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More than 5,000 people gathered together at Tonto National Forest early April for an illegal party.
Forest officials were patrolling near the area when they found the unauthorized event.
A permit is required for non-commercial groups of 75 or more to use or occupy forest service land.
Forest protection officers in Arizona broke up an unauthorized and illegal party that gathered more than 5,000 people together at Tonto National Forest last Saturday.
In a Facebook post, the U.S. Forest Service wrote that officials were patrolling near the Lower Sycamore Creek Recreation Area on April 3 when they discovered thousands of people who were gathering illegally.
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Amid a global pandemic, Black millennials led a boom in African American homeownership in 2020.
But racial disparities in wealth, education, employment, and homeownership still persist for Black Americans.
Homeownership is going to be a challenge for all millennials, but mostly for Black millennials, an expert told Insider.
During a pandemic that hit Black communities hard, millennial buyers represented the bulk of African Americans home purchases in 2020.
Black adults between the ages of 26 and 39 sparked a nationwide rise in the homeownership rate for African Americans, CNN Business reported.
According to a November report released by the National Association of Realtors, 5% of home buyers during the first three quarters of 2020 were Black, compared to 4% in 2019. Despite a 1% increase, US Census data shows Black millennials raised the homeownership rate for African Americans more than two percentage points
Childhood vaccinations have declined during the pandemic, according to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. During the pandemic, we have seen substantial declines in pediatrician visits. And because of this, CDC orders for childhood vaccinations dropped by about 11 million doses a substantial and historic decline, said Walensky during a White House briefing on Friday.
In May, the CDC released a study that showed that childhood vaccines administered in Michigan dropped 22% in the pandemic.
Coronavirus vaccines have not been authorized for children under 16 in the US so far, but Dr. Fauci said kids under 12 will be very likely to get the coronavirus vaccine in early 2022.
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A Tiktok user cut down shoes from a telephone wire, which is often done to pay respect to the dead.
In a now-viral video, Blake Messick explains how he was able to turn the shoes into money.
Critics took to the comment section to criticize him for insensitivity.
A Tiktok user documented himself cutting down shoes from a power line to sell them for a profit.
But shoes that are thrown over a power line are typically associated with paying respect to those who died in communities of color.
In a now-viral video, Blake Messick explains how he was able to turn the shoes into money.