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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cited Martin Luther King Jr. in his victory speech Tuesday, and King's children wasted no time firing back.
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African-American bids for U.S. Senate mostly fall short - TSDMemphis.com
In an historic election held amid a global pandemic, seven African Americans were vying for seats in the U.S. Senate, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) who was declared an early winner by major news organizations. “New Jersey, I’m once again humbled by the faith you've placed in me,” Booker
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California’s Own, Kamala Harris, Makes History in More Ways Than ONE - Black Voice News
S. E. Williams | BVN Staff 'I can't believe my good fortune. I'm so grateful to be a Black woman I would be so jealous if I  were anything else' - Maya Angelou. “We did it,” California Senator and Vice President elect Kamala Harris tweeted as soon as networks called Pennsylvania for the
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Harris becomes first black woman, South Asian elected VP
AP - Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first black woman elected as vice-president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men - almost all of them white - entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries.
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Uganda: What Museveni Expects of U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden
[Monitor] President Museveni on Sunday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden, expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of explosive Donald Trump diplomacy.
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East Africa: What U.S. Election Outcome Means for East Africa
[East African] As The EastAfrican went to press on Friday night, the sun was setting on US President Donald Trump's hopes of a second term in the oval office, as officials across the Great Lakes began taking stock of what a change of guard in Washington D.C. means for the region.
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EXPLAINER: What effect could lawsuits have on the election? - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined Two days later, an uneasy United States is still waiting to hear who will be its next president. With Democrat Joe Biden pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win, President Donald Trump's campaign has attacked the integrity of the voting
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Facebook Removes Pro-Trump Group Over Alleged Calls For Violence
The pro-Trump Facebook group called Stop The Steal had amassed over 300,000 members since its creation, calling for its members to take to the streets and protest the vote counting.
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The US beat its own record of new daily cases for three days straight - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The US reported more than 1,140 coronavirus deaths Friday, the fourth straight day that The post The US beat its own record of new daily cases for three days straight appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
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Defender Book Corner: 5 questions with… Tiffany L. Warren - Black News Channel
By Defender News Service What’s the book about? The Outside Child started off as a romance – Chenille, the girl who has issues with trust falls for an NFL player, Brayden, the kind of guy it’s impossible to trust. But, we follow this couple after the happily ever after. Their vows are tested by
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US puts further squeeze on $$ remittances to Cuba - Stabroek News
Long accustomed to the pressures from the United States that date back to the Cold War, Cuba is girding its loins for the latest round of economic sanctions from Washington following the Trump administration’s announcement of fresh embargo stringencies that have effectively closed more than four
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Biden Pledges to Work for ‘All Americans’
From Biden’s home in Wilmington, Del., to downtown Philadelphia, the news of Joe Biden's electoral victory was met with cheers by diverse crowds while in other segments of the country, Trump supporters expressed concern and fear about the future.
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What to make of the Bearcats' domination of the Tigers - TSDMemphis.com
A dismal running attack and Cincinnati's relentless offensive and defensive lines contributed to the University of Memphis landing on the wrong end of an embarrassing 49-10 beatdown. And, the No. 7-ranked Bearcats probably still were seething over losing to the Tigers twice last season. The loss
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Melania Trump wants Trump to make a ‘graceful exit,’ report says - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Kirstie Alley, Scott Baio and other celebrity supporters of Donald Trump may want the president The post Melania Trump wants Trump to make a ‘graceful exit,’ report says appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
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EXPLAINER: A closer look at Arizona - Black News Channel
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press A CLOSER LOOK AT ARIZONA State officials say there are about 450,000 votes still to be counted in Arizona, a Western presidential battleground state, where Biden has a 2.35 percentage point lead over Trump, an advantage of about 68,000 votes. The Associated Press
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With 4.3 million ballots to go, what are the odds that big California races swing? - Black Voice News
Buried in the mountain of yet-to-be-deciphered popular will of Californians lie the fates of too-close-to-call statewide propositions and dozens of congressional and legislative races. Patience for the final electoral tally may not come naturally to election watchers in Georgia and Pennsylvania
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Tears flow in Birmingham-area after Biden-Harris win
By Erica Wright The Birmingham When former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris were elected as the president and vice-president elect, Alabama state Representative Juandalynn Givan cried and thought about little Black girls currently living in public housing and the four little girls
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Fed signals readiness to do more for economy as virus rages - Black News Channel
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low near zero Thursday and signaled its readiness to do more if needed to support an economy under threat from a worsening coronavirus pandemic. The Fed announced no new
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D'Eriq King leads No. 11 Miami to comeback win over NC State - Black News Channel
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When No. 11 Miami needed to make plays, D'Eriq King said he had faith in his teammates. In turn, the Hurricanes figured they had the right guy at quarterback. King threw five touchdown passes, the last a go-ahead 54-yard catch-and-run play with
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ABC: Trump Must Concede Like McCain, Biden to End 'Demonization' in Politics
The Sunday after Democratic nominee Joe Biden was declared the apparent president-elect, ABC’s Good Morning America was working really hard for their nominee. While ignoring Biden’s history of demonizing his opponents, they celebrated him as a great uniter that would end the rancor.
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Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election - Black News Channel
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The steady counting of votes that has moved Democrat Joe Biden closer to the presidency is exposing rifts at Fox News Channel, the influential media outlet that is the favorite for many supporters of President Donald Trump. Despite intense pressure
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Baltimore Elects Democrat Brandon Scott As Its Youngest Mayor Ever
Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott has won the city's mayoral election, making him the youngest person in over a century to hold that position.
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Census takers say they were told to enter false information - Black News Channel
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Two census takers told The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the once-a-decade national headcount. Maria
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Biden ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump attacks process
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key
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The Squad Members Have All Won Their Reelection For Congress Seats
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Kamala Harris shatters barriers to become first black woman VP | Atlanta Daily World
Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first Black woman elected as vice president of the United States, shattering barriers that have kept men — almost all of them white — entrenched at the highest levels of American politics for more than two centuries. The 56-year-old California
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How Biden-Harris — and good — won, according to Mayor Woodfin, Rep. Sewell
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Leading up to the 2020 president election, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin studied the field of eminently qualified candidates to represent the Democratic Party and knew he could only choose one to support. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Senator; Cory
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Georgia Secretary of State Announces Recount of Votes Likely
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