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Articles from the February 20, 2020 edition


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  • For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing

    Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Correspondent|Feb 20, 2020

    From a dowdy provincial city in the 1980s, Philadelphia has become a world-class urban center through gentrification – primarily through landmark architecture that now sets the city center and University City, apart. "Over 50, and retirees, are moving back from the suburbs where they raised their children into Center City and the Italian Market where I have lived since 1980," stated Dr. Margaret J. King, the director of The Center for Cultural Studies & Analysis in Philadelphia. "Of course, g...

  • Trump Administration Cuts Food Stamps for at Least 700,000 Americans

    Feb 20, 2020

    The Trump Administration has finalized implementation of new work requirement rules that would cut food stamp benefits for 700,000 Americans. The average food stamp payout is $36 per month. Though the Trump Administration estimates that under 700,000 people will be impacted by their policy changes, the Urban Institute estimates that the new Trump Administration rule changes will cause 3.7 million poor people to lose food stamps. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Brandon Lipps, the deputy...

  • Spotlight on Health: Asthma

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Feb 20, 2020

    Chances are very likely that you know someone with asthma. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that more than 25 million Americans-or 1 in 13-- struggle to manage the chronic disease. African Americans in the United States die from asthma at a higher rate than people of other races or ethnicities. For those residing in or near southwest Detroit, respiratory ailments are no stranger. Environment is the culprit. In 2016, Newsweek Magazine declared on its cover "Detroit...

  • Sabbath Middle School Honor Roll 2nd Quarter

    Feb 20, 2020

    Congratulation to the students who worked hard to make the Honor Roll over the last quarter. 6th Grade Barett Arias, Steven3.3333 Bell, Latonia 3.6667 Blair, Christopher 3.5000 Brazill, Kevin 3.7143 Buchanan, Ashleigh 3.5000 Burnley, Najai 3.5000 Burns-Jackson, Leland 3.5714 Calhoun, Daizon 3.2857 Calhoun-Johnson, Ta'Nyia 4.0000 Carr, Yashiya 3.5714 Castro, Aracely 4.0000 Cochran, Sabrina 4.0000 Gibbons, Zareyah 3.3333 Gomez Vasquez, Alisson 3.8571 Grant, Christian 3.3333 Heflin, Trintan 3.5000...