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Cuban proposes NBA regular-season restart, extra playoff rounds
While the NHL is preparing to restart its season by leaving off seven of its 31 teams, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wants all of the NBA’s 30 teams to be in action when basketball
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(BPRW) GOOGLE DOODLE CELEBRATES LGBTQ+ RIGHTS ACTIVIST MARSHA P. JOHNSON The Black Chronicle
[ad_1] (BPRW) GOOGLE DOODLE CELEBRATES LGBTQ+ RIGHTS ACTIVIST MARSHA P. JOHNSON (Black PR Wire) On June 30th, 2020, in light of Pride Month in the U.S., Google launched a Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Rob Gilliam, celebrating LGBTQ+ rights activist, performer, and
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Kenya: Introducing Young Aldister, the Up and Coming Rapper From Nakuru Slum
Alvin Jeremiah Lidede, who goes by the stage name Young Aldister, is a young budding rap artistes from
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Speedster Edwards, Hampshire part ways - Stabroek News

LONDON, CMC – Former Test pacer Fidel Edwards will not represent Hampshire in the revamped English domestic championship which bowled

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COMMENTARY: George Floyd and the Continuing Legacy of Dred Scott
These next words, though, memorialized for all time in the High Court decision, put flesh on the bones of the pro-slavery argument: “[Blacks] had for more than a century before been regarded as beings of an inferior order and altogether unfit to associate with the white race, either in social or
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Attention softball playing seniors
ST. PETERSBURG - The Kids and Kubs Senior Softball League is looking for new players.  Men and women 74 years of age and older are eligible to play. Games are played at North Shore Park ball field near the swimming pool at Ninth Avenue and North Shore Drive N.E.  Previous softball experience is not
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School board weighs proposals for campus police
LOS ANGELES — Despite vocal public calls for defunding, the Los Angeles Unified School District school board rejected a proposal that would have slashed 90% of the School Police Department’s budget by
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Youth football team wins state title - WS Chronicle
The 13U Tiny Indians have won the North Carolina State Championship and are headed down to Bradenton, Fla., to play in the AYF National Tournament at IMG Academy starting Dec. 7. The post Youth football team wins state title appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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What Is Labor Day? Breaking Down Holiday's Importance And Why We Celebrate
It's a holiday “dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Westbrook tests positive for COVID-19 - DefenderNetwork.com
After days of speculation, Rockets star guard Russell Westbrook confirmed Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus via an Instagram post. Neither James Harden nor Westbrook joined their team in Orlando last Thursday for the beginning of the season restart, which fueled speculation
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Olympian Caster Semenya Must ‘Lower Her Testosterone’ With ‘Medication Or Surgery’ To Compete, Court Rules
A court rules Caster Semenya must "lower her testosterone level through medication or surgery" in order to defend her Olympic 800-meter title at the Tokyo Games next year.
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Malcolm Jenkins isn't sure the NFL should play this season
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Issa Rae reflects on 'Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl'
It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Issa Rae launched her web series The Misadventures of... View Article The post Issa Rae reflects on 'Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl': 'It kind of had to be sh*tty' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas was one of the biggest baseball stars of the 1990s. He was born on May 27, 1968 in Columbus, Georgia and attended Columbus High School. He was the fifth of six children born to Frank and Charlie Mae Thomas. He was very close to his family, and being one of the youngest siblings, he was
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13 inspiring Texas women who reshaped U.S. history - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the-vote program that served African-American communities in Houston. She … she became the first African-American state senator in the … made her the first African American woman from a Southern … both Native American and African American descent. She became a …
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Melania Trump delayed move to White House as she renegotiated prenup
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As MLK Asked In 1967, Where Do We Go From Here: Community Or Chaos?
Over the years, this column has reported on racial disparities in homeownership, family wealth, the lack of access to affordable credit, and the pattern of alternative financial services preying upon communities of color by charging triple-digit interest rates on small-dollar
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Klay Alexander Thompson is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Thompson was born February 8, 1990 in Los Angeles, California to Mychal Thompson, a former NBA player, and Julie Leslie Thompson, a former volleyball
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DW Sports Zone: The NFL Preseason Cut Short | Dallas Weekly
The NFL is shortening its preseason games by 2 per team, as reported by NBC Sports. Well allow me to translate whats going on. This will totally shake up the start of the season slated for September 10- 14. The Hall Of Fame Game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers game was
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COMMENTARY: George Floyd and the Continuing Legacy of Dred Scott | The Orlando Advocate
A rose by any other name . . . Weve all heard this familiar paraphrase of a line from William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. The reference is most often used to suggest that what one calls a thing does not change what it actually is. On March 18, 2018, Stephon Clark was shot and
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Cecil Fielder
Cecil Fielder (b. 21 September 1963) is a professional baseball player who was noted for being a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s.  Fielder played with several teams during his career such as The Hershin Tigers (1989), the Toronto Blue Jays (1985-88) and the Detroit Tigers (1990-96). In 1990, he
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Carmelo Anthony Says He's Not Sure If He'll Come Back If the NBA Returns This Season
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Trump to sign executive order banning TikTok in the US - TechCentral
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the US, ratcheting up the pressure on the popular short-video app's Chinese owner to sell it.
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IN MEMORIAM: Joe Morgan, “Big Red Machine” Star Dies at 77 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Joe Leonard Morgan, one of the all-time greatest second basemen in Major League Baseball history, and a key cog in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, has died at the age of 77. The post IN MEMORIAM: Joe Morgan, “Big Red Machine” Star Dies at 77 appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Hidden Figures No More: NASA To Rename Headquarters For Mary W. Jackson
Mary W. Jackson was part of the small group of Black women mathematicians whose groundbreaking contributions to NASA helped push space exploration forward.
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Kenya: How Kenya's Truth Commission Report Became a Political Ghost
He did not acknowledge that such an apology was recommended, two years earlier, by the national Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) in its final
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'They Say This Is a Big Rich Town': Fans Crack Up After 50 Cent's Youngest Son Says He Wants to Spend His Father's Money
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson‘s youngest son Sire Jackson seems to believe that money grows on
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As MLK asked in 1967, Where Do We Go from Here: Community or Chaos? | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Joe Morgan, “Big Red Machine” Star Dies at 77 – Free Press of Jacksonville
#NNPA BLACKPRESS - By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent — Over 22 mostly magnificent seasons, the lefty swinging Joe Morgan, who memorably flapped his left arm before each pitch thrown to him, totaled [...]
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