to Help the Homeless
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HUD Earmarks $5 Billion to Help the Homeless

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 28, 2021

HUD’s most recent Point-in-Time count, which outreach workers and volunteers conducted in January, show that 17 out of every 10,000 people in America experienced homelessness on a single night in 2019. The report revealed that 567,715 people are homeless and represent a cross-section of America – associated with every region, family status, gender category, and racial and ethnic group.