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Bishop Omar Jahwar honored as community leader after his death from COVID-19 complications
The 47-year-old activist and mentor drew on his own history as a troubled teen to create a nonprofit group that helped curb gang violence in Dallas for over 20 years.
Pastor Omar Jahwar, a prominent city leader and gang interventionist, addressed students at a 2019 workshop on ways to cope with threats of mass violence in schools. Jahwar died March 11 of complications related to COVID-19.(David Woo / Staff Photographer)
Omar Jahwar, a community leader who died last Thursday of complications related to COVID-19, will be remembered this weekend at a memorial service and celebration of life.
Support, develop and honor women leadersâthatâs the spirit of Athena, an international non-profit.
Each year, the Athena Awards bestow arguably the regionâs highest honor to professional women. And while 2020 paused this annual Buffalo Niagara Partnership celebration, the time has come once again to honor these impressive women: the winner will be announced at the 30th Athena Awards, held virtually on April 28, 2021.
Each finalist, whether an established or young leader, embodies the highest standards of professional success, community service and role modeling for women. We asked them to share the best advice they ve been given. Here s what they told us.
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The program, called Student to Student, was originally developed by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis more than 10 years ago, but its replication in Western New York couldn’t be more timely: Hate crimes motivated by religion rose about 7% in 2019, according to the latest FBI statistics, and 60% of crimes in that category targeted Jews far more than any other religious group. There’s also a closely documented link between anti-Semitism and a wide range of extremist groups in the U.S.
Ava Rosenthal, a sophomore at Williamsville East High School, takes a selfie with a slide about Jewish diet from a Student to Student presentation.
3 schools move to remote learning in Lancaster County due to COVID-19 Three schools are switching to remote learning due to COVID-19 causing staff shortages in Lancaster County. (Source: Holly Bernstein) By WBTV Web Staff | December 10, 2020 at 11:15 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 11:15 PM
LANCASTER COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Three schools are switching to remote learning due to COVID-19 causing staff shortages in Lancaster County.
AR Rucker Middle, Indian Land High and Lancaster High will transition to virtual learning on Monday, Dec. 14.
AR Rucker Middle
At this time, officials say Rucker is experiencing a shortage of staff. Because Rucker is short-staffed, it limits the ability to cover all classes.