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Report: Half of Americans have lower IQ because of past lead exposure

A boy throws a frisbee in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1973. (Source: Leroy Woodson | EPA) About 170 million Americans, or half the population, have lower intelligence …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - March 8, 2022

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Lancaster’s Negro Leagues connection: In the ’20s, some of baseball’s greatest played here

The 1924 Harrisburg Giants. Back row, left to right: Unknown, Herbert “Rap” Dixon, Colonel “C.W.” Strothers, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Oscar Charleston. Middle row, left to right: …

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By Jeremy Raff - March 7, 2022

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Community, leaders discuss ingredients of ‘a just community’

Panelists discuss affordable housing at Bright Side Opportunities Center in Lancaster on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) Donn Worgs One of pioneering Black historian …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - March 4, 2022

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Lancaster, nonprofits to seek grants funded by Pa. gaming revenue

Clockwise from top left: TLC on East King Street; a common area at YWCA Lancaster’s Kepler Hall; 259 S. Ann St.; SACA’s Centro Hispano. (Sources: Google …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - March 3, 2022

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Conversation About OUR Community to focus on career readiness

From left: Marlyn Barbosa, Darryl Gordon, Miranda Marz, Brian Troop. (Source: Provided) United Way of Lancaster County will host a virtual forum titled “Career Ready Lancaster: …

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By United Way of Lancaster County - March 2, 2022

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Online YWCA Lancaster event to feature Lancaster Bail Fund founder

YWCA Lancaster will host a free virtual forum on pretrial detention and bail at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 3. Michelle Batt The featured speaker will be …

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By One United Lancaster - March 2, 2022

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Exhibit explores salons, barbershops in Black, Brown communities

Some of the photos in Shelby Wormley’s “The Shop Presents: Essentials” exhibition. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) Shelby Wormley Franklin & Marshall College is presenting an art exhibition …

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By One United Lancaster - March 2, 2022

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Crispus Attucks holds Black History Month Fashion Show (photos)

Models pose backstage at the Crispus Attucks Community Center’s Black History Month Fashion Show on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo: Brian Nguyen) Crispus Attucks Community Center …

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By One United Lancaster - March 1, 2022

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Millersville U. hosts refugee students to learn about college admissions, success

Apsara Uprety speaks to McCaskey High School students about college on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher) (Editor’s Note: Apsara Uprety, the Millersville University student …

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By Tim Stuhldreher - February 25, 2022