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Cliff Albright, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, said the most troubling parts of SB 202 are the provisions diluting Georgia's secretary of state’s power and allowing local county boards to take over an election.
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Ivorian soldiers killed in attacks on military camps | Africanews
The army "pushed back the attackers after an hour of intense fighting," the army said, blaming one of the attacks on assailants from nearby Burkina Faso.
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Senator Rev. Warnock invokes Biblical story to describe Georgia GOP efforts to roll back voting rights | The Atlanta Voice
President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock insisted Sunday, while White House shifts its focus to the country's infrastructure as his home state of Georgia has enacted a strict new voting
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On This Day: What happened on 28 March?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
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State Of ‘Disturbia’: In The Madness, Rihanna’s Song Hits Different
In a piece entitled “White America, Let’s Negotiate,” Trevor Baldwin wrote about his state of mind under Klandemic Stress Disorder. Now he seems to be experiencing a self-diagnosed Black Disturbia Anxiety. This is his rant.
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Biden to unveil proposals aimed at fixing transit, social infrastructure
President Joe Biden is set to unveil two infrastructure proposals in the next few weeks to address the country’s aging infrastructure and social welfare gaps. Biden will unveil his first infrastructure plan on Wednesday that would focus on rebuilding roads and railways, White House press secretary
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From across the U.S., these nurses traveled to save Californians 'one vaccination at a time' - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the field, is 90% Black. Black Americans disproportionately work in essential jobs … from home. The rate for Black Americans with COVID-19 was almost … . “You don’t see many African Americans here,” said Jasmine Chestnut, a …
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Maada Bio’s 2023 playbook for electoral victory
Mahmoud Tim Kargbo: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 March 2021: It appears President Julius Maada Bio has drawn up his victory plan for 2023, and it looks like an enhanced version of the successful plan laid out by his former campaign manager Alie Kabbah in 2018.  But this time around, it seems Bio has
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COVID-19 Relief Delays for Social Security, Railroad Retirement and VA Benefit Recipients Resolved - Black Voice News
S. E. Williams | Executive Editor Since President Joe Biden signed the historic $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill on March 11, Social Security recipients have wondered where they fall in the distribution hierarchy for receipt of the much anticipated $1400 stimulus checks.On Monda
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Angola: Hunger Rises As Severe Drought Grips Angola
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program is warning of severe food shortages and rising hunger in Angola as the country is gripped by its worst drought in nearly four decades.
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Kenya: Spotlight on the President as Thousands Face Bleak Future
[Nation] When President Uhuru Kenyatta first announced the containment measures against the spread of Covid-19 in March 2020, they were followed with a bag of goodies to cushion the most vulnerable from the hard economic times.
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Kenya: Covid-19 - Nairobi Suspends Non-Essential Services for 30 Days
[Nation] The Nairobi County Government has closed all offices offering non-essential services for 30 days as part of efforts against a devastating third wave of Covid-19 infections.
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Come on in and get your science: California Science Center reopens - L.A. Focus News
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Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro’s page over COVID-19 misinformation - Stabroek News
CARACAS,  (Reuters) - Facebook has frozen Vene-zuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s page for violating policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by promoting a remedy he claims, without evidence, can cure the disease, a company spokesman said
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On This Day: What happened on 29 March?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
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Cricket family sets up fund raisers to help Theophile - Stabroek News
The cricket family of Dominica has thrown its full support behind Tyrone Theophile, the former Dominica captain and Windward Islands batsman. The article Cricket family sets up fund raisers to help Theophile appeared first on Stabroek News.
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SA man hid with his son's body in bush during Mozambique attack, with dozens now confirmed dead | News24
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Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law Could Cost Atlanta The MLB All-Star Game & $200 Million - The Seattle Medium
Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase. It may also cost the local economy more than $200 million. Major League Baseball’s Players’ Association plans to meet with its 750-plus members
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Barack Obama mourns Kenyan grandmother | Africanews
Barrack Obama: My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as “Mama Sarah” but known to us as “Dani” or Granny
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NAACP Image Awards: Regé-Jean Page and Viola Davis win big
Regé-Jean Page and 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman walked away with the top acting awards at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards.
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Revealed: France's role in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 - Face2Face Africa
A report compiled by a group of French historians commissioned by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has concluded that the country's role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda was that it turned a 'blind' eye to evidence of the inevitable. The 15-member group, formed two years ago, was charged to
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Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead
Torrential rains across Tennessee flooded homes and at least one church and left roads impassable, prompting dozens of people to... View Article The post Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead appeared first on TheGrio.
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Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame - DefenderNetwork.com
Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization's show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. After Murphy accepted his induction award Saturday night, the actor-comedian said he was 'very moved' by the honor. He was pr
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Barack Obama speaks out following death of grandmother: 'Miss her dearly' - TheGrio
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Kenya: Coast Hotels Left Counting Losses Ahead of the Easter Peak Season
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Covid-19 wrap: Infections surge in India, J&J to supply AU with 400m vaccine doses, UK measures ease | News24
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Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law Could Cost Atlanta the MLB All-Star Game and $200 Million | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase. It may also cost the local economy more than $200 million. Major League Baseball’s Players’ Association plans to meet with its 750-plus members
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