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Black leaders want to remove slavery references from Utah constitution - TheGrio
House Rep. Sandra Hollins of Salt Lake City sponsored a bill, Amendment C, that includes the removal of slavery references... View Article The post Black leaders want to remove slavery references from Utah constitution appeared first on TheGrio.
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Over 500 rounds of ammunition and cocaine seized in St Elizabeth, men arrested
Two St Elizabeth men are in custody following the seizure of a gun, hundreds of AK-47 rounds of ammunition, and a quantity of cocaine. The seizure was made by the police with support from military personnel along the Treasure Beach main road on...
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Lawmakers to Newsom: Pay unemployment now - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, August 6. And overhaul entire department Assemblymember David Chiu speaks to the press on Sept. 11, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters California lawmakers are not impressed with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempts to address a massive backlog of claims
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Black Caucus Writes Letters Defending State Bar Candidate - African American News Today - EIN News
… , the organization, comprised of African Americans elected to the state legislature … Black Californians, remove obstacles that Black Americans face in every aspect of … between racial groups, and increase African-American participation and representation in all …
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Only 40.7% of Greene County households have completed the Census Greene County’s Census response rate lags behind state and national rates
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Biden-Harris: A force to be reckoned with
… here,” said Pam, a retired African-American woman who had driven north … white lifeguard in a predominantly African-American pool, but who could work … brought by Hill, a young African-American government employee, against supreme court …
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Trump says he hasn’t been blunt with Kamala Harris, doesn’t see her as threat in presidential race - African American News Today - EIN News
… , an Indian-American and an African-American, as his running mate in … , Harris is the first ever African-American and Indian-American to be …
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(BPRW) FPL responding to outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias as it continues to affect Florida | Press releases
(BPRW) FPL responding to outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias as it continues to affect Florida - A significant number of customers remain in the path of the storm in…
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GOP’s route to California wins: Hailing a ride from gig workers? - Black Voice News
As Election Day nears, GOP congressional hopefuls in California swing districts are zeroing in on a particular strategy:  Running for Washington by running against Sacramento. That means reminding voters that Democrats are in charge of California, and that life in California kinda sucks at the
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Suspected drowning in Glengoffe, St Catherine
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found in the Codjue River in Glengoffe on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Marlene...
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COMMENTARY: There’s something more important than Kamala
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If government-endorsed and recognized White militias, White supremacists, White nationalists, Klansmen, neo-Nazis, skinheads, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Brothers, 13 Percenters and other haters conspire to kidnap and kill one of their own kind, what in the hell do you think they will do
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Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol – Free Press of Jacksonville
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State
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#JaVotes2020 | Full Text - JPP not contesting September 3 polls
The Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) will not be contesting the September 3 polls. In a statement, JPP president Gilbert Edwards indicated that the recently registered party has taken the strategic decision to retool, sharpen its political...
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Johnathan Austin, former Councilor, On How City Finally Removed Confederate Statue
The outrage over the death of George Floyd —a black man killed by police in Minneapolis—has already led to change in Birmingham, said former City Council President Johnathan
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Harris brings experience and law-and-order baggage to Biden ticket – Florida Courier
Senator Kamala Harris brings an aggressive approach to politics and public policy, deep electoral experience and hands-on expertise in the beleaguered U.S. criminal justice system as Joe Biden’s running mate. Harris, at 55, a full generation younger than Biden, also imparts a youthful persona and
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Ruling fuels call for state LGBTQ protections – Florida Courier
BY DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do more. The court’s 6-3 opinion, authored by Justice
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Ward 9 Politicians
From Boston's 'old' Ward 9 in the Beacon Hill area, Boston's Black citizens were able to elect 20 Black persons to public office - to the city council, the state legislature, and school committee - during the second half of the 19th century.
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Isaiah Edwards was a community activist and advocate in Seattle’s Central Area.  Isaiah Edwards and his wife, Marie, moved from Topeka, Kansas, to Seattle in 1942 to work at Boeing.  Edwards worked for 40 years at Boeing as a maintenance dispatcher without missing a day, and also found time for
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Human trafficking: Where are the worst 'kidnapping hotspots' in SA?
With human trafficking protests flaring up across the country on Wednesday, we look at the official SAPS list of 'kidnapping hotspots' in South Africa.
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Crystal Bird Fauset becomes the 1st black woman electedto a state legislatur
Crystal Bird Fauset becomes the 1st black woman elected to a state legislature in the U.S. acquiring this distinction by being named to the Pennsylvania House of Represenatives.
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Cardi B Wants Male Rappers To Speak Up More For Breonna Taylor
The "WAP" rapper said her male counterparts need to speak up regarding the Breonna Taylor killing.
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Nigeria: State Legislature, Judiciary Attain Financial Autonomy
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, signed into law an Executive Order to grant financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary at the state
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Props to you, Californians: A preview of what’s on your November ballot
This wouldn’t be a California election without at least a few wildy contentious ballot measures about housing and property
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Amelia Earhart, Melissa Etheridge among Kansas' influential Women of the Century - African American News Today - EIN News
Clarina Nichols first gained national recognition in the early 1850s for her newspaper editorials supporting women’s rights and the abolitionist party in the Kansas Territory. She traveled throughout the progressive territory giving lectures and gathering signatures on petitions, which motivated
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Gerrymandering - Congressional Districts on Census Data
Every decade, following the decennial census, the state legislatures of the United States are told how many representatives their state will send to the United States House of Representatives. Representation in the House is based on state population and there are a total of 435 representatives, so
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The Woman Who Helped Save Joe Biden
She was some five weeks away from even being sworn in, and he was a 20-year Senate veteran—but as Biden and Moseley Braun sat on unpacked boxes, he made a pitch over slices of cherry pie that she figured was coming as soon as he’d walked through the
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Somalia: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Wins Dfl Endorsement in Reelection Bid
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