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With the challenges of remote work and e-learning in 2020, families are particularly aware of how essential teachers are in making learning possible this year. The Illinois Lottery is sharing its appreciation for teachers and celebrating their efforts by gifting wreaths adorned with holiday instant
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Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Talk ‘Blackbird’ and their Renaissance
NNPA NEWSWIRE - The couple, who began their illustrious career with the 5th Dimension, and whose 1977 single “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) was their first No. 1 hit, has released their first album in 30 years. “Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons,” is a continuation of their
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Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California sue over federal law enforcement presence for protests – National News – The Black Chronicle
DNY59/iStockBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) - Portland, Oregon, and Oakland, California, sued the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security over the use of federal agents and officers…
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Henry Davis Green was an anti-slavery activist (abolitionist) who was a participant in the Christiana Resistance (also known as the Christiana Riot) of 1851, the largest and most violent antebellum response to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Green, a teamster by occupation, was born in Salisbury
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US Government Is Open, But Flag Day Provides Plenty To Celebrate | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Sandwiched between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day isn’t officially a federal holiday. But presidents routinely issue proclamations every June 14 calling for the display of the U.S. flag, even as the government stays open and the flag itself acquires new layers of meaning. President
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PCA calls for public's help in gun licence probe - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is calling on citizens to come forward and help with its investigations into allegations of corruption surrounding the granting of firearms users' licences (FULs). In Facebook post on Tuesday, the PCA said it was looking for information into “criminal and/
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Robert Johnson applauds former VP Biden's movement towards his reparations proposal
BETHESDA, Md./PRNewswire/ — Appearing on The Shade Room, former Vice President Biden said, “Here’s what I think we
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Biden nominates experienced federal prosecutor as U.S. attorney for northern Indiana - The Chicago Crusader
A veteran federal prosecutor originally from Gary was nominated Monday by Democratic President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana. If confirmed by the
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With Unsubstantiated Claim, Trump Sows Doubt On US Election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump opened a new front Monday in his fight against mail-in voting, making unsubstantiated assertions that foreign countries will print up millions of bogus ballots to rig the results and create what he called the “scandal of our
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Chaotic protests prompt soul-searching in Portland, Oregon - Black News Channel
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly two months of nightly protests that have devolved into violent clashes with police have prompted soul-searching in Portland, Oregon, a city that prides itself on its progressive reputation but is increasingly polarized over how to
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Sports can unite us; racial slurs divide us – Daytona Times
Racism runs rampant in towns and cities neighboring large Indigenous populations. I’ve been told to ‘go back to the reservation’ and asked by White people to search for their stolen items on the reservation. The drunk Indian trope permeates majority-White towns and cities where Natives live in
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PATRIOTS JOURNAL: Stidham’s stock takes another tumble - African American News Today - EIN News
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U.S. special operations troops captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a secret raid in Benghazi on June 15, 2014. He is believed to be the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans, including U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. In July 2014, the
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Meet Michele Roberts; first woman and person of color to join board of Marijuana firm Cresco Labs
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Jamaican fashion veteran turns heads in Vogue - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican designer Lorna Scott-Williams has been listed by Vogue magazine as a stalwart among 67 industry veterans named in the September issue as “people who make fashion happen”. The article Jamaican fashion veteran turns heads in Vogue appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Zimbabwe: MDC-T Says Unperturbed By Ex-Inmate Activists Joining Chamisa - allAfrica.
[New Zimbabwe] The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T says it respects the decision by Last Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere to align themselves with the rival MDC Alliance faction following the pair's recent release from prison.
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Matt Barnes Says Some NBA Players Don't Want to Return This Season Because of George Floyd and the Protests
While some players may not want to return because of the potentially deadly virus, others may not play for reasons that have to do with George Floyd and the ongoing protests, if Matt Barnes’ comments in a recent interview are to be
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Willie Wilson lost all 18 Black wards in U.S. Senate race | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader analyses show how Black wards voted in various races By Erick Johnson Businessman Willie Wilson, once a rising star in the Black community, lost all 18 Black wards in a crushing defeat to Senator Dick Durbin in Tuesday’s General Election, according to the Crusader analysis of results
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Virus hospitalizations surge as pandemic shadows US election - DefenderNetwork.com
Americans went to the polls Tuesday under the shadow of a resurging pandemic, with an alarming increase in cases nationwide and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 reaching record highs in a growing number of states. While daily infections were rising in all but three states, the surge
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Black Leaders: State Can Do More to Include Black Firms in Small Biz Support Plans — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - Most small businesses in California are very small. A whopping 95 % of them are companies with less than 50 employees, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. Yet, these businesses employ a majority of workers in the state – up to an estimated 75 % of the labor
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COMMENTARY: A Check Up for NAACP President Derrick Johnson | BlackPressUSA
VOICE AND VIEWPOINT - Mr. Johnson, we might be in a pandemic, but if you can find your way to do a stellar Image Awards program which was truly outstanding, then you ought to be able to find time for a telephone call to a most deserving local Chapter President, regardless of what happens to Cindy
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YWCA of NWI reaches $100,000 fundraising goals | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The YWCA of NWI hosted its Virtual Maskquerade Gala in celebration of its 100th Anniversary last weekend at the Majestic Star Casino. The free event featured celebrity co-hosts Samantha Chatman of ABC7 Chicago and her father DJ Sam Chatman of 95.1 FM Club Steppin’. Line dancing and stepping
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White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Trey Baker highlighted several areas of the president's agenda directly impacting Black communities, as the president makes a big push for his expansive infrastructure plan.
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