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When former Vice President Joe Biden’s team presented their electoral strategy in mid-May, Georgia was one of three states, along with Arizona and Texas, that they believed they could compete in, even though those places haven’t voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in at least 20
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Regina Benjamin
Regina Benjamin , (born Oct. 26, 1956, Mobile, Ala., U.S.), American physician who in 2009 became the 18th surgeon general of the United States. Prior to her government appointment, she had spent most of her medical career serving poor families in a shrimping village on the Gulf Coast of
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Trump Will Not Be Unveiling Obama White House Portrait – Free Press of Jacksonville
By: Norman Dotson Jr./BNC Digital Media Producer – President Donald Trump will not be unveiling former President Barack Obama’s portrait at the White House, a break in the 40-year tradition following a contentious exchange between the two over the
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Trump says he's taking malaria drug to protect against virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side
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Patton, Lynne (1973- )
In June 2017, Lynne Patton, Vice President of the Eric Trump Foundation and a senior assistant to Eric Trump, was appointed by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region II office which manages the department’s activities in New York and New
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Former President Obama Slams Trump's COVID-19 Response As An "Absolute Chaotic Disaster"
“Former President Barack Obama harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolute chaotic disaster “during a conversation with ex-members of his
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Joe Biden Apologizes For The "You Ain’t Black’ Quip with Charlamagne Tha God
Earlier today, The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God did a virtual interview with presidential candidate Joe Biden and after the conclusion of discussing several topics, Biden, smiling as he says it, remarks to Charlamange that, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America | Afro
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast
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President Trump's Wish To Paint His Border Wall Black Will Cost $1.2 Million Per Mile
President Trump’s Wish To Paint His Border Wall Black Will Cost $1.2 Million Per Donald Trump has pushed for his border wall to be painted black to make the barrier scarier and  hotter to the
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Despite Risks, Trump Says He’s Taking Hydroxychloroquine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side
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Women’s Group Rips Biden Vetting Klobuchar And Demands A VP Running Mate Of Color
Aimee Allison of She the People, which describes itself as “a national network connecting women of color to transform our democracy,” used no uncertain terms to implore Biden to look elsewhere for his running mate — specifically in the direction of a woman of
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(1863) Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, “Freedom's Joyful Day”
African Americans throughout the North held meetings and church services on January 1, 1863 to celebrate the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Almost always the festivities revolved around a central speaker. One of those speeches was delivered by Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, pastor of the First
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As US edges toward reopening, a mixed picture takes shape
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — Efforts across the United States to reopen the economy after the long novel coronavirus-related lockdown produced a decidedly mixed picture yesterday as thousands flocked to beaches on a holiday weekend, but some churches defied the president's insistence that
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Joe Biden shares video message at George Floyd funeral: ‘We can’t turn away’ - TheGrio
Joe Biden provided a video that was played at George Floyds funeral urging people not to turn away from this defining moment in the history of the nation as it reckons with racism and police brutality. READ MORE: Keisha Lance Bottoms could be in consideration for VP pick The Democratic nominee
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Africa: COVID-19 Is a Health Crisis - but a Looming Food Catastrophe, Too
Concerns around potential meat shortages - and spillovers into other parts of the food system - are putting intense pressure on political leaders to respond more aggressively, as seen in the US, where President Donald Trump ordered meat plants to re-open to avert a looming
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(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”
In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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ESSENCE Releases First Comprehensive Survey on How Black Women Are Impacted by COVID-19
Financially, over half (52%) of black women in the study are currently facing or anticipating a negative financial impact as a result of the pandemic, as compared with only 20% who are not, and half (50%) say that their ability to work effectively has been negatively affected by the
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(1993) William J. Clinton, “The Freedom to Die"
On November 13, 1993, President Bill Clinton traveled to Memphis to address 5,000 African American ministers at the national headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.  Speaking from the pulpit where in 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his last sermon, Clinton used the occasion to urge the
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Most US States Fall Short Of Recommended Testing Levels | Afro
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Flood displaces 10,000 in Michigan
MICHIGAN, United States (AP) — Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that Dow Chemical Company's hometown could end up under nine feet of water and said the state will investigate the dam
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Congress Needs to Reboot Our Economy – Here’s How.
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US autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promise
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and
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Republicans Capitalize On Biden’s ‘You Ain’t Black’ Controversy
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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