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'If Not Now, When?': Black Women Seize Political Spotlight - The Seattle Medium

President Donald Trump's presidency, which has fueled racial divisions and appealed to white grievance, unleashed for some here an overwhelming urgency. Black women added their names to down-ticket ballots; they are canvassing, knocking on

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A group of football players from colleges in the PAC-12 Conference have penned a letter in The Players Tribune threatening to opt-out of fall camp and the coming season. According…
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CBC Chair Karen Bass Now Seen as Favorite for Biden Running Mate
The Democratic vice presidential sweepstakes have heated to a boil with Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) presumably the front-runners.
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LeBron James Applauds NBA Board Of Governors Pledging $300 Million To Black Empowerment
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Biden narrows VP choice list down to these two Black women: report : TheGrio

Either California senator, Kamala Harris, and former national security adviser, Susan Rice, are rumored to be the likely choice for Joe Biden's VP

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Jay-Z Launching School With Brooklyn's Long Island University
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LeBron James Dunks On Donald Trump’s Claim He Won’t Watch NBA If Players Take A Knee
"I really don't think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership," said the Los Angeles Lakers star.
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Grammy Award-Winning Producer Detail Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges
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‘Building bridges’: How Bass Became a Leading VP Contender — The Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s leaders were deadlocked and on the verge of financial catastrophe in 2008. Five negotiators, including Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, couldn’t agree on a budget that would guide the nation’s most populous state through the Great Recession. Enter Karen
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The First Data On Kids, COVID-19 And Race Is Here — And It's Not Good
Once again, the virus is exposing this country's stark racial and economic divides.
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Census Crunch Time: Activists Say Every Black Californian Must Be Counted Before New September Deadline — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - African American stakeholders are ramping up their outreach to undercounted census tracts where Black Californians live after the U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that it will stop the national count at the end of September. The state too is intensifying its last-ditch initiatives to
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Republicans Reportedly Helping Kanye West's 2020 Presidential Bid
Kanye West's 2020 presidential campaign has been linked to active Republican Party members who are working to get his name on the ballot in several states.
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75 000 children sound distress calls during lockdown
BY TAFADZWA KACHIKO/LORRAINE MUROMO CHILD rights lobby group, Childline Zimbabwe, has raised concern over the increase in distress calls from minors, from 50 000 monthly to over 75 000 since the national lockdown came into effect on March 30 this year. Speaking to NewsDay, Childline spokesperson
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Justices overturn Tennessee mail vote expansion for November - TSDMemphis.com
by Jonathan Mattise -  NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the option for all eligible voters to vote by mail in November due to COVID-19. The ruling nixes a June expansion order by a lower court that state election officials opposed. The decision came the day voters
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Trump's interview debacle sends a warning for the fall campaign | The Atlanta Voice
Donald Trump's weak and flailing interview with Jonathan Swan of Axios fired a warning flare about the President's hopes for reelection, if his campaign and White House staff programed to fulfill his yearning for praise are prepared to recognize it. Trump came across as ill-prepared, narcissistic
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Joe Biden: 'Unlike the African American Community ... the Latino Community Is an Incredibly Diverse Community' - African American News Today - EIN News
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Republican operatives are helping Kanye West get on general election ballots | The Atlanta Voice
Republican operatives, some with ties to President Donald Trump, are actively helping Kanye West get on presidential general election ballots in states ranging from Vermont to Arkansas to Wisconsin. The effort is raising questions about whether Republicans are pushing for the rapper's addition to
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PASTOR DARRELL SCOTT: Biden Can’t Hide His Disdain For Black Americans
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Detroit Business Leader Sharon Madison Moderates Virtual Roundtable For Joe Biden | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

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