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Bridging the Digital Divide

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As the 21st century realm of technology continues to improve, some individuals and communities are being left behind. This concept, known is "the digital divide", describes the inequality in access to to information and computer technology devices, more specifically described as the accessibility to broadband. Broadband essentially connects people to the internet. This inequality is found between ...
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Florida Sets New Covid-19 State Record: Becoming the New Epicenter

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As well as cases of Covid-19 increasing rapidly around the country, Florida specifically has emerged as a new epicenter for the virus. After New York's previous standing as the state with the highest number of daily cases, the state was able to take control of the virus and greatly decrease daily new cases and hospitalizations. Florida has now taken the spot from New York with a record 15,299 new ...
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Covid-19 Cases Continue to Rise in the United States

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Although many countries around the world have found success in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States is not one of them. Cases continue to increase as more states continue reopening non-essential businesses. CNN claims that one out of every 100 Americans have tested positive. An interesting change in the course of the virus is that it has now shifted age groups, with a lar...
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NCFCS Applauds the House Passage of “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act”

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After the recent unjust murder of George Floyd by police force, many in the United States delved into a period of education and research about the continued racism and related issue of police brutality. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, paves the way for police reform and addressing the systemic racism still in existence today. Some of the regul...
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NCFCS Applauds the 5-4 Supreme Court Decision on DACA

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The Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which has protected thousands of immigrants from deportation. DACA was created in 2012 by President Obama to help young people who were illegally living in the United States obtain work permits. These people are known as Dreamers. The Trump administration tried to get rid of this pr...
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NCFCS Applauds the Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Louisiana Abortion Restrictions

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Chief Justice John Roberts recently took the side of the liberal justices again, after voting in their favor on DACA, in a 5-4 vote against a Louisiana abortion law restriction. The law would have closed almost all clinics in the state by banning doctors from performing the abortion procedure who did not have privileges at a hospital close by. Other Conservative justices, namely Justice Clarence T...
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NCFCS Salutes the Mississippi Legislature for the Removal of Confederate Symbol from the Mississippi State Flag

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This past week Mississippi became the last state in the country to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag. Many see this symbol as representation of the history and heritage of the Southern state during the Civil War. However, this symbol represents an ongoing nod to the unjust slavery of thousands during this time as well as the persistence of violence and racism which many Blac...
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