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Republicans Hoping to Spend $20 Million to Monitor Voting Locations; Democrats Fear Consequent Voter Suppression | L.A. Focus Newspaper
However, democrats believe that this effort is less about fighting voter fraud and more about enabling voter suppression and making the voting process especially difficult for black voters and other
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Source: La Focus Newspaper
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Families Of Robert Fuller & Malcolm Harsch Push Back On Suicide Claims In Hanging Deaths
Although the deaths of Robert Fuller and Malcolm Harsch have been initially ruled as suicide, the families are questioning those
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Source: Black America Web
Zimbabwe: Mudzuri Offside, Smaller MDC-T is Dead - Khupe
Following a united MDC-T split 2018, then party co-vice president Thokozani Khupe formed her party and kept the name MDC-T while MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa incorporated erstwhile allies in MDC splinter groups led by former secretary generals Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti to form MDC
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Black Tulsans are not amused by rally plans | Dallas Weekly
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Historical Figures Reassessed Around Globe After Floyd Death
(AP) – The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers around the world, including Christopher Columbus, Cecil Rhodes and
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Voting Delays, Long Lines Bring Chaos to Georgia Primaries
ATLANTA (AP) — Voters waited as long as five hours to cast ballots in some Georgia precincts on Tuesday amid reports of voting machine malfunctions and high turnout in a state that President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are expected to hotly contest in the
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What's Going on | New York Carib News
The David Gelles 6/7 NYT essay, “Corporate American Has Failed Black America,” with comments and insights by “elite Black executives” like Darren Walker, Ford Foundation; Mellody Hobson, Ariel Investments; Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO/Chair; billionaire Robert Smith, Class of 2019 Morehouse
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New York Police Union President Lashes Out at Police Critics: ‘Stop Treating Us Like Animals and Thugs’
New York State Association of PBAs President Mike O’Meara accused the media and politicians of vilifying law enforcement during a news conference in Manhattan on
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Ron Perlman Gives GOP's Ted Cruz And Matt Gaetz Hell, Boy
In a bit of a plot twist, Perlman went after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), prompting Cruz to try and arrange a wrestling match between Jordan and
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
If voters approve ACA 5 in November, it will bring Affirmative Action back to the state of
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Trump Appoints First-Ever Black Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force | L.A. Focus Newspaper
General Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the nation’s first black chief of staff for the United States Air
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Zambia coronavirus: 1,321 cases; 1,104 recoveries
May 27: Health Minister infected, cases pass 1,000 mark
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ACC commences monitoring of social safety net cash transfers across Sierra Leone
According to the ACC, the role of the Task Force is “to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries for the World Bank supported National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) direct cash transfer efforts, are captured in a transparent and accountable
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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral Held for Floyd – Voice and Viewpoint
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President Donald Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally ‘Out of Respect’ for Juneteenth
President Donald Trump has decided to reschedule his first rally since the coronavirus emerged from the original date of June 19th to the next day, June 20th, “out of respect” for the Juneteenth holiday according to
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Viral video shows New Orleans police release woman after protesters intervene
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Zimbabwe: RBZ Delays Issuance of $20 Notes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is yet to release the new $20 notes that were due first week of June as market actors grow anxious over the
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Press secretary claims Juneteenth is a 'meaningful day' to Trump but others see racist play | The Atlanta Voice
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Thