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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President Donald Trump’s failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has worsened a long list of challenges facing American families, according to presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden. Among those challenges are
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Lisa Bonet trends after ex-husband wishes her spouse happy birthday : TheGrio

Lisa Bonet trended on social media over the weekend, though it was not because of a new soundbite from the... View

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Man freed of murder charge after 100 court appearances - Matter should not have dragged on for so long, says Chuck
It took 13 years and at least 94 court appearances before 10 judges and four prosecutors before a murder case against Lynford Allen was tossed for lack of evidence. It’s a situation Justice Minister Delroy Chuck admits should not have happened. Allen,...
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Lowry, VanVleet explain Raptors’ decision to kneel for anthems - African American News Today - EIN News
The Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers knelt during the Canadian and American anthems on Saturday night in a show of unity against racial injustice.
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The 'Squad' plays defense as Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar face primary challengers - L.A. Focus Newspaper

But plans for a larger and more robust "squad" hinge on securing its foundation -- and defending the seats they first won in 2018.

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As school begins amid virus, parents see few good options - Black News Channel

By JEFF AMY Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — John Barrett plans to keep his daughter home from elementary school this year in suburban Atlanta, but he wishes she was going. Molly Ball is sending her teenage sons to school in the same district on Monday, but not without feelings of

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Medical Schools Need to Get Better at Addressing Structural Racism - African American News Today - EIN News
… high mortality rates among African American, Native American and Latinx … of medical experimentation on African American communities, from pre-Civil … control of African American reproduction, lethal plutonium
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Gabrielle Union Blasts Terry Crews For Attempting To ‘Discredit And Malign’ Her


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Annual Sturgis rally expecting 250K, stirring virus concerns

By STEPHEN GROVES the Associated Press undefined SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis is on. The message has been broadcast across social media as South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections in recent weeks, braces to host hundreds of thousands of bikers for the 80th edition of

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Trump Doesn't ‘Think’ Herman Cain Contracted Coronavirus At His Tulsa Rally


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Hanover cops found guilty of corruption
Two of three Hanover policemen accused of soliciting money to avoid making an arrest were found guilty of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act in the Hanover Parish Court at Lucea on Friday. Conrad Clarke, Andre Drummond and Shemroy Hewitt, all...
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JUST IN: Six men shot dead in Clarendon police-military operation, two soldiers injured
Six men were this morning shot dead during a joint police-military operation in Effortville, Clarendon, law enforcement sources have revealed. The names of the men have not been released. It’s also reported that two members of the Jamaica...
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Nevada passes policing bills, including a ban on chokeholds : TheGrio

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada took its first steps toward joining the growing number of state legislatures throughout the... View

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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar face primary challengers; The 'Squad' plays defense | The Atlanta Voice
A series of galvanizing victories in Democratic congressional primaries this year have progressives poised to assert their growing influence in the next Congress. But plans for a larger and more robust 'squad' hinge on securing its foundation - and defending the seats they first won in 2018. Over
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Actress Marsai Martin has landed her own talk show.
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NE Portland BLM march calls for education, justice reform - African American News Today - EIN News
PORTLAND Ore. (KOIN) — Protests on Saturday kicked off in the early afternoon when hundreds of people organized at King Elementary in Northeast Portland for "equity in education and justice reform."
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Live COVID-19 updates: Hong Kong reports 115 new COVID-19 cases - African American News Today - EIN News
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Center for Health Pr
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Kamala Harris introduces bill to tackle uterine fibroids - TheGrio

Sen. Kamala Harris has introduced a new bill that will fund research and education on uterine fibroids. In July 2007,... View

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SPM to increase garbage collection with new trucks
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Regional operations manager for Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) Waste Management, Edward Muir, has said that there will be an increase in the collection of solid waste following the recent addition of four new trucks to SPM's fleet.SPM is under the banner of the
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Psalms 33:12 declares: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.” As we are in the middle of our ‘Emancipendence’ celebration as a nation, let us rejoice that God is our Lord! As people...
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Gabrielle Union Accuses Terry Crews of Trying to 'Discredit' Her After She Accused 'America's Got Talent' of Racial Discrimination
GabrielleUnionrecently spoke with JemeleHill and seemed to hold very little back while criticizing Terry Crews, who Union believes went out of his way to call […]
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Africa: Pride in Africa Is for Those Who Come After Us
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Marline Oluchi is a Nigerian-Cameroonian writer and the creative director of Kemjey Creatives. As the communications officer for WISE, a pan-African feminist LGBT+ organization in Nigeria, she is part of the Pride Afrique team, the first virtual pan-African Pride event
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Anglican Bishop of Kingston Robert Thompson retires
Anglican Bishop of Kingston, the Rt Reverend Dr Robert Thompson, has retired after almost a half-century working for the Christian Church. The clergyman today laid down his pastoral staff on the altar of the Kingston Parish Church after...
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Dozens attended a party for first responders without wearing masks or social distancing - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The party, according to a spokeswoman for the Hollywood bar, was meant to be a mix of first responders as a way to celebrate their profession.

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SILOAH, St Elizabeth - For over an hour in late afternoon Thursday, cane farmers and sugar workers listened patiently to speeches about Italian spirits giant, Campari Group's, planned closure of the Appleton Sugar Factory here. The production of Appleton's world famous spirits and a rum tour, which
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Coronavirus Update: Data Shows Blacks Willing to Risk Covid-19 Infection to Vote in Person
Despite fears of contracting the coronavirus, Black voters plan to vote in person on Election Day. This choice stems from skepticism - fueled by decades of disenfranchisement, major problems with mail in ballots during this year’s primaries and fears that mailed ballots won’t get counted - and
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