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Stacey Abrams On Wisconsin, Voting and The Future of America
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Symone Sanders Joins My Black Is Beautiful For Its #HowWeWin Initiative
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NASA to rename headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, its first African American female engineer
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Senegal president Macky Sall self-quarantines
Senegalese President Macky Sall has quarantined himself as a precaution after coming in contact with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a presidential statement late
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As face mask requirements pop back up across Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott faces criticism from local leaders and fellow Republicans
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Africa's unsung army of women wage war on virus
Poorly paid or not at all, these unsung armies of mostly female community health workers have for years doled out advice and health services to families living in remote villages and urban slums who lack formal
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New York Foster Care
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Rope Found Hanging in Wallace’s Garage Was Coincidence
(AP) – NASCAR went to Talladega Superspeedway on heightened alert after Bubba Wallace, its only Black driver, took on an active role in a push for racial
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Ghana coronavirus: 15,473 cases; arrests over failure to wear masks
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US senators call for Granger to concede
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Mass evictions are the next crisis; we must act now
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Zambia announces the reopening of air borders
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Watch: Sen. Doug Jones Releases His First Campaign TV Ad of 2020
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Georgia lawmakers approve more generous jobless benefits | The Atlanta Voice
Workers in Georgia would be allowed to earn several hundred dollars more a week while keeping their full unemployment benefits under a bill that passed the General Assembly on
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Gold is set for record highs: Here's the easy way to invest
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters a “new and dangerous phase”, the price of safe haven gold is approaching its highest since 2012 — but one big investment bank thinks the economic response will soon see the yellow metal swell to its highest price
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
Yolanda Richardson and Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, are officially assuming their roles as state government executives in Sacramento at at time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19
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Report Claims Russia Paid Bounties to Afghan Militants for Killing U.S. Troops, Russia’s Foreign Ministry Denies it
The New York Times revealed in its recent dossier of dirt that NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan were the targets of this bounty program and Taliban-linked militants were the
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Measure Forward
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments
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KQ forecasts $500m revenue loss by December
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Archer to join England training after negative COVID-19 test
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When it comes to policing the police, strong watchdogs are the exception | The Atlanta Voice
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Opinion: Vestiges Of Insensitive Names And Imagery Challenged | The Oklahoma Eagle
Black Lives Matter and the tragic death of George Floyd have shaken America to its core and revealed a nation weary and now angry over the state of race relations in this
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Georgia (Finally) Passes a Hate Crime Bill
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