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By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Being the first African-American to lead the Alabama State Nursing Association (ASNA) in the organization’s 107-year history is an honor, but hopefully it will become the norm for other leadership roles within the industry, said ASNA President Lindsey
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Presidential Race Might be Too Close to Call, but Racism is the Real Winner
With the stunningly close election and with the GOP likely retaining control of the Senate, many say they’ve come to understand a sobering fact: America’s standing on race, women’s rights, and equal opportunity hasn’t been this obvious since slavery.
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Fact check: Almost everything Trump has said after #ElectionDay is wrong | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump spent much of the year laying the groundwork for the strategy of concerted dishonesty he has deployed in the hours after Election Day. First, months ago, he began falsely portraying mail-in ballots as rife with fraud. Second, he falsely claimed that Democratic governors who
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Eta wreaks 'shocking' Central America devastation, dozens dead - Stabroek News
TEGUCIGALPA/GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding on Central America, with fatalities sharply up yesterday as streets turned into rivers and dozens more were feared to be buried in their homes by
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This Day in Black History: Nov. 4, 2008
Barack Obama elected as America’s first Black president.
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Even If Biden Has A Likely Win, Leading A Deeply Divided Nation Will Be Difficult | Scoop News
… is only four years older. African-Americans remain the most loyal Democratic …
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Free Screening & Panel of Atlanta Black Tech Mecca Film Continues to Spotlight Excellence of Emerging Filmmakers in 2020 BHERC TV Virtual Film Festival - Los Angeles Sentinel
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This Day in History — November 6
Today is the 311th day of 2020. There are 55 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2013: US student Amanda Knox's defence gets a boost when a new DNA test on a kitchen knife fails to conclusively prove it was the murder weapon used to kill her British roommate.�OTHER EVENTS1860: Abraham Lincoln
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Biden/Harris Lead Trump/Pence 253 to 214, with 71 Electoral College Votes Available
As of 3:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 5, former Vice Pres. Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are inching to the magic number of 270 electors while Pres. Donald J. Trump and Vice Pres. Mike Pence lost court cases in Georgia with 16 electoral votes
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#Election2020: Breaking down the barrage of false election claims from Trump and his allies | The Atlanta Voice
On Twitter and on television, President Donald Trump and his allies continued Thursday to bombard Americans with false claims about the presidential election - baselessly asserting for the second day in a row that Democrats were attempting to steal the election from Trump. Trump began the barrage
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Big Sean becomes frustrated with how long the 2020 election is taking as Rihanna waits to “count every vote” – Music News – The Black Chronicle
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesAs Election Day turns into election week across the United States, Big Sean and Rihanna are clearly ready for a decision about who will be president. 'Bro how it’s taking this long?!!!' tweeted Big Sean…
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Biden on the brink - Trump’s re-election ambitions narrow as Democrats’ blue wall holds
WASHINGTON (AP): Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the ‘blue wall’ that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramatically narrowing President Donald Trump’s pathway to...
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Brooklyn Elected Officials demand a complete vote count and denounce Trump's claims | New York Carib News
On Wednesday morning, after a rough night of election drama and no decision, elected officials gathered at the Barclays Center to help assure Brooklyn Dems and calm their nerves after claims from President Donald Trump’s that the Democratic Party tried to steal the election.
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New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Threaten Black Women’s Lives
The American Cancer Society's decision to make cervical cancer screenings even less frequent, less informative and have them begin at a later age could create significantly more harm for Black women.
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The results are in - Rasta's Trump and Biden portraits miss the mark
Zimbabwean painter Rasta has produced another impression of iconic figures, and this time Trump and Biden are the victims of his brush.
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Judges dismiss Trump claims in Georgia, Michigan : TheGrio
Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday, undercutting a campaign legal strategy to attack the integrity... View Article The post Judges dismiss Trump ballot count claims in Georgia, Michigan appeared first on TheGrio.
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Democrat Nikema Williams wins Georgia’s 5th congressional district by defeating Trump ally Angela Stanton-King for Rep. John Lewis' seat.
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Joe Biden Implores Supporters to Keep the Faith as States Keep Counting
What We Need To Know: The voting is over, but the counting of votes continues. The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket set a new record with more than 69 million votes cast for them in the 2020 presidential contest. As of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Biden has received 69,544,968 votes across the
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Biden edges closer to victory as Trump questions results | Africanews
Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the ``blue wall'' that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramatically narrowing President Donald Trump's pathway to
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Ruimveldt Lions reward five Grade Six pupils - Stabroek News
The Ruimveldt Lions Club of Festival City has rewarded five pupils from the community who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment. The article Ruimveldt Lions reward five Grade Six pupils appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Mnangagwa suspends Justice Ndewere, sets up tribunal
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Joe Biden Makes History Surpassing Barack Obama For Most Votes of All Time
According to published reports, the former Vice President by surpassing President Obama for the most popular votes, garnering a whopping 70 million votes, making him 2.7 million votes ahead in the popular vote of President Donald Trump via the Associated Press.
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#Election2020: Biden shows reconciliatory tone in post-Election Day speech as votes are counted | The Atlanta Voice
Wednesday afternoon, Joe Biden inched ever closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to secure the White House. The Democratic nominee flipped Michigan and Wisconsin, two states President Donald Trump won in 2016. As the effort to rebuild the infamous 'Blue Wall' of battleground states in
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14th annual Armistice Day program will be online webinar on Nov. 11 - Milwaukee Community Journal
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