Lois Fernandez

Lois Fernandez (1936 – August 13, 2017) was a political and cultural activist, best known for founding the Odunde Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The festival celebrates African and African-American heritage. It has continued for more than forty years, expanding from one block long to a dozen, and drawing as many as 500,000 people to South Philadelphia.

Fernandez' contributions were publicly applauded in the 2000 ''Congressional record: proceedings and debates of the Congress'' by the Hon. Robert A. Brady. She was publicly recognized during Women's History Month, March 2009, by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. Her memoir ''Recollections (part one)'' was published in 2016. Provided by Wikipedia
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    ESTADO DE BEM-ESTAR, INSTITUIÇÕES PÚBLICAS E JUSTIÇA SOCIAL

    ESTADO DE BEM-ESTAR, INSTITUIÇÕES PÚBLICAS E JUSTIÇA SOCIAL by Antón Lois Fernández-Álvarez

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    Neoliberalism, Public Policy, and Inequality: An Analysis Mainly of Brazil

    Neoliberalism, Public Policy, and Inequality: An Analysis Mainly of Brazil by Rose Mary Menchise, Diogo Menchise Ferreira, Antón Lois Fernandez Alvarez

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    Lower serum magnesium concentration is associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, and obesity in South Asian and white Canadian women but not men

    Lower serum magnesium concentration is associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, and obesity in South Asian and white Canadian women but not men by Jesse Bertinato, Chao Wu Xiao, W. M. Nimal Ratnayake, Lois Fernandez, Christopher Lavergne, Carla Wood, Eleonora Swist

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