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The Latest: Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination - Black News Channel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris has made history night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party's presidential ticket. In her highly anticipated address capping the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, Harris mixed her polish as a former prosecutor with
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NMB acting city manager Mvuleni Mapu granted R20 000 bail
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At least 5 people killed in Northern California wildfires
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Zpra reignites fight for seized war records
BY NQOBANI NDLOVU ZIMBABWE People’s Revolutionary Army (Zpra) ex-combatants have re-ignited demands for their war records that were seized by the government in the early 1980’s from the National Archives in Harare. Government seized properties and records belonging to Zpra, a former military wing
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Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness' | The Atlanta Voice
Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure. In his strongest remarks of the campaign, Biden spoke both of returning the United States
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DeJoy: Delivering ballots on time 'No. 1 priority' between now and Election Day | The Atlanta Voice
Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy argued during a high-profile Senate hearing Friday that the Postal Service is up to the task of handling election mail delivery, a reassurance that comes as Democrats raise the alarm over Postal Service operations in the run-up to the presidential
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Kamala Harris Wins Backing of ‘Divine Nine’
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Texas data shows which child care centers have COVID cases - DefenderNetwork.com
As of Thursday, Aug. 20, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will post to its website data reflecting COVID-19 cases in children and employees at licensed child care centers, school-age programs, and before or after-school programs. “We’re pleased to provide this data so parents and
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Suspect in Jam Master Jay killing pleads not guilty - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Trump pledges to send 'sheriffs' and 'law enforcement' to polling places on Election Day | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would send law enforcement officials to polling locations to guard against voter fraud in November's election, although it's not clear he has the authority to do so. 'We're going to have sheriffs, and we're going to have law enforcement, and we're going to
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#StillAVoiceForThe People: Sybrina Fulton Loses Run For Miami-Dade County Commissioner Seat
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New Mobile Health App Creates Community for Blacks to AccessCredible, Trustworthy Information | Dallas Weekly
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Mosque Music Video Shoot Lands Pakistani Actress, Singer in Trouble With Clerics
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Jay-Z, Pharrell to release new song about Black ambition - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled 'Entrepreneur.' The track will be released Friday. It is in conjunction with TIME's special cover project 'The New American Revolution,' which was curated
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2020 Democratic National Convention Rewind Featuring BlackGirlMagic
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Mosque Music Video Shoot Lands Pakistani Actress, Singer in Trouble With Clerics – The Wilmington Journal
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Indian Film Industry Takes a $1B Hit at the Box Office – The Wilmington Journal
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COMMENTARY: Beware of Those Seeking a Pat on the Back! Disaster Ahead! - Black News Channel
By James A. Washington Jr., Co-Publisher of the Dallas Weekly News, NNPA Newswire Contributor Spiritually Speaking… My mother used to have a phrase when she was alive. Usually referring to me and my attitude when I thought I had done something particularly noteworthy. She used it when describing
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OP-ED: Denouncing Gendertrolling and Sexism of Black Women in American Politics | Chicago Defender
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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 89- Firefighters battle large blaze at a Grand Prairie Factory | Dallas Weekly
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New film ‘The 24th’ highlights Houston’s violent history during Jim Crow America - DefenderNetwork.com
'The 24th' — a World War I drama that captures one of the most tragic chapters in Jim Crow America, the Houston Riot of 1917 — opens Friday. The film depicts the aftermath of incidents of harassment and beatings by locals and Houston police officers during that era, and the all-Black Army infantry
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#Election2020: At home and in US, Jamaicans celebrate Kamala Harris' VP nod | The Atlanta Voice
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