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The Harlem Community Newspapers, Inc. Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx BRONX NEWSCOMMUNITY “Good News You Can Use” Vol. 26 No. 21 May 27, 2021 – June 2, 2021 FREE Citations to Bronx EMS Workers see page 13 Treasury and IRS Announce Families of 88% of Children in the U.S. to Automatically Receive Monthly Payment of Refundable Child Tax Credit see page 17 Tamika D. Mallory has become HBCU Community one of the most influential Black Development Action Coalition Awarded $5.6 Million from see page 10 the Wells Fargo Voices of our Generation Foundation to Address Racial Wealth Disparities Follow Harlem Community Newspapers on Social Media! see page 11 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.harlemcommunitynews.com Facebook: @HarlemCommunityNewspapers Twitter: @HCNewspapers Instagram: Harlem_community_newspapers YouTube: harlemnewsinc HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS CONTENTS HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWS “Good news you can use” BROOKLYN COMMUNITY NEWS BRONX COMMUNITY NEWS NITY COMMU Connecting Harlem, Queens, Brooklyn and The South Bronx QUEENS COMMUNITY NEWS The Harlem News Group, Inc. FREE Free copies distributed in your community weekly Harlem“Good News You CanNews Use” July 24–July 30, 2014 Vol. 14 No. 29 EEK EM Wpage 16 The Harlem News Group, Inc. 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