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Gillum gives personal update from his time in rehab - Black News Channel
After months of silence, Andrew Gillum, spoke about his struggle with alcoholism and gave a personal update on his health via social media. In March, the former Florida governor candidate said he would be entering a rehabilitation facility after having fallen into a depressive
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Georgia governor sues Lance-Bottoms over mask mandate following ban : TheGrio
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for enforcing a mandate to wear a mask in... View Article The post Georgia governor sues Lance-Bottoms over mask mandate following ban appeared first on TheGrio.
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Why the Edmund Pettus Bridge should be named after John Lewis : TheGrio
A champion for civil rights and human dignity, an activist, leader and statesman, Congressman John Lewis has become an ancestor. Honoring his... View Article The post Why the Edmund Pettus Bridge should be named after John Lewis appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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Mary Trump Tells It All - Even Donald Trump's Degree Is A Fraud. - ThyBlackMan
Mary Trump writes that Trump even paid someone to take the SAT tests for him to help him get into the University of Pennsylvania. Trump was "worried that his grade point average, which put him far from the top of his class, would scuttle his efforts to get accepted."
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A Seattle City Council Member Suggested Laying Off Officers By Race
A Seattle City Council member suggested laying off officers by race, but Police Chief Carmen Best immediately shut down the idea
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Justice Ginsburg says Cancer has Returned, but won't Retire - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court. The 87-year-old Ginsburg, who has had four earlier bouts with
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Why Do So Many Christians Vote Democrat Not Republican? - ThyBlackMan
45% of Catholics and 39% of “Protestant/Other-denomination” Christians voted Democrat in the 2016 Presidential Elections, according to Pew. In other words, Christians have the power to swing the 2020 election—and a responsibility to exercise this power in a way that upholds Biblical values and
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Hidalgo County judge tries slowing coronavirus, but Gov. Greg Abbott has limited his options | Dallas Weekly
As the Rio Grande Valley grapples with an onslaught of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez is pushing hard for residents to stay at home. But the emergency order he issued Monday mandating that people shelter in their residences, restricting travel and
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Voting by mail is convenient, dependable and safe
By Susana Darwin and Jack Courtier, Contributors PINELLAS COUNTY - Only 36 percent of eligible Pinellas County voters cast ballots in the March 2020 Presidential Preference Primary: 200,425 voters out of 544,223 registered. Three times as many people voted by mail in March as voted in
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Former Florida Congressman Allen West unseats James Dickey to become Texas GOP chairman | Dallas Weekly
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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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Senate Republicans split with White House over key elements of emerging GOP stimulus plan | The Atlanta Voice
Senate Republicans are pushing back against key White House priorities for the next economic recovery package, prompting top administration officials to move behind the scenes to shore up a growing split within the party over its response to a crisis that is dominating this election year. Hot
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Top Ohio Republican arrested in $60 million bribery case
The political fortunes of a top Republican in Ohio came crashing down Tuesday. House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested for his alleged role in a ...
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Newswire: John Lewis, an American hero and moral leader, dies at 80
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Born in 1940, in Troy, Alabama (Pike County), John Lewis, the son of a sharecropper, helped to lead America out of an era of racism. Through his activism and bravery, Lewis carried the moral authority that few other leaders in U.S. history could
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Kansas City Mayor Receives Racist Lynching Tweet After Issuing COVID-19 Mask Mandate | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lucas’ order requires residents of Kansas City wearing facial coverings in all indoor public spaces and “while performing an activity which will necessarily involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public where 6 feet of separation is not feasible.”
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Who Is Nikema Williams, the Georgia State Senator Replacing John Lewis on the November 2020 Ballot?
News of beloved congressman John Lewis’ death shook his Georgia constituents, those who admired him and those close to him. The former Freedom Rider died […]
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A Preview of What’s On Your November Ballot - Voice and Viewpoint
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER, CALMatters After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized.  Eight measures address matters as vital as voting rights, rent control, affirmative action, property
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Newswire: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C. T. Vivian dies at 95
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Missouri governor says he'd pardon couple who pointed guns at protesters - TheGrio
Missouri Governor Mike Parson shared his desire to pardon a couple facing criminal charges after aiming firearms at protesters during... View Article The post Missouri governor says he'd pardon couple who pointed guns at protesters appeared first on TheGrio.
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Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker for Ocasio-Cortez remark | The Atlanta Voice
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused a Republican colleague on Tuesday of angrily harassing her outside the Capitol over her progressive views in an encounter that a reporter said ended with the congressman using a sexist slur as he walked away. The No. 2 House Democrat demanded that
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Rallying Voters in Battleground States for Donald Trump. - ThyBlackMan
Like Kingman, the majority of motorists at our Sun City sign wave were passionately supportive of Trump. Anti-Trump motorists were extremely vitriolic, giving us their middle finger.
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Spelman College Creates Scholarship Honoring the Late John Lewis
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R.I.P. John Lewis, 80, U.S Representative and Civil Rights Movement Icon
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Rising Diversity Is Uncle Joe Biden's Worry, Too. - ThyBlackMan
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Barack Obama's third term starts in January - tragically. - ThyBlackMan
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Who Is Nikema Williams, the Georgia State Senator Replacing John Lewis on the November 2020 Ballot? - The New York Beacon
News of beloved congressman John Lewis’ death shook his Georgia constituents, those who admired him and those close to him. The former Freedom Rider died Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Lewis died the same day as his friend and fellow civil
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Texas NAACP releases Restorative Criminal Justice Plan | Dallas Weekly
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Andrew Gillum opens up about life after rehab and therapy - TheGrio
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