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WATCH: NNPA to Broadcast Live 2020 Election Night Coverage
Beginning at 7 p.m. EST, the Black Press will broadcast live over several social media channels on election night. Viewers can witness history by tuning in to Facebook.com/BlackPressUSA, and BlackPressUSATV on YouTube.
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Source: The Washington Informer
Americans vote in tight Trump-Biden race
BY MOSES MATENGA THE United States goes into elections today with incumbent Donald Trump facing Joe Biden in what appears to be a tightly contested race. Results, according to analysts, are likely to take long due to effects of COVID-19 that will see a number of mail votes, long queues and a number
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Suspension quashed in EOJ sex harassment case
The recent overturning of a ruling by a disciplinary tribunal to suspend a senior administrator at the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) for sexual harassment has triggered a call for the swift passage of legislation to protect workers from abuse...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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GOP Gets Court Backing in Suppressing the Vote in Battleground States - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Voter suppression and intimidation tactics have left little doubt about the urgency Democrats have to not only win the White House but to maintain control of Congress and retake the Senate. In what has routinely been coy attempts to
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Message from Hosea Feeds Elisabeth Omilami - The Atlanta Inquirer
I’ve heard that Martin Luther King Jr. did not want my dad Hosea Williams to March this time. Hosea had led many marches across the southeast by then, he was hired by Martin King because of his success in organizing and leading working people to march. Hosea was sent to this small Southern town to
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Source: Headlines - The Atlanta Inquirer
PATH students plus 100,000 others to get devices
THE Ministry of Education, Youth and Information last Thursday officially launched its 'One Laptop or Tablet Per Child' initiative, which is designed to promote inclusivity in the education sector.It aims to provide needy students with the requisite tools to function in the online teaching and
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This Day In History - November 3
Today's is the 308th day of 2020. There are 58 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1992: Bill Clinton defeats President George H W Bush in US presidential election.�OTHER EVENTS1394: Charles VI orders Jews expelled from France.1534: England's Parliament confirms King Henry VIII holds all
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The #livesmatter begins with you, me
THIS hashtag has now become a household mantra for the past months after the many sad stories that came to light on international news and social media. My article will draw attention to what in my opinion are family basics that need to be present for any family to function well with respect to
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Schools angry
Principals at some of the 17 schools scheduled to be reopened as part of a two-week face-to-face pilot are fuming, as they say they had not been consulted by the Ministry of Education which announced the list on the weekend.Yallahs High School Principal Mark Malabver said he and colleagues are
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Multiracial citizens like Kamala Harris will vote for a recognition of their America
… ’s first attorney general of African American (and Indian) heritage. Opinion | Ashutosh … , that was our normal. As African-American or Jamaican/Indian kids …
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Biden: Trump is ‘terrified’ of Pennsylvania election results - The New York Beacon
‘We can put an end to this presidency,’ said Biden During a campaign stomp in his home state of Pennsylvania on Sunday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Donald Trump is “terrified” of the possible election results. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in
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Nadine Sutherland takes ‘Action’ with early Biden-Harris vote
Her mid-morning flight from Kingston pulled up to the gate of Terminal 5 at New York’s JFK International Airport shortly after 3:30 p.m. last Wednesday. Three hours later, Jamaican reggae singer Nadine Sutherland was in a polling booth in Queens,...
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#Election2020 | In 2020 finale, Trump combative, Biden on offense | The Atlanta Voice
In the closing hours of a campaign shadowed by a once-in-a-century pandemic, President Donald Trump charged across the nation Monday delivering an incendiary but unsupported allegation that the election is rigged, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden pushed to claim states once seen as safely
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Principal Wesley Neumann’s interdict application struck off the roll
The Labour Court has dismissed Heathfield High School Principal Wesley Neumann’s attempt to halt his disciplinary proceedings with the WCED.
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Nigeria: Supply of Electricity to Chad
Editorial - More than 80 million Nigerians don't have access to electricity today, and her industries and homes rely on meagre output from the national grid to run their activities. Yet the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recently told Nigerians who have for years put up with epileptic supply
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Left Media Covers for Biden on Race
… the first sort of mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright … anguish those words bring to Black Americans whose ancestors suffered the reality …
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Silento Claims Police Racially Profiled Him, Says Donald Trump Is His Man’s & ‘Em
Well, if Silento and Cheeto Jesus are really tight like that then he shouldn't have to worry about anything as Donald Trump is known for dishing out pardons like they're going out of style.
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Trump Son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner Sounds 'Dog Whistle' on Fox News | BlackP
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Calling out African Americans in a Fox News interview, Kushner left little doubt about the Trump clan’s mindset. “President Trump’s policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they’re complaining about, but he can’t want them to be successful more
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10 Muslim Americans Explain Why They Support Trump
While several Muslim Americans said they didn't like when the president has made xenophobic statements, they are willing to overlook it.
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More Than 95M Americans Have Already Voted Ahead of Election Day, Survey Finds
On Election Day Eve, more than 95 million Americans have already cast their ballots — representing more than 45% of registered voters nationwide — according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist.
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Source: The Washington Informer
John Legend Bestows Mocking New Name On Donald Trump-Supporting Rappers
“Some of your former favorite rappers have been taken in” by Trump’s lies, the musician said at a rally for Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
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Rwanda: A Guide to U.S. Elections As Americans Go to the Polls
[New Times] On November 3, Americans across the world head to the polls in an election that pits incumbent President Donald Trump against former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Welcome to ... "Election Day in Black Pittsburgh" (what you need to know for today) | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Rob Taylor Jr., Courier Staff Writer There have been Election Days before, but, with the exception of Nov. 4, 2008, there has never been an Election Day in modern history like today. Welcome to Tuesday, November 3. Election Day. The final day for millions across the U.S. to cast their vote to
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What we know so far about school reopenings in California - Black Voice News
In summary Despite limited testing requirements, California schools that have reopened for in-person instruction have largely avoided COVID-19 outbreaks. Still, some teachers and legislators say large scale surveillance testing is necessary to the rest of the state's schools and that lack of data
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Whoopi Goldberg Compares 'Trump Train' To Black Voter Threats In 'Mississippi Burning'
It's "really freaky to see," says "The View" co-host of the chilling intimidation tactics.
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OP-ED: Never. Ever. Again: Views from an African-American voter in Africa - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Trump supporters wave banners and hold up signs at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library during the 2020 US Presidential Election in Tampa, Florida, USA, 01 November, 2020. EPA-EFE/PETER FOLEY By US presidential election day on Tuesday, November 3, at …
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African Americans in Pittsburgh in attendance for Joe Biden visit the day before Election Day (video) - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The New Pittsburgh Courier was front-and-center as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood on Monday afternoon, Nov. 2. About 200 African Americans were able to be in attendance for the outdoor event at the Lexington Technology Park, near the Point
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OPINION: Black Voters Hold Donald Trump’s Fate In Our Hands And This Is Not The Time To Drop The Ball
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Africa: Statement From Acting Administrator John Barsa On Protecting Life In Global Health Assistance
[State Department] Thank you, Independent Expert Madrigal. Let me begin with a question: What strategies can countries implement to improve data collection on violence directed against LGBTI persons without doing harm?
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SLAJ calls on government to drop all ongoing cases of criminal and seditious libel
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 November 2020: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) yesterday joined other organisations around the world to observe the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’, by calling on the Government of Sierra Leone and its agencies to not
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The Daily 202: Trump is running a negative campaign. For his own reelection. - African American News Today - EIN News
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