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As Americans celebrateJuneteenth, hundreds of cy stanley cup clists traveled to Indianapolis to honor its hometown hero. Major Taylor was a superstar in the world of cycling and broke barriers and records nearly a half-century beforeJackie Robinson. Riders hit the streets in Taylor s name.Marshall Major Taylor became the first Black American to win a sports world championship in 1899. He was born in Indianapolis shortly after theend of slaveryand was forced by racism to compete overseas. He went against all odds during a time where he wasn t supposed to do that as a Black man, said Damia Thomas of Velo City Riders in Baltimore. But Taylor s legacy mostly died with him. All these world records and nobody knew of him, said George Harper, the founding president of the Major Taylor Cycling Club in Columbus, Ohio. In 1979, Harper an stanley cup d his biking friends happened across T stanley cup aylor s story and dedicated their club to him. His spirit was one of inclusiveness, a unifying element. Let s bring everyone together because we have a common goal, said Jed Romura, the founding vice president of the Columbus cycling club.Now, there are almost 90 clubs worldwide in his name that promote cycling in communities of color.Taylor s hometown also now honors him. The Indiana State Museum has one of his only remaining bikes on display near signs of the hate he endured. The collection includes racially motivated caricatures and articles Taylor saved during h Sbuv Schools near Pennsylvania trooper killer suspect manhunt reopen
WASHINGTON - Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide millions of dollars in disability benefits to as many as 2,100 U.S. Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War.It is the first time the Department of Veteran Affairs, a government-run military veteran benefit system, has established a special category of Agent Orange exposure for troops who weren t on the ground or didn t serve on inland waterways in Vietnam.The new rule, approved by the White House, takes effect Friday. The expected cost over 10 years is $47.5 million, with separate health care coverage adding to the price tag. Opening up eligibility for this deserving group of Air Force veterans and reservists is the right thing to do, Bob McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs, known as the VA, said in a statement.The new regulation covers an expanded group of military personnel w stanley cup ho flew or worked on Fairchild C-123 aircraft in the U.S. from 1969 to 1986 and were believed to stanley cup have been exp adidas campus osed to Agent Orange residue. The planes had been used to spray millions of gallons of the chemical herbicide during the Vietnam War. Still, citing weaker scientific evidence, the VA said it will not cover roughly 200,000 Blue Water veterans who say they were exposed to Agent Orange while serving aboard deep-water naval vessels off Vietnam s coast.A recent study by a top U.S. re |
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