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Los Angeles doctor fights to ensure vaccine distribution in Black community - TheGrio
Dr. Jerry Abraham is going above and beyond to ensure Black folks are vaccinated. The doctor of the Kedren Community Health... View Article The post Los Angeles doctor fights to ensure vaccine distribution in Black community appeared first on TheGrio.
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Catholic Dioceses Scored $1.5 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds Meant For Small Businesses
When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government’s signature small business relief program…
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Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Was the Lone Ranger Black? Art T. Burton believes so. The longtime biographer was the first to pose the theory of Bass Reeves being…
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Texas pastors under fire for referring to Kamala Harris as racist trope - TheGrio
Two white pastors in Texas are under fire for reportedly calling Vice President Kamala Harris a “jezebel” from their pulpits. ... View Article The post Texas pastors under fire for referring to Kamala Harris as racist trope appeared first on TheGrio.
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OP-ED: Where We Go from Here | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we rise from the terrible test that 2020 has been. It is about recommitting to one another and to good works to help our brothers and sisters in need. And even before we voted
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Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes | L.A. Focus News
By Ilan Ben Zion | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Netanyahu was indicted last year
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Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash - TheGrio
In the year since the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant crashed into a hillside on a foggy morning, killing all nine aboard, there’s... View Article The post Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash appeared first on TheGrio.
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GOP continues voter suppression efforts nationwide - Carolina Peacemaker
If you were under any impression that the Republicans have ceased their voter suppression efforts after trying unsuccessfully to overturn the Nov. 2020 presidential election results, guess again. If anything, the fact that former Pres. Donald Trump decidedly lost to Democrat Joe Biden - in addition
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Ohio Jury Indicts Officer Who Killed Andre Hill On Murder Charges - Blavity
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Chadwick Boseman, Tessa Thompson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen are winners at the Critics Choice Association 'Celebration of Black Cinema' - TheGrio
The critics have spoken. Among those honored at Tuesday night's Critics Choice Association Celebration of Black Cinema, were Yahya Abdul-Mateen... View Article
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Uganda: Museveni, Ministers Cling Onto Social Media Despite Ban By His Government
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Madam Secretary: Shirley Weber Takes Oath to Serve as California Secretary of State | Post News Group
On January 29, former Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, who represented parts of San Diego and its eastern suburbs in the lower house of the state Legislature for eight years, was sworn in as Secretary of State of California. In her new role as the state’s top election official, the former chair of
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Regarding the 79th Assembly District's Special Election Primary - Voice and Viewpoint
From Taisha Brown, Black Caucus Chair for the California Democratic Party Due to the nomination of Assembly Member Shirley Weber to the California Secretary of State, a Special Election has been scheduled for the 79th Assembly District. The Special Election Primary will be held on Tuesday, April
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Charles Blow's 'The Devil You Know' is daring, compelling - but also misses context - TheGrio
Charles Blow states that he is not an activist or a revolutionary, but his second book has a clear activist... View Article The post Charles Blow's 'The Devil You Know' is daring, compelling - but also misses context appeared first on TheGrio.
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Ohio police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Andre Hill
Less than two months after former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was fired for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man, he... View Article The post Ohio police officer charged with murder in shooting death of Andre Hill appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rep. Omar calls out GOP colleagues for 'whitewashing' after comparison to Greene - TheGrio
House Republicans are seeking to remove Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar from committees assignments in what some are calling a retaliation to... View Article The post Rep. Omar calls out GOP colleagues for 'whitewashing' after comparison to Greene appeared first on TheGrio.
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Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen unite for first ever conversation on Trump - TheGrio
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” the old saying goes. That may indeed prove to be true for... View Article The post Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen unite for first ever conversation on Trump appeared first on TheGrio.
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Pope appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Synod of Bishops - The New York Beacon
(CNN)Pope Francishas for the first time appointed a female Under-Secretary to the Synod of Bishops, the Vatican announced Saturday. French Sister Nathalie Becquart will be the first woman to be appointed to the position, and will have voting rights in the synod. This puts her
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US missionary gets 15 years for sex abuse at Kenya orphanage - TheGrio
A Christian missionary from Pennsylvania expressed remorse as he was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Thursday... View Article The post US missionary gets 15 years for sex abuse at Kenya orphanage appeared first on TheGrio.
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Serena Williams shows off trophy room: 'We don't keep 2nd place'
Serena Williams has won so many trophies throughout her remarkable career that she can’t keep track of them all. In... View Article The post Serena Williams shows off trophy room: 'We don't keep 2nd place' appeared first on TheGrio.
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‘Phony Argument’: Hakeem Jeffries Calls Out Senate Republicans Ahead Of Trump’s 2nd Impeachment Trial
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Critical race theory, 1619 Project targeted by Georgia, Arkansas lawmakers - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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The legal sparring around Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is underway, with briefs filed this week laying out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial. House prosecutors and the former president’s defense team are putting forward their arguments about Trump’s role in the
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Armed man accused of stealing chicken from Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles - TheGrio
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NYC nursing home accused of giving veteran patients experimental virus drugs - TheGrio
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