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[Opinion] There’s Still Resistance to Black People Receiving Reparations, Despite Evidence That We Deserve Them
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Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem
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Senator James Sanders Jr., Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, and Nearly 70 Elected Officials Call on Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Reparations Commission Bill into Law to Begin the Path toward Justice for African Americans
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Adams: Cost of migrants ‘will destroy New York City’
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