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Texans pass on perennial Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas - DefenderNetwork.com
Word began to spread Monday that the Texans had interest in signing seven-time Pro Bowl safety Early Thomas to replace injured A.J. Moore. By Tuesday afternoon, that had all changed. But that wasn’t all that was different. The Texans also found themselves potentially in the middle of a COVID-19
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National Bar Association Declares Supreme Court Pick a Pandemic for Black, Brown Folk
President Trump's decision to tab 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has led political watchers and others to brace for a majority conservative bench.
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HHW Gaming: The Undead Look Ghoulishly Glorious In ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies’ Reveal Trailer
For this installment, players will battle with the undead and try to survive an onslaught of flesh-eaters from World War II by using Cold War-era weaponry in an 80s-themed setting. The action-packed four-player co-op action will see players take the role of a member of the CIA-backed group known as
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Second annual Black Women’s Film Conference wraps up final week - The Bay State Banner
The second annual Black Women’s Film Conference is in its fourth and final week of programming. Presented by the New Negress Film Society (NNFS), the conference “convenes Black women and non-binary filmmakers from all over the world to share work, discuss the craft, exchange filmmaking
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Willamena Rambo-Richardson Inspires As Ambassador of Hope
By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times Twelve weeks of chemotherapy. A one-month break. A double mastectomy and removal of the lymph nodes on the left side. Another month’s break followed by 25 weeks of radiation. A second surgery at the end of October. Willamena Rambo-Richardson was diagnosed with
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EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached late last year. The EU move underscored...
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Prosecutor: Breonna Taylor jury recordings delayed to Friday - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge delayed until Friday the release of secret grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor's killing by police, according to the state attorney general's office. Audio recordings of the proceedings were
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The Lack of Punishment for Breonna Taylor’s Killers Leaves the Sports World Reeling - Los Angeles Sentinel
Last week, a grand jury indicted Brett Hankison in relation to the murder of Breonna Taylor for wanton endangerment. No officers were charged for Taylor’s death. The post The Lack of Punishment for Breonna Taylor’s Killers Leaves the Sports World Reeling appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Ta-Nehishi Coates Pens Beautiful Tribute To Chadwick Boseman In This Week’s Marvel Comics
The entire eulogy is the kind of stuff that can move the hardest of rocks to tears as it perfectly captures the essence of Boseman and why the culture was devastated when news of his passing circulated. Truth is the MCU game doesn't feel the same knowing that King T'Challa will no longer be saving
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Leaders in several states warn residents to be on guard as worrying Covid-19 trends emerge | The Atlanta Voice
Leaders in states across the country are sounding the alarm about rising Covid-19 cases that experts say could foreshadow a coming surge. In New York, several Covid-19 clusters have created 20 'hotspot' zip codes - many in New York City - that have an average test-positivity rate of about
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Robert Gould Shaw Memorial undergoes historic restoration - The Bay State Banner
The famous August Saint-Gaudens sculpture and the stone structure that ensconced it are undergoing a restoration as part of a $3 million repair project organized by the Friends of the Public Garden in partnership with the National Park Service, the City of Boston and the Museum of African American
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Ta-Nehishi Coates Pens Beautiful Tribute To Chadwick Boseman In This Week’s Marvel Comics
The entire eulogy is the kind of stuff that can move the hardest of rocks to tears as it perfectly captures the essence of Boseman and why the culture was devastated when news of his passing circulated. Truth is the MCU game doesn't feel the same knowing that King T'Challa will no longer be saving
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Ohio Democratic Rep. Kennedy Kent endorses Trump - TheGrio
A Democratic lawmaker has made her stance in support of President Donald Trump very clear. State Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent,... View Article The post Ohio Democratic Rep. Kennedy Kent endorses Trump appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump call for poll watchers evokes chilling memories of Orange County, 1988 - Black Voice News
When debate moderator Chris Wallace asked President Donald Trump last night whether he would urge his supporters “not to engage in any civil unrest” while ballots are being counted and to “not declare victory until the election has been independently certified,” the president responded with a very
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Is Africa AI ready? These are the countries that made the world's AI readiness ranking for 2020 - Face2Face Africa
Africa is lagging in its readiness to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index published by UK-based Oxford Insights. Nonetheless, the Index indicates that African countries are relatively better prepared in the data and infrastructure pillar, followed
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Marsai Martin Working On Unscripted Show About Black Women Who Have Made History
The 16-year-old phenomenon Marsai Martin is working on yet again another television project. Martin’s Genius Entertainment is shopping a show called Baddies, an unscripted series that will tell the stories of Black women who have made history.
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Gang Rape, Death of Dalit Woman Sparks Outrage in India
The gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman, allegedly by four upper-caste men, has sparked outrage in India. Protests have broken out in different ...
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October 1, 2020 - DefenderNetwork.com
In this week’s Defender… Texas’ religion, high school football, is back. Check out the spotlight of North Shore CB Denver Harris by Defender High School Sports Editor Jodie B. Jiles. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has come through again. Learn how the AKAs raised $1 million in 24 hours for
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Debate Commission Says It Will Make Changes To Format
NEW YORK (AP) — The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. The commission said Wednesday the debate “made clear that additional structure should be added to
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Real Housewives of Atlanta on Black businesses | New Pittsburgh Courier
Seagram’s Escapes is partnering with Real Housewives of Atlanta stars and entrepreneur Cynthia Bailey, who helped create Seagram’s Escapes Peach Bellini flavor, and her celebrity friend Eva Marcille to promote Black-owned businesses, help drive sales and award small business grants. Real Housewives
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GirlTrek Is Bestowing America’s Streets With Prayer And Lord, Do We Need It - Blavity
Prayer warriors will unite on Oct.1 for the final installment of the #BlackHistoryBootcamp.
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Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California with vastly different political preferences and demographics is voting on whether to allow affirmative... View Article The post Californians to vote on racial, gender preference programs appeared first on TheGrio.
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BLM Global Network Reacts to Debate Comment | Afro
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released the following statement calling out Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacists.  Yesterday, we witnessed the president of our country deliver direct orders to “stand back and stand by” to White supremacists. We must take our anguish, our
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Black voters 'frustrated' by Trump debate comments | Africanews
Some African American voters find it frustrating and exhausting that President Donald Trump did not condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some US cities this
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White Men Arrested After Trying to Run Over and Shooting At Black Teens On ATVs
Two White men, a father and his son, have been locked up after police officials and witnesses say the pair attacked and shot at two Black teenagers riding ATVs, according…
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How Author Joan Morgan Raised Her Son to Be a Feminist
The pioneering writer of ‘When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost’ says you can’t just write about your feminism. You must also live it. Continue reading on ZORA »
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Changes expected for next debate after first-round ugliness : TheGrio
Following the disastrous presidential debate on Tuesday, the group that sponsors the event intends to roll out a few changes... View Article The post Changes expected for next debate after first-round ugliness appeared first on TheGrio.
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Update on Richmond Rapid Response Fund, Seek Support for Phase II
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Grange unveils anti-doping mobile unit
The Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment & Sport, Olivia Grange, has unveiled Jamaica’s first ever national anti-doping mobile unit. Minister Grange officially handed over the especially retrofitted bus to the chairman of the...
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John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Mourn Loss Of Unborn Child
Teigen had previously been hospitalized from blood loss in late September. On Wednesday (September 30), she and Legend revealed their loss. "We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we’ve never felt before."
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