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A closer look at controversial propositions - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Monday, October 19. Beyond the top line Today is the last day to register online to vote — and if you aren’t one of the more than 3.5 million Californians who have already returned their ballots, it’s time for a closer look at some of the 12 statewide
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Beaver Hills Confronts Crime, Divisions - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… , which has both a sizable African-American and a sizable Orthodox Jewish … on the street, especially for African American communities, does not make us …
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COVID-stricken Portland councillor dies
Port Antonio, Portland: Sixty-one-year-old Portland councillor Irvin Brown died yesterday morning at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), where he had been admitted after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Brown, who represented the...
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Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan For Black America | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.joebiden.com/blackamerica Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally brings everyone
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SHOWBIZ 'Lovecraft,' Tony nominees, RuPaul, Megan Thee Stallion - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Mayor Withdraws Nomination of Police Commissioner Who Defended U.S. Drone Killings
In the face of opposition, Mayor Libby Schaaf has withdrawn her proposed appointment of an ex-U.S. District Attorney as a police commission alternate. Brian Hauck, in a former position, defended the U.S. government’s killing by drone attack of two U.S. citizens accused not of violence but of
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SCOTUS to hear Trump's argument to exclude illegal immigrants from census - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas is among the states that could lose congressional seats and federal funds if undocumented immigrants are excluded from crucial calculations. The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will review President Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants when calculating how
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The Idea That Raising Wages Destroys Value Is A Fallacy
A Costco worker sprays disinfectant on clients buying carts amid the coronavirus pandemic in … [+] Arlington, Virginia on Could 24, 2020. (Picture by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Picture by…
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Mary Sheffield, Detroit Council President Pro Tem, Led by Faith - Driven by Passion | News | The Michigan Chronicle
In her own words, Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council President Pro Tem, describes herself as someone led by faith and driven by passion to empower the people and communities of Detroit. Sheffield believes she’s been called as a public servant to facilitate progress for the people and city she
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Flooding swamps Villa Rd
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Members of the business community along Villa Road in Mandeville are seeking answers from the authorities as floodwaters continue to dampen profits and months-long repairs to a faulty drainage system prove inadequate. The $...
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Rick Ross Acquires 87-Acre Property Near His Multi-Million Dollar Home - Blavity News
Rapper Rick Ross has invested $1 million into an 87-acre property in Fayetteville, Georgia, near his multi-million dollar house. According to TMZ, the new plot comes with two houses, giving the artist the option to live on the property or use it as rentals.  The "Hustlin'" rapper shared
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Trump has induced a dissociative mental state that is eroding America’s sense of self - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Donald Trump Is on His Way to Victory -- Because of the Trump Miracle Economy.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Of course, President Donald Trump is headed for another election victory on Nov. 3. Why should anyone be shocked? Trump is proving once again why he’s the GOAT (the greatest economic president of all time). He created perhaps the
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'No Excuse For The Looting': Biden, Trump Respond To Philadelphia Protests
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This certified public accountant has helped clients save over $8 million in taxes - Face2Face Africa
Few companies will pay taxes if they had their way. For companies with large holdings, filing their tax return is a major headache while others devise means to avoid paying taxes or reduce the amount of tax they pay by filing for bankruptcy or using other financial accounting tactics. Small and
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50 Cent On Instagram: 'Vote For Donald Trump'
Proving once against that misogyny and capitalism create the strangest bedfellows—or very much expected bedfellows, depending on how closely one pays attention to the intersections, rapper and television producer 50 […] The post 50 Cent: 'Vote For Trump' appeared first on Essence.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump and Biden in their last clash on stage - Black News Channel
By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A more measured President Donald Trump does not necessarily mean a more truthful one. In the final debate of the presidential campaign, he was loose with facts on the crisis of the time — the pandemic — and much else. Trump
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‘Tower Project’ rises as a Pinch District possibility - TSDMemphis.com
by James Coleman -  Developers of a proposed 30-45 story glass highrise in the Pinch District made their pitch to the Memphis City Council in an effort to gain backing for the acquisition of the parcels of land earmarked for the project. The $180 million “Tower Project” includes a hotel called “The
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WATCH | Ramaphosa promises no political interference in corruption clampdown | News24
President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged that there will be no interference in South Africa's law enforcement agencies as the clampdown on corruption continues.
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Cut the Check Mayne: Terrence Howard Files Lawsuit Against 20th Century Fox Film, Claims Studio Breached Deal
Actor Terrence Howard is seeking unpaid compensation from 'Empire' in a lawsuit he's filed against 20thCentury Fox Film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor […]
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Why This Week’s ‘Fargo’ Was Noah Hawley’s Favorite of the Season - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Compton Mayor Aja Brown Unveils Monthly Stimulus Plan, Which Will Assist 800 Low-Income Residents – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Victor Trammell - Compton, California’s young, trailblazing, black, and female mayor has revealed her city’s ambitious, new economic relief plan, which seeks to provide monthly payments for nearly 1,000 of Compton’s poorest residents. According [...]
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A Con Man and the Politics of Diatribalism | New York Carib News
In a fortnight the respective states will be counting ballots to determine the next President of the United States. Absurdly, we do not vote directly for the President but for electors who vote in the Electoral College on December 14, 2020, to crown the candidate who won a majority of Electoral
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Osi Art Apartments Launches First Phase of New West End Gallery District | News | The Michigan Chronicle
Rain showers and cloudy, overcast skies to begin the day don't make for the best photo opportunities at a groundbreaking ceremony. Still, developer Roderick Hardamon, CEO of URGE Development Group, found Thursday's weather befitting, 'Today proves that even through the clouds and the storms, the
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What's Going On | New York Carib News
THE VOTE/11/3 The opening line in the 1859 Charles Dickens’ 1859 historical novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, reads, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” a good description of America today on the eve of the 11/3 presidential election, arguably the most important one in this
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More than 27 million ballots have already been cast; here's where early voting opens this week | The Atlanta Voice
Election Day is still 16 days away and more than 27 million ballots have already been cast, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research, and Catalist. Voters in the 45 states and the District of Columbia that make pre-Election Day data available are already setting
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Armed attackers free more than 1,300 prisoners in DR Congo | Africanews
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels freed more than 1,300 prisoners in an assault on a jail in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic
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Pittsburgh City Council Passes CROWN Act, Providing Protection Against Hairstyle Discrimination | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By KDKA-TV News Staff Pittsburgh City Council has unanimously passed a bill protecting people from discrimination based on their hairstyle. Mayor Bill Peduto submitted the CROWN Act earlier this month, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” Act. The bill will now
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Transgender Man in New Jersey Files Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against Amazon
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The trial between Madison County Sheriff John Mehr and the county fee is near the finish line after four days of testimony. Each side have completed calling witnesses and making…
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