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• Dorri McWhorter: From Chicago Roots to Leadership Heights

  14-04-2024 16:00
  
  Born in Chicago and raised between Racine, Wisconsin, and the South Side, Dorri McWhorter was destined for leadership.
  Her passion for advocacy and communications started early. At just 11 years old, she wrote a letter to Santa Claus, urging him to “keep people safe!” showcasing her selfless concern for others. It was at this time that she discovered her love for numbers and desire to become an accountant. 
  McWhorter’s unwavering focus paved the path to inevitable success,
  
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• How ‘Medical Gaslighting’ Ignores Black Women With Long COVID

  14-04-2024 15:30
  
  Different symptoms, same story: the medical establishment ignoring Black women’s suffering from long COVID ( Photo: tommaso79, Getty Images Signature).
  By Jennifer Porter Gore
  This article was originally published on Word In Black.
  In March 2020, Margot Gage Witvliet had managed to board one of the last flights leaving Amsterdam to return to her family in Houston, Texas. It was very good luck: as the COVID-19 pandemic raced around the globe, states, localities, and entire countries were cl
  
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• Alabama Town Refuses To Allow Elections Or Let Black Mayor Serve: Lawsuit

  14-04-2024 14:00
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  A small town in Alabama hasn’t held a political election in decades and white officials aren’t allowing its first Black mayor to exercise his duties, according to a lawsuit.
  The Legal Defense Fund recently filed a preliminary injunction to force the town of Newbern, which has a population of roughly 133 people, to allow citizens to vote in an election for the first time in years, per The Guardian. The preliminary injunction comes after a lawsuit filed last year al
  
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