Governor Proclaims Oct. 10 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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Governor Proclaims Oct. 10 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has signed a proclamation officially recognizing Oct. 10 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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The American political landscape, once dominated by pitchman-turned-president Donald J. Trump, is about to tack in a new direction helmed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris. When Harris is sworn in today, she becomes the United States’ first female, first African

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Jackson turned himself into the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, admitting his role in the Jan. 6 Trump-inspired insurrection that resulted in the death of a Capitol Police officer, disrupted an act of Congress, and much destruction. Unlike the more than 100 people arrested, Jackson is

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WilliamHenry Hastie, attorney and diplomat, was born on November 17, 1904 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent his childhood in Tennessee until hisfamily moved to Washington, D.C. Hastie graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in 1921 and four years laterreceived his A.B. Degree from

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The American political landscape, once dominated by pitchman-turned-president Donald J. Trump, is about to tack in a new direction helmed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris. When Harris is sworn in today, she becomes the United States’ first female, first African

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The Jury Convicted Itself – The 2nd Impeachment of Donald J Trump - African Voice Newspaper

By Owen A Clarke - On February 9, 2021 the U.S. Senate, the constitutionally mandated jury in all impeachment trials of U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents and Civil Officers, convened in response to a charge of “incitement of insurrection” against the 45th President of the United States, Donald

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Music continues to sustain Puerto Ricans, 3 years after Hurricane Maria

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