New Partnership Brings Black History To Life Through Google Assistant
Through a new partnership with Google, daily excerpts drafted from Dr. Carl Mack’s Black Heritage Day calendar can now be heard through Google Assistant. Mack, pictured above, released version four of his calendar last year.
The term BIPOC, simply put, is another broad-based term that is intentionally used by policymakers and bureaucrats to water down the ills that plague our society so they don’t look so bad.
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Smith is retired now and about to embark on a new adventure, enrolling at North Carolina A&T State University, one of the nation’s top HBCUs, to pursue a degree in liberal studies. Maybe those NBA scouts were right after all.
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Over the past year, Portland City Council approved the Design Overlay Zone Amendments (DOZA) project, the Shelter to Housing Continuum (S2HC) project, and the Residential Infill Project (RP). Each project includes significant changes to streamline reviews, enhance the built environment, provide for more inclusive neighborhoods, and better address the needs of our City’s houseless population.
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Many school districts are moving aggressively, and creatively, to field-test a variety of safety measures, protocols, and equipment. In the process, these schools are providing something of a roadmap for other districts scrambling to safely reopen.
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To combat that, and in an effort to revitalize downtown areas, five members of Congress drafted a bill that they say will enhance the quality of urban life.
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In the United States, Black people are 20% more likely than other racial/ethnic groups to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it once diagnosed. Black men and women also have one of the lower screening rates.
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April 9, 2021 – Rep. Melanie Morgan’s (D-Parkland) bill to make Juneteenth a legal state holiday, HB 1016, passed on the Senate floor today with bipartisan support. “I am so proud of the State of Washington. I asked my fellow legislators to pass this bill so that we can show the country that we are serious […]
Continue reading …Waiting Lists For The Treasury Rent Eviction Programs in Clark County Quickly Filling Up
April 9, 2021 No CommentApril 9, 2021 – The Treasury Rent Eviction Program in Clark County is now underway and the waiting lists are quickly filling up. See if you qualify for assistance by checking the flyer below and reaching out the points of contacts on the flyer below. Program Update: General waitlist that is accessed online or by calling the Housing […]
Continue reading …Inslee Updates Criteria For Counties In Washington State To Stay In Phase 3 Of The State’s Pandemic Reopening Plan
April 9, 2021 No CommentApril 9, 2021 – Gov. Jay Inslee today updated and clarified the criteria for counties to stay in Phase 3 of the state’s Healthy Washington pandemic reopening plan. Under the plan that took effect March 22, counties are individually evaluated every three weeks. The first evaluation occurs this coming Monday, and changes to a county’s phase status […]
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City of Vancouver News
- City/County Telecommunications Commission seeks community feedback on cable television and broadband servicesThe City/County Telecommunications Commission is requesting feedback from the community about their experience with Comcast cable television and broadband services. Through the survey, the commission hopes to learn what the community thinks about Comcast's cable service, even if they are not currently a Comcast subscriber, and what they may want related to future cable communications.
- Vancouver Police clarifies facts on trespass call for serviceVancouver, Wash. –On September 8, 2021 Vancouver Police responded to a call for service at a local grocery store regarding a customer the store manager wanted trespassed for violating store policy.
- Vancouver water features closing for the season Sept. 19The Columbia River water feature at Vancouver Waterfront Park (695 Waterfront Way) and the water feature at Esther Short Park (West 8th Street and Columbia Street) where visitors can cool off during the warm months, will close for the fall and winter seasons at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19.
- City seeks volunteer to serve on its Lodging Tax Advisory CommitteeThe City of Vancouver is seeking a volunteer interested in supporting Vancouver tourism by serving on city’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. This is a mid-term appointment that would begin immediately and expire Sept. 30, 2022. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10.
