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ATU applauds Congressional passage of CARES Act, $25 billion for critical emergency transit funding
Strong first step, but more support needed for transit systems
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Waters Asks for Briefing on Whether the Fed is Considering Removing Wells Fargo’s Asset Cap
Following reports that Wells Fargo & Company has requested that the Federal Reserve remove an asset cap imposed in response to widespread consumer abuses and compliance breakdowns, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote a letter to Jerome H. Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, requesting additional information.
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PFAW Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Pioneer Rev. Joseph Lowery
In response to the news that Civil Rights Leader Rev. Joseph Lowery, has died at 98, Rev. Timothy McDonald, co-chair of the African American Ministers in Action program at People For the American Way, released the following statement:
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The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda Remembers Founder and Convener Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, the civil rights community and all justice loving people across the globe have lost a true friend with the passing of beloved Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery.
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Congressman Jimmy Gomez on House Passage of Third Emergency Coronavirus Response Funding Package
In response to the House passage of the third emergency coronavirus response funding package, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement:
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"The Last Negroes at Harvard" by Kent Garrett with Jeanne Ellsworth
Remember, remember....? Skipping school, good teachers, hard lessons, practical jokes, smelly lockers, remember? If you don't, your oldest friends probably do. As in the new book "The Last Negroes at Harvard" by Kent Garrett with Jeanne Ellsworth, they were there alongside you when everything happened, remember?
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Bored at Home? TurfMutt Comes to the Rescue with Resources for Families
Inspire your kids to enjoy your yard while de-stressing in turbulent times
The green space in our yards and neighborhoods is more important now than ever, says the TurfMutt Foundation which directs the TurfMutt environmental education and stewardship program. With millions sheltering at home due to COVID-19 and adults teleworking and kids doing online instruction, everyone needs the re-charge found in nature. Thankfully for many, that’s just outside their backdoors.
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Tax Day Now July 15: Treasury, IRS Extend Filing Deadline And Federal Tax Payments
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.
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Congress members Introduce Legislation in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget, announced today that she has introduced H.R. 6292, the COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants Act, to help struggling farmers, ranchers, and small businesses that suffered an economic loss due to the COVID-19 Pandemic:
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After Four Days of Marathon Negotiating, Still No Stimulus Deal In the Senate
Pressure has been intensifying for days on the Senate to pass a massive stimulus package to respond to the economic fallout of the coronavirus, but Monday came and went without much action.
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Houston Couple Leaves $9,400 Tip at Restaurant to Help Staff Get Through Coronavirus Shutdown
The staff at a popular Houston restaurant got a $9,400 tip from some regular customers who wanted to help them get by during the coronavirus shutdown.
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Houston Teen Comedian Makes a Splash In the Entertainment World
The Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, family entertainment network BYUtv announced its new comedy competition series "Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ," created and hosted by multiple Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Wayne Brady and his producing partner, Mandie Taketa.
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Can’t Take the Memories
Roughnecks season cut short due to coronavirus
The sports world has suffered some major setbacks during this coronavirus pandemic. For the first time since 1939, there will be no men’s champion in NCAA postseason, also a first for women since the NCAA began hosting that tournament in 1981-82. There also won’t be any spring sports (baseball, track & field, softball, etc.) in high school or college athletics this year. It affects the high school seniors the most because those who participate in spring sports lost their senior seasons to showcase their talents that could have earned them a college scholarship.
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Five Mistakes NOT to Make When Holding Online Meetings
With the pandemic forcing so many employees to work from home, no doubt you're holding tons of virtual meetings. But are you doing them right? Online meeting guru Howard Tiersky pinpoints a few common flub-ups you'll want to avoid.
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Amalgamated Transit Union applauds Senate passage of Stimulus Bill, $25 billion in critical emergency funding for public transit
Union urges House to pass bill
Citing the $25 billion in critical emergency funding for public transportation systems, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) applauds the Senate passage of a $2 trillion stimulus package amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kinder HSPVA receives 10 Tommy Tune nominations, including best musical, for ‘The Color Purple’
HISD’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts has received 10 nominations for its production of “The Color Purple” in the annual Tommy Tune Awards competition, which celebrates the educational value and excellence of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston area.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Expresses Outrage at the Uptick in Violence against Chinese Americans and Pleads for the President to Cease and Desist from Calling the Coronavirus the Chinese Virus
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee made the following statement in support of and out of concern for the Chinese American community.
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Senate Should Pass Sasse Amendment to CARES Act Heritage Action for America
Heritage Action released the following statement regarding an amendment to the CARES Act: As Congress responds to the economic fallout from the coronavirus, many provisions of the Senate’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act (H.R. 748) fall short of being temporary, targeted and directed at public health efforts. Conservatives have offered alternatives throughout the legislative process to make the bill more targeted and rid it of waste.
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Hispanic Press Release Distribution Service Hispanicize Wire Rebrands as Latinx Newswire
With new name, innovative Latinx wire service continues mission to empower Hispanics and disrupt the high-cost of distributing news releases
Hispanicize Wire, the nation’s only Latinx-owned and operated, multimedia press release distribution service reaching U.S. Hispanic journalists, influencers and thought leaders, has rebranded as Latinx Newswire.
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125,000+ Sign Nurse’s Petition Calling on Trump and Pence to Use Defense Production Act to Provide Urgently Needed Masks and Protective Equipment
With medical professionals at grave risk, petition calls on administration to use its authority to compel industry to rapidly ramp up production and ensure effective distribution of supplies including ventilators, masks, and other personal protective equipment (PPE)
