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Andrew Gillum Reveals Losing Governorship Took Its Toll, Urges Black Community to Take Mental Illness Seriously: ‘Y’all This Thing Is Killing Us’
Andrew Gillum posted an 11-minute long Instagram video on Monday, July 20 to update his followers on his life since a drunken night in a Florida hotel
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Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta - Black News Channel
By JEFF MARTIN and BEN NADLER undefined/ BNC Contributor  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and the mayor of its largest city accused each other of playing politics Friday amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The battle over masks in a state
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Biden's $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate - Dallas Post Tribune
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climate-damaging emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035, arguing that dramatic action is needed to tackle climate change and revive the economy. In remarks near his home in
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Trump says briefings will return and touts masks, in apparent shift amid surge in Covid cases | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump took a pair of steps Monday that seemed to offer quiet acknowledgment that the coronavirus strategy he has adopted for the past several weeks - to largely ignore the pandemic - has wounded him politically and failed to contain the raging crisis. In the Oval Office for
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Advocates Seek Law Change to End Citizen Arrests in Georgia - Voice and Viewpoint
By JEFF AMY | Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) _ Civil rights groups called for Georgia lawmakers to repeal the state's 19th-century citizen's arrest law Monday, but some Republican lawmakers voiced concerns that without the law, property owners might not have the authority to detain thieves
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Kanye West First Campaign Rally
Kanye West's first presidential rally just wrapped up and he stirred up lots of controversy by discussing Harriet Tubman, abortion and the possibility of divorcing Kim Kardashian West. Ye held his first event as a candidate Sunday at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston, SC - and right off
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Protest turns violent as police push to protect Christopher Columbus statue  | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Patrick Forrest   Protesters clashed with police after attempts to bring down a statue depicting Christopher Columbus Friday night-July 17. The protest, organized by Black Youth Project 100, Black Lives Matter Chicago, Chi-Nations Youth Council, LetUsBreathe Collective and others, started at
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Politics; Four Faces, One Nation. - ThyBlackMan
Four Faces, One Nation - America has maintained a more strict racial categorization than even apartheid-era South Africa.  We’re all familiar with the “one drop” rule that would classify a person as black, or octoroon, if even one of their great-grandparents were black.  A study back in 1958
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Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80 - The New York Beacon
  'It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis,' his family said in a statement. 'He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American history, but we
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Georgia Dems choose state chair to replace Lewis on ballot | The Atlanta Voice
The head of Georgia’s Democratic Party has been chosen to face a Republican reality TV personality in the November contest for the seat of the late Rep. John Lewis, a towering figure who served in Congress for more than 30 years. The selection of state Sen. Nikema Williams caps a quick and
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IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis, an American Hero and Moral Leader Alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Dies at 80 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 1965 Selma march was led by John Lewis. Lewis was perhaps the last remaining voice of moral authority from the civil rights era. Voting rights remains a challenge in the U.S. Lewis was on the front lines of that effort which was resisted by white racists in the South attempting
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'Women Talk Black' hosts virtual Florida Voter Registration Celebration tonight
Beverly Bond, founder of Black Girls Rock ST. PETERSBURG - Women Talk Black, a new organization, will host its debut virtual dance party at 6:30 p.m. tonight, featuring motivational speakers and inspirational DJs spreading the message: register to vote in Florida’s Primary before the July 20th
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NYT Bret Stephens expected to survive in wake of Bari Weiss departure - Dallas Post Tribune
Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens left the Wall Street Journal editorial page together in 2017. The longtime friends joined the New York Times opinion section together shortly thereafter. Now, Weiss has sent a dramatic public resignation letter to the New York Times' publisher that touched off headlines
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Obama credits John Lewis with helping him become first Black president : TheGrio
President Barack Obama paid tribute to John Lewis on Saturday saying that the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman... View Article The post Obama in tribute credits John Lewis for his presidency: 'I was only there because of the sacrifices he made' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump insists he's 'right' on the virus as more Americans get sick and die | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump just offered a telling glimpse into his priorities as the coronavirus lengthens its trail of death and sickness. Not bothering to hide his indifference and contempt for science, the President made clear on Sunday that it's more important to him to be ultimately proven right
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Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election - Black News Channel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he is putting Russia and other foreign governments 'on notice' that he would act aggressively as president to counter any interference in U.S. elections. The statement came
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A conversation with Black Women about Biden picking Warren for VP : TheGrio
I love alternative history stories, the idea that the slightest change, a missed train, a left turn or a right... View Article The post A conversation with Black Women about Biden picking Warren for VP appeared first on TheGrio.
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Joe Biden Leads In Polls Largely Due To His Diverse Group Of Staffers
According to The Huffington Post, Biden’s full-time staff is made up of 35% people of color, with his senior staff compromising 36% people of color.
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Gov. Kemp Sues Atlanta to Block Mask Mandates, Mayor Bottoms, Other Local Officials Respond: 'I Am Not Afraid'
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta on Thursday, July 16 in an effort to prevent local officials from […]
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The Electoral College’s Anti-Black Bias, Explained
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Fair Housing Groups Slam Trump's Suburban Racial Rhetoric | Dallas Weekly
Washington (AP) - President Donald Trump's pledge to roll back an Obama-era regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs is drawing harsh criticism from fair housing advocates, who label it a blatant attempt to play racial politics and appeal to white voters in the final weeks
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'Black Lives' Mural Outside Trump Tower Defaced for 3rd Time
NEW YORK (AP) — A “Black Lives Matter” mural painted on the street in front of President Donald Trump's namesake New York City tower has quickly become a target for vandalism, defaced with bucketfuls of paint three times in less than a week. In the latest incident, two women were arrested around
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Rep. Maxine Waters Made Sure A Black Man Arrested By Police Was Safe
Rep. Maxine Waters was all over social media over the weekend, after ensuring a Black man was safe after he was detained by police in her L.A. district.
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How Can Working Parents Still Teach Their Kids at Home This Fall? - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media   Last Friday, Gov. Newsom held a press briefing to announce his “Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools.” Although his plan offers clear guidance on when and how schools should
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Atlanta Mayor 'Not Afraid of the City Being Sued' Over Face Mask Mandate
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the city from enforcing a mandate requiring people to wear a face mask.
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Roger Stone: ‘I Can't Believe I'm Arguing With This Negro’ After Black Host Asks About Trump's Commutation of his Prison Time - Black Enterprise
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Civil Rights Icon, Rep. John Lewis Dies at 80 | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Representative John Lewis (D- Georgia) spent most of his life- beginning in adolescence- fighting for equality and justice for African Americans; and while the last months of his life were spent battling a beast that may have, at times, seemed greater
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DNC on the Passing of Congressman and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis | Atlanta Daily World
DNC Chair Tom Perez and DNC Black Caucus Chair Virgie M. Rollins released the following statement after the passing of U.S. Congressman and legendary civil rights leader John Lewis: John Lewis is everything we aspire to be as people, as leaders, and as a party. He taught us how to dream, how to
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Representatives Johnson and Williams Introduce Legislation to Delay Implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule - Dallas Post Tribune
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