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GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without Trump - Black News Channel

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are fighting to save their majority, a final election push against the onslaught of challengers in states once off limits to Democrats but now hotbeds of a potential backlash to President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill. Fueling the campaigns are the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 crisis, shifting regional demographics and, in some areas, simply the chance to turn the page on the divisive political climate. Control of the Senate can make or break a presidency. With it, a reelected Trump could confirm his nominees […]

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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 73- U.S. won't expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel | Dallas Weekly

https://youtu.be/em39L8lghFg Today in Dallas Weekly News, cleanup from Hanna spurs fear amid COVID-19 surge in Texas, U.S. won't expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel, and the Dallas ci

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Married to Medicine’ Stars host COVID-19 Mobile Testing Drive – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Terry Shropshire | The Atlanta Voice - Bravo’s “Married to Medicine” stars Dr. Damon Kimes and Dr. Heavenly Kimes—known as Dr. Heavenly—held a COVID-19 testing drive, with 64 mobile testing buses, on Saturday, July [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

FIOed: some in Boston face weekly police stops - The Bay State Banner

Like many young black men in Boston, Derrell “Slim” Weathers can’t tell you how many times he’s been stopped, questioned, frisked or searched by police. It started, he says, when he was 12 and has kept up into his 30s as often as five times

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Microlender Jijenge raises security margin to cut insolvency risk

Jijenge Credit chief executive Peter Macharia said the lender has had to vary its security margins to accommodate more customers while staying afloat.

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Source: Business Daily

Florida's Youngest to Die From COVID-19 Is a Little Black Girl - The New York Beacon

Health officials in Florida say that a 9-year-old girl is the youngest person in the state to die from COVID-19. Kimora “Kimmie” Lynum from Gainesville died from coronavirus complications on July 17.According to a GoFundMe created by her familyto cover medical bills and funeral

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Is the Postal Service Slowing Mail Delivery? – Free Press of Jacksonville

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacey Brown — Congress authorized a $10 billion loan to the postal service as part of a coronavirus relief package. Still, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin steadfastly has refused to hand over the [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Calls Grow for Republican Alabama State Representative to Resign After Celebrating the Birthday of KKK Leader - The New York Beacon

Man, white people aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. Which, I suppose, is a good thing, right? We should want the racists to expose themselves. Still, there’s something surreal seeing white people shamelessly indulging their racist beliefs. Take for instance Alabama state Rep. Will

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

With SWAC Decision, The Annual Bayou Classic Postponed Until Spring - Houston Forward Times

A Statement From the Organizers of the Annual Bayou Classic With the decision of the… The post With SWAC Decision, The Annual Bayou Classic Postponed Until Spring appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Civil rights icon John Lewis to lie in repose at Georgia Capitol : TheGrio

ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis will lie in repose at the Georgia capitol in his hometown of Atlanta in one... View Article The post Civil rights icon John Lewis to lie in repose at Georgia Capitol appeared first on TheGrio.

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Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. Pushing COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory From The NBA Bubble

NBA baller, Michael Porter Jr. should be focusing on balling while in the NBA bubble. Instead, he's at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex located in Disney World on Snapchat, pushing a coronavirus conspiracy theory trying to convince people that COVID-19 is being used as a "population

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Road to virtual conference: Steenhuisen resumes campaign to lead DA | News24

DA interim leader John Steenhuisen says he has resumed his campaign to become the party's leader, following the decision to have a virtual congress.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

San Jose Cop Seen Kicking Woman As She's On The Ground And Dragging Her, Placed On Administrative Leave - Blavity

A San Jose police officer has been put on administrative leave pending an investigation after he was caught on camera kicking a woman and dragging her across a parking lot,

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Source: Blavity News

Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda - DefenderNetwork.com

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised Tuesday that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as he sought to draw another sharp contrast with President Donald Trump. Biden said the Republican president is exacerbating social discord across the

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

The Death of Lemuel Penn

Lemuel Penn was considered by her peers and his community to be a great person and a pillar of the community. He served in World War II, was a Bronze Star recipient, a Howard University graduate, a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, a father of three and became the Assistant Superintendent of

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Mayor Eric Johnson to host Mayor's Back to School Fair Aug. 20-21 | Dallas Weekly

