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Kamala Harris, through the eyes of her sorority line sisters
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Kamala Harris, through the eyes of her sorority line sisters
Monique Poydras was at a reggae concert at a vineyard in Linganore, Maryland, when her phone began vibrating frantically. As text after text and call after call rolled in, the device continued to shake until it eventually fell off the chair.
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Black churches tackle racial life expectancy gap
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Black churches tackle racial life expectancy gap
Life expectancy for Americans, including for Black Americans, is on the rise, due to the decline in the prevalence and severity of COVID-19. Nevertheless, a racial gap exists in life expectancy. As of 2022, Black life expectancy was 72.8 years, compared with 77.5 years for white Americans.
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