In 'We're Better Than This,' Rep. Elijah Cummings Offers Some Lasting Thoughts

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In 'We're Better Than This,' Rep. Elijah Cummings Offers Some Lasting Thoughts

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Kanye West Withdraws His Name From New Jersey’s 2020 Presidential Ballot - The New York Beacon

Another state won’t bear Kanye West’s name on the upcoming presidential election ballot according to NJ.com. Billionaire rapper and businessman West had announced last month via Twitter that he is running for the office of the president of United States, but he won’t be appearing on the ballot

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Stephanie Mills Says Nick Cannon And Kanye West Are Acting Like ‘Paid Slaves’ Over Presidential Run - The New York Beacon

Ms. Stephanie Mills had some words forKanye WestandNick Cannonamid West’s apparent run for president. The singer and stage legend took to Instagram to get her feelings off her chest. She started by expressing empathy for West, who has bipolar disorder. “First, I know that

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As domestic uranium production plummets, conservationists fight mining expansion | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

Conservationists who want to prevent an expansion of mining near National Parks and Native American lands got a recent boost from a key congressional committee, but they are still facing renewed pressure from a Trump administration seeking to boost its domestic production of a vital element for

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Trump calls on college football games to resume amid coronavirus pandemic | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump is calling for college football games to resume this season, as athletic conferences consider canceling or postponing play due to the coronavirus pandemic. 'The student-athletes have been working too hard for their season to be cancelled,' the President tweeted on

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What You Need To Know: In the second episode of her recently debuted podcast, Michelle Obama has expressed what many of us are feeling. Sharing with her Michelle Obama Podcast audience, the former First Lady said she is suffering from 'low-grade depression' due to concerns and worry about

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Secret Service whisks Donald Trump out of White House briefing room after shots ring out nearby | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

A U.S. Secret Service officer pulled President Donald Trump out of a press briefing on Monday. The officer stepped onto the speaking platform a few minutes after Trump began speaking, telling the president he should 'step outside.' The White House then went on 'lockdown,' meaning no one was

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John Legend Developing Political Drama ‘Paper Gods’ Starring Nia Long

The show is being adapted from Goldie Taylor’s novel.

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Government nod clears the deck for IPL in UAE - Stabroek News

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India’s cricket board (BCCI) has received government permission to stage this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates, the league’s chairman Brijesh Patel told Reuters

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A generational crisis? - Stabroek News

What had been, up until a few weeks ago, a fairly animated public discourse regarding the likelihood of a restart of the state-run classroom education system now appears to have undergone a lowering of its decibel level. The article A generational crisis? appeared first on Stabroek News.

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‘Real Housewives’ Porsha Williams On How Racism Impacted Her Miscarriage

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Fake ‘Black People Vote For Trump’ Account Part Of Takedowns By Facebook | The Urban Daily

The social media company details their findings in a report.

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Tea, milk and other drinks to help you sleep (and some that will hurt) - L.A. Focus Newspaper

There are some drinks that can actually help set you up for a sleepy night of

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Instead Of Painting Over Black Lives Matter Graffiti, This Church Memorialized The Message

In the midst of protests over police brutality, this Portland church hopes the Christian community wakes up to the issues of racial injustice in this country.

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Google ad revenues decrease for first time in company history

Google notched an 8% decline in its second quarterly report amid global economic instability fueled by the ongoing pandemic. The...

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Analysis: Trump's frantic attempt to convince Americans the nation is back to normal - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Trump's false insistence that children are "immune" from the coronavirus and can't spread it is being undermined by new figures showing that nearly 100,000 kids tested positive for the virus in the last two weeks of July. And some of the first schools that are following his calls to fully reopen

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Growth & Jobs | Implement financial strategies to weather COVID-19, says banker

Ryan Parkes, chief of business banking and public-sector engagement at JN Bank, has recommended that businesses rationalise their operations and implement strategies to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkes made the suggestion while addressing the...

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Why it's Twitter, not Microsoft, that should be buying TikTok - TechCentral

Let’s be blunt. It makes no sense for Microsoft to buy TikTok. Even founder Bill Gates, who no longer has an active role, sees TikTok as a “poisoned chalice”. By Tim Culpan.

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For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar

“They ask you if you’re coming in to take the trash out — stuff they wouldn’t ask a physician who was a white male.”

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Minneapolis Activists Look To Preserve George Floyd Murals After Vandalism

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Controversial ‘Black-Ish’ Episode About Politics And Racism Is Finally Available To Watch

ABC pulled the plug on it in 2018, before it aired.

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Trump calls for college football to play on despite COVID-19 fears - Stabroek News

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump called on U.S. colleges to proceed with the fall football season amid reports yesterday that it could be canceled because of concerns over the COVID-19

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Killing of unarmed citizens – is the Sierra Leone police above the law?

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 August 2020: Police brutality or police violence is defined as a civil rights violation where law enforcement officers exercise undue or excessive force against a subject. This includes, but is not limited to bullying, physical or verbal

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Governor Kemp: School openings going, "well, mostly" | The Atlanta Voice

Georgia’s governor said Monday that the reopening of some of the state’s schools amid the coronavirus outbreak has gone well — except for the widely shared photos of students crowded together without masks. “I think quite honestly this week went real well other than a couple of virtual

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Trump issues executive order banning TikTok and WeChat : TheGrio

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday banning transactions between U.S. companies and Chinese company ByteDance, the parent... View

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A Love Letter to Lady Mae, the Powerful, Graceful Center of ‘Greenleaf’

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She Quit A Lucrative Job In Law Enforcement and Relocated to Mexico After George Floyd’s Death

By Victor Omondi When the world came to a standstill following the brutal killing of George Floyd by law enforcement, Demetria Brown realized she needed to move. She wasn't going to join the protests, but whenever she played the video of George Floyd pinned under an officer's knee, she sobbed

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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday 11 August

Tributes to Bob Mabena continue to pour-in on Tuesday 11 August, as Pravin Gordhan and Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams find themselves back in the headlines.

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Bronx food activist Henry Obispo fights for equal access to nutrition for his community - TheGrio

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NBA Foundation commits $300M to Black economic growth - TheGrio

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