Mayor Eric Johnson on Tuesday announced that the 24th annual Dallas Mayor’s Back to School Fair will take place Aug. 20-21. The fair has traditionally served as a time-saving, one-stop shop that offers school supplies and a wealth of information and community resources. This year, the fair will

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Homeland Security and Oregon agree to begin withdrawing agents from Portland - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The decision to send federal agents into Portland earlier this month escalated tensions in the city, which has seen prolonged and at times violent protests for the past two months over demands for racial justice and police accountability. President Donald Trump and acting Homeland Security

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Regent converts loan to equity

BY MTHANDAZO NYONI PREMIER African Minerals (Premier) says Regent Mercantile has agreed to convert its loan plus accrued interest in the amount of US$390 040,92 to new ordinary shares in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. The two parties entered into a loan agreement in June last year

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Magic Johnson Partners With Hemp & CBD Company For Latest Business Venture

Magic Johnson Partners With CBD Company For Latest Business Venture

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

EA deals fall to Sh77bn as corona saps investor cash

Kenya continued to dominate as the epicentre of deals in the region, largely owing to Nairobi’s position as the region’s financial and logistics centre.

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Source: Business Daily

Strategise for informal economy or die, Cross tells companies

BY MTHANDAZO NYONI THERE is no company that can survive in Zimbabwe without a strategy for the informal economy, now constituting over 70% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), economist Eddie Cross has said. Addressing Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries Matabeleland chamber annual

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Biden Prepares to Announce Historic VP Pick

To borrow the famous phrase from a long-running television game show, what, or who, is behind door number one for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden?

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Source: The Washington Informer

Breathe, Single Mama: 6 Strategies That Have Helped Me Get Through The Worst Days - Blavity

If you’re like me, motherhood is kicking your ass during the pandemic. You’re trying to be super-mom, super-teacher (to the kids) and super-employee (while working remotely). Zoom calls seem irrelevant, you’re judging yourself for not providing quality instruction to your children and the house

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Source: Blavity News

Reasons for optimism amid Covid adversity

Memes flood our chat groups and pervade the social media pages of our friends, families, and colleagues castigating 2020 as an abysmal anomaly.

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Source: Business Daily

GPA Sets Tonnage Record for FY2020 | The Savannah Tribune

The Port of Savannah handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2020, down less than 1 percent compared to the previous year. Despite COVID-19 disruptions, total tons crossing all GPA docks reached a record 37.77 million, up 0.6 percent, or 223,000 tons, compared to

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

Common Council approves VIRTUAL 2020 HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes as part of Bronzeville Week - Milwaukee Community Journal

The Common Council yesterday (Tuesday, July 28th) approved legislation making the HaRUNbee Walk/Run for Healthy Birth Outcomes, founded by Tonda Thompson, a VIRTUAL event and part of the 2020 Bronzeville Week (August 1 – August 8). Because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, participants in the

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

The Challenges of Being a Black Play-by-Play Announcer in the NBA – Free Press of Jacksonville

‘You notice when you’re the only guy of color that is not a former player who is holding a microphone’ Every year, Charlotte Hornets TV play-by-play announcer Eric Collins can’t help but feel a little [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Phi Beta Sigma announces 'Good Trouble' service for John Lewis | Chicago Defender

Three Days of “Good Trouble” in Service July 3 - August 1, 2020 Phi Beta Sigma men from around the world will unite to celebrate the life and legacy of … Continued The post Phi Beta Sigma announces 'Good Trouble' service for John Lewis appeared first on Chicago Defender.

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Source: Chicago Defender

Colorado health officials investigate ketamine use in police-custody death of Elijah McClain - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The 23-year-old Black man died after paramedics administered the powerful anesthetic during a confrontation with

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Advocates Connect Black Justice, Health and Money to Environmental Concerns — The Sacramento Observer

(CBM) - The Healthy Air Alliance, a California-based organization committed to reducing environmental pollution, and the Rev. Dr. William D. Smart Jr., president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California, co-hosted a panel discussion on environmental justice

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

The 'Conscience of the Congress', U. S. Rep. John Lewis, Dies at 80 - Voice and Viewpoint

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - He was the son of a sharecropper who came to be known as the “conscience of the Congress” and has been described by a list of other heroic terms: From the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who called him the “founding father of American Democracy” to President Barack

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

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