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What does it mean to be woken? Local NAACP leaders talk about the word’s politicization

What does “woke” mean to you?

From its 1923 origins in the Black community to today’s co-optation for various political agendas, the definition of the word has evolved and come to mean different things to different people.

For Black leaders on the Treasure Coast, it’s still a positive word of empowerment that embodies the NAACP’s mission, which according to its website is to “achieve equity, political rights and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination and accelerate the well-being, education and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.”

“The

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Mahopac undecided on name change but withholds logo from field re-do

MAHOPAC − Anticipating the possibility “Indians” may be dropped as the nickname of the district’s athletic teams, the Mahopac Board of Education Tuesday night agreed that only an “M” will be at the center of an artificial turf field that’s being replaced, instead of the current logo, which is an M, with an arrow and a feather.

But with trustees noting the full logo could be painted later, if desired, the board made it clear no decision has been made on whether Mahopac will comply with a state Education Department directive that schools scrap Native American nicknames and logos.

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The Nevada Board of Regents adopted a new definition of anti-Semitism

The Nevada Board of Regents voted Friday to adopt a new definition for anti-Semitism to use in anti-bias and anti-discrimination training at all of its higher education institutions.

As part of an update to its policies that will require Nevada’s colleges and universities to establish diversity training every two years, the board also adopted a new definition for anti-Semitism that is used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an organization that works to educate communities about the Holocaust.

The alliance’s definition for antisemitism differs from other definitions in specifying that, “while not all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, criticism can

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Ready for an Audit? – Rickard & Associates

Government audits are in full swing and it is essential that your practice is ready. Failure to prepare could result in great fines and loss of patient trust.

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Failure to plan and prepare for an audit can lead to disastrous results. If you fail to catch mistakes in your billing, you may face hefty fines from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

To avoid these fines

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