Tag: FEMA
Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink
By Emily Wagster Pettus and Michael Goldberg, Associated Press
Mississippi's capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after...
12 Orgs Fighting Youth Homelessness Win Grants Totaling $38 Million
By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California awarded $38 million in grants to 12 community-based organizations working...
FEMA Changing Rules that Deprive African Americans of Crucial Aid
The guidelines denied aid to many African American applicants whose homes or land were inherited informally without written wills.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
HBCU Grad Marcus Coleman Appointed to DHS Position
Coleman leads at the intersection of religious affairs, community capacity building, public-private partnerships, and crisis management to help people before, during, and after disasters.
Stacy...
Biden: States Should Open Vaccinations to All Adults by May 1
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Just hours after signing into law his massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, President Joe Biden...