Black lung disease articles
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Heartbreak as mother-of-two Emily Presley dies after 18 weeks on a ventilator and a DOUBLE lung transplant after going for routine check up for a cold and finding she was dying from horror disease
Teacher Emily Presley, 46, was in the hospital for over 16 months. At one point, she had to undergo two double lung transplants within days. She died surrounded by family on Tuesday morning at 4am
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Black Food Truck Festival celebrates Black-owned businesses
Now in its third year (and fifth event), the Black Food Truck Festival (BFTF) has grown into an impressive showing of not only Black food trucks, but of a community hungry for more opportunities to celebrate Black-owned businesses. The festival takes place April 26 through April 28, with an opening night event held on Friday […]
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Black, Black-biracial student celebration set for May 25
A first-ever celebration of local Black, and Black-biracial public, private and home-schooled students’ accomplishments will be held at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Columbus Learning Center, 4555 Central Ave. in Columbus. Continue reading at The Republic News.