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Cadence Bank Announces Business Relationship with Atlanta-Based Real Estate Brokerage Norman & Associates

Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) announced today its business agreement with Atlanta-based Norman & Associates, one of the largest minority-owned luxury real estate brokerages in the United States.

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Lizzo, Simone Biles and Nikole Hannah-Jones represent the year of 'radical self-care' in Essence

Essence magazine has dubbed this the "year of radical self-care," and to celebrate, it's featuring three heroes in the world of wellness.

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The Redneck Shop was a hub for the KKK. Years after the store's closure, a Southern city is reckoning with this history

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The suspect in the Waukesha parade tragedy was out on bond after allegedly running over a woman earlier this month

The man accused of careening his SUV into a Wisconsin parade, killing five people and injuring 48 others, was a registered sex offender in Nevada and had an active arrest warrant in that state, court records show.

Harris and Buttigieg could be allies instead of rivals

The next presidential election is three years away. Recent reports about early concern over whether President Joe Biden will run for reelection in 2024 and about tension between potential 2024 rivals, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vice President Kamala Harris are, to some extent, standard Washington gossip that can be safely ignored. Still, there may be something more than that.

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Grammy nominations 2022: See the list of nominees

Nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards are being revealed Tuesday.

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Vice President Harris Announces Historic Funding to Bolster Equitable Health Care During Pandemic, and Beyond

$1.5 Billion Investment in National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps Will Expand and Diversify the Health Workforce and Improve Critical Clinical Care in Underserved Communities

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Rockets Are Learning Quickly That The NBA Does Not Count Moral Victories

If they ever added a third column for moral victories, the Houston Rockets would have the best record in the league. On Saturday, the Rockets lost to the New York Knicks 106-99, and as it has been for most games throughout their season-high 14 games losing streak, they were close but couldn’t finish the deal.

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Green Joins President Biden for Signing of Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

On Monday, November 15, 2021, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) released the following statement:

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Billionaire Robert F. Smith and Other Corporate Leaders Mount Campaign to Close the Digital Divide

With protests having erupted in cities across the country over police violence targeting Black men and women, the civil rights and social justice movements have shot to the forefront of U.S. politics in a way not seen since the 1960s.

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Veterans Day Legislation Targets GI Bill Racial Inequities

For Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black service members who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from taking full advantage of when they returned home from war.

Ted Cruz has found the real vaccine enemy: Big Bird

It's hard to imagine how we all missed it. After all, an 8-foot, 2-inch yellow bird is sort of hard to miss. But, lucky for all of us, Ted Cruz is on the case!

Federal judge rules Texas school mask ban violates Americans with Disabilities Act

A federal judge has ruled that Texas' ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Biden administration welcomes Haiti, five other countries to guest-worker visa programs

Haitians are once more eligible for temporary, seasonal work in the United States under two federal guest-worker programs, three years after being kicked out by the Trump administration.

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How 'Passing' and similar stories force us to reckon with identity

There's a scene in Rebecca Hall's film "Passing" in which the character Irene Redfield vents to her husband about a childhood friend.

Judge gives final approval of $626 million settlement for people affected by Flint water crisis

A federal judge has given final approval of a $626 million settlement for people affected by the Flint water crisis, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Why are all the ambulances and firetrucks there?

I couldn’t imagine exactly why the question made me ponder. My body had left from night one of Astroworld Festival, feet and legs tired from walking a mile from the festival grounds back to my car.

Casting Black actors in period pieces isn’t diversity. It’s history.

There is a moment in “The Harder They Fall” that director Jeymes Samuel can’t stop smiling about. It arrives with a locomotive around the end of Act 1 and subsequently barrels through every preconceived notion of what a western is supposed to be.

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Ted Cruz Calls Out Big Bird from Sesame Street for “Spreading Government Propaganda”

Texas’ stellar Senator continues his strike of questionable statements, first, he defended using a nazi salute as a sign of protest in a school board meeting, now he’s fighting a classic children’s character: Big Bird from Sesame Street.

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Will Set Aside About $35 Billion for Texas Projects

The White House estimates that Texas will receive about $35.44 billion over five years for roads, bridges, pipes, ports, broadband access and other projects after federal lawmakers passed a long-anticipated national infrastructure bill on Friday.