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Better by the Mile: Mom takes on 5K to raise awareness about growing cancer risks [Video]
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After being stopped in her tracks by a colorectal cancer diagnosis at just 35, a Concord mom wants to spread the word that this could happen to anyone. “I have no family history, no genetic markers,” Allison Annese said. “It definitely was shocking. It was shocking to me.”After experiencing some unusual gastrointestinal issues that wouldn’t go away, Annese started asking questions. “I was having some symptoms that weren’t normal for me and went in for a coloscopy and found out when I woke up I had cancer,” she said. At age 35, colorectal screening wouldn’t be on Annese’s radar. But her radiation oncologist at Mass General Hospital said research is changing how we think about this disease. “For a long time, colorectal cancer was really thought of as a disease of elderly patients,” Dr. Ted Hong said. “Over the past several years, we have seen a dramatic rise in colon cancer diagnosed in patients who are younger, in their 30s, 40s, even in their 20s.”Hong said those cases are coming even without the usual risk factors, like family history and lifestyle. He advised that the key is to do exactly what Annese did speak up when symptoms aren’t getting better and advocate for yourself. “Her self-advocacy was the reason why the cancer was found,” he said. Hong said symptoms can include bowel changes, blood in stool, abdominal pain and unexplained weight loss. Annese is taking her advocacy to the next level running this weekend’s Mass General Cancer Center Eversource 5K to raise awareness and funding for cancer research.”This is my first race ever,” Annese said. “Running was never my thing, but I’m up for the challenge.”It’s a challenge she will take on with her kids front and center.”My children have seen me go through some pretty tough days, and they’ve been scared along this journey,” she said. “I wanted to add some sort of positive twist on my diagnosis. Annese said her children will be running the Kids 100 Yard Dash this weekend and waiting for her at the finish line. Support her run: Team Allison.

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Women of Color $2,500 [Video]

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KC Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes fund to help small businesses [Video]
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KC Mayor Quinton Lucas proposes fund to help small businesses [Video]

Following a rash of burglaries in Kansas City, theres a new proposal to help business owners recover some of their costs for damages and security.On Thursday, Mayor Quinton Lucas unveiled the proposal for the Back to Business Fund at City Barrel Pizza in Waldo.The front door of that business is boarded up after burglars broke in at about 3 a.m. on Labor Day.Owner Joe Giammanco said the burglars didnt steal any money.However, repairing the door will cost an estimated $7,500, and due to a backlog of similar broken doors and windows, its unclear when it will be repaired.Knowing that the city does have my back, it pushes forward on it, Giammanco said.Under the terms of the proposal, small businesses can apply for up to $3,000 for repair work from vandalism or burglaries and up to $5,000 for security investments.The timeline for the plan covers incidents and investments from this past July 1 through July 31, 2025.We think that this is a step in the right direction. It is giving some relief, but we recognize that he cannot give total relief, Lucas said.The proposal for the unprecedented pilot program would be to use $325,000 from the citys violence prevention and intervention fund.The money would be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis until it runs out.Lucas estimates the money should be able to help 100 to 150 businesses.Evan Ashby and his brother Clayton own Mildreds, a coffee and sandwich shop with a location near 9th and Baltimore and another one in the Crossroads.On Sept. 1, surveillance video shows burglars breaking into the downtown location and quickly left with nothing, leaving a broken glass door behind.Then, a week later, burglars hit the Crossroads store and were able to break into a safe that was bolted to the floor and steal money.Evan said he plans to apply for new city funding when it becomes available to defer his estimated $5,000 cost for repairs and added security.I don’t think that they’re going to be able to solve this issue overnight. But the city is basically standing up and saying, we support small businesses, he said.The mayor was flanked by four city council members at his announcement Thursday.The city council is expected to approve the Back to Business Fund next Thursday.If it happens, business owners, through an application process, could get money back in their pockets sometime in early October.

UNC System cuts nearly 60 positions following DEI policy changes [Video]
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UNC System cuts nearly 60 positions following DEI policy changes [Video]

HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED. ALSO NEW TONIGHT UNC SYSTEM SCHOOLS ARE ANNOUNCING SOME BIG CHANGES WHEN IT COMES TO ITS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION POLICY. KARA PETERS JOINS US IN STUDIO TONIGHT WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THESE CHANGES MEAN FOR EACH SCHOOL IN THE SYSTEM AND THEIR FUNDING. KARA. DEVONTE. NEARLY 60 POSITIONS WERE CUT ACROSS THE UNC SYSTEM AND MORE THAN 130 POSITIONS WERE REASSIGNED FOLLOWING A BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING EARLIER TODAY. NOW, WITH THESE CHANGES OR CUTS, THE UNC SCHOOL SYSTEM SAYS ITS SAVING $17 MILLION. I SPOKE TO A FORMER DEA DIRECTOR WHO SAYS THIS COULD CREATE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. D E I IS D O N E CAMPUSES ALL ACROSS THE UNC SYSTEM WITH A NEW VISION OF WHAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS CALLING INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY. IT COMES AFTER THE BOARD VOTED TO REPEAL ITS 2019 POLICY ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION BACK IN MAY. WELL, IM NOT SURPRISED, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I SAY THAT ONLY BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO DIE. DIE IS OFTENTIMES MISCHARACTERIZED. WANDA ALLEN RECENTLY RETIRED AS THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HUMAN RELATIONS AND DEI DIRECTOR. SHE SAYS ONE MAJOR MISCONCEPTION ABOUT DEI IS THE BELIEF THAT ITS RACE BASED. AND THAT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE. AND THEREIN LIES THE THE WHOLE MISCONCEPTION THAT FOR DEI, YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM SOMEBODY AND GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE. SO DEI IS LOOKED AT AS A DETRIMENT TO, TO ONE GROUP AND A BENEFIT TO THE OTHER GROUP. AND IF YOU HAVE A TRUE AND AUTHENTIC DEI PROGRAM AND VISION THAT IS NOT WHAT ITS ABOUT. THE 17 SCHOOLS WITHIN THE UNC SYSTEM HAD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST TO ADJUST TO THE NEW POLICY, ACCORDING TO THIS BREAKDOWN, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL SAW THE MOST CUTS. 20 POSITIONS. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, REMOVING ITS OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING, AS WELL AS ITS CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER. BUT ITS NOT JUST SCHOOLS THAT ARE MAKING DEI CHANGES. COMPANIES LIKE JOHN DEERE AND LOWES HOME IMPROVEMENT ARE ALSO BACKING AWAY FROM THEIR DEI INITIATIVES. ALLEN SAYS WITHOUT RESOURCES LIKE DEI, IT COULD CREATE MORE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. IN THE WORKPLACE, YOURE TALKING ABOUT JOB DISSATISFACTION WHEN YOURE TALKING ABOUT YOUNGER PEOPLE, YOU MAY BE TALKING ABOUT A SENSE OF CONFUSION AND FEELING LIKE THEY JUST DONT FIT IN ANYWHERE. AND SO IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY DONT FIT IN. THEY DONT BELONG. EACH SCHOOL IN THE UNC SYSTEM HAS A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THEYRE COMPLYING TO THIS NEW POLICY OF EQUALITY. WE WILL HAVE A LINK TO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. WXII 12.COM LIVE IN STUDIO TONIGHT.