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Food World @35
Food World, Zimbabwe’s premier independently owned supermarket group celebrates 35 years of operation since its inception in 1985. The company currently operates 6 supermarket branches and employs Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds in the hundreds. To acknowledge their journey and the role
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Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings - Black News Channel
By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was 'truly sorry' before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms brings it home at DNC | The Michigan Chronicle
The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia delivered a poignant message and bridled her disdain for the current administration at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 20 … Continued
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Golden State Killer Sentenced To Life for 26 Rapes, Slayings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday he was “truly sorry' before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. Joseph James
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Soweto households have been without power for six weeks
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms brings it home at DNC | Atlanta Daily World
The Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia delivered a poignant message and bridled her disdain for the current administration at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 20 … Continued
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Donates $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Funding the James Weldon Johnson Scholarship | Dallas Weekly
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. will donate $50,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) to fund the new James Weldon Johnson Scholarship, the fraternity announced today. The fraternity’s International
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Suspect in Jam Master Jay killing pleads not guilty - Los Angeles Sentinel
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'Allah, please'- 2017 video of Muslim man whose fatal arrest is similar to Floyd’s renews call for justice - Face2Face Africa
Family and advocates are calling for justice for the death of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr., a Black Muslim man who lost his life in the hands of Phoenix police officers during an arrest in 2017. In the police bodycam footage of the almost 10-minute incident that was shared by advocacy group Muslim
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Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness' | The Atlanta Voice
Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure. In his strongest remarks of the campaign, Biden spoke both of returning the United States
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Jay-Z, Pharrell to release new song about Black ambition - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled 'Entrepreneur.' The track will be released Friday. It is in conjunction with TIME's special cover project 'The New American Revolution,' which was curated
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Uncle Joe Promises To Lead Country Down A “Path of Light” While Accepting Dem Nomination For President
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By Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier's operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said. Pingree, a Maine Democrat, is raising the issue of
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NewsWrap 8-21-20: DNC wrap; Harris County voter protections; Up to $50K for small businesses - DefenderNetwork.com
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs CSU Ethnic Studies Bill into Law
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Macy Gray dishes on non-profit that aids police brutality victims' families
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By Dave Skretta AP Sports Writer Everything was new to Mike Tirico when he walked past the famed pagoda that dominates the front stretch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, assumed his broadcast perch high above pit lane and proceeded to host his first Indy 500. Now, all that was new has given way to
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms brings it home at DNC | New Pittsburgh Courier
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