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Outshine Film Festival’s Mission Is to Show the LGBTQ Community They Are Loved
Outshine Film Festival’s latest crop of films showcases the LGBTQ community’s resilience and perseverance. By Trae DeLellis April 15, 2024 Over the last few years, Florida has become a hellscape for LGBTQ individuals. During his failed presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis attempted to raise his national profile by experimenting with a litany of anti-LGBTQ legislation in…
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See How VA Scholarships Can Make a Difference in Your Education
Find your path forward April 19, 2024 VA Careers With the Employee Incentive Scholarship Program (EISP), we offer eligible VA employees with tax-free scholarships of up to $46,307 toward the cost of higher education, including tuition, registration fees and books. In return, you agree to work at VA in a health care occupation for 1 to 3…
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Peer Sponsorship Increases Success of Military-to-Civilian Transition
Nearly 250,000 service members transition to civilian life each year April 20, 2024 By Randy Moler One of VA’s top priorities is addressing suicide risk factors in part by providing support for transitioning service members (TSMs) and Veterans. Many TSMs and Veterans experience challenges during the military-to-civilian transition, including difficulty entering the civilian workforce, community reintegration barriers,…
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VA and USDA Food Security Initiatives
About one in nine working age Veterans face food insecurity April 21, 2024 By Randy Moler VA’s Food Security Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to improve food security, access to nutritious diets and healthful nutrition education for Veterans. This collaboration, facilitated by VA’s National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships (HAP), aims to advance Veteran well-being…
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Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?
By Laurel Wamsley On April 18, 2024 Among the many hard truths for those trying to enter America’s brutal housing market, here’s one: Baby boomers continue to own many of the country’s large houses, even after their households have shrunk to one or two people. Baby boomer empty nesters own twice as many of the…
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US labor market stays resilient; housing regresses on higher mortgage rates
By Lucia Mutikani On April 18, 2024 WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged at a low level last week, pointing to continued labor market strength that is driving the economy. Labor market resilience, together with elevated inflation have led financial markets and some economists to expect that the…
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Sheetz accused of racial discrimination in its hiring process
By Ramishah Maruf On April 18, 2024 A federal agency accused a popular gas station chain of discriminating against Black, Native American and multiracial applicants in its hiring practices. The Sheetz criminal screening process disproportionately screened out applicants from those legally protected groups, the lawsuit announced by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday alleged. The gas…
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A lawmaker proposed a bill that would ban DEI in medical schools. Doctors say it could roll back progress toward improving Black maternal health.
By Nicquel Terry Ellis On April 17, 2024 Dr. Versha Pleasant has dedicated her career to finding ways to erase the racial health inequities facing Black mothers. A clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School, Pleasant said she developed a curriculum that teaches the history of racism in obstetrics and gynecology in the…
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Black-led women’s running group sues Boston Marathon organizers and Newton police chief for alleged racial discrimination
By Zoe Sottile and Justin Gamble On April 15, 2024 A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over alleged racial discrimination that took place in a cheer zone at last year’s race. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by the all-women running group TrailblazHers, just days…
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