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By BlackPressUSA Dr. William Busa, founder of EQV Analytics, a ‘North Carolina-focused campaign consulting firm serving Democratic candidates with advanced campaign analytics, analyzed student voter turnout from ten North Carolina campuses, three of them HBCUs N.C. AT University, in

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1969

Algiers Motel Incident (1967)

The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National

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Will It Be A Comeback? Kwame Kilpatrick To Be Released

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Well, that’s exactly what we got on April 23 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court ruled that students in the low-performing Detroit Public school system have a right to expect to learn to read and write, thus reversing the previous 2018 decision that said the state was not

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Dennis Keith Rodman is a New Jersey born African American ex-NBA player who played for numerous teams during his career. He acquired the nickname “The Worm” and is famously known for his defensive and rebounding abilities as well as dyeing his hair with artificial colors. He has earned

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What’s clear is that President Trump is attacking Obama with the goal of discrediting his opponent in 2020: Joe

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Collins, Barbara-Rose (1939- )

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Muhammad, Elijah

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Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Tucson, Arizona (1900- )

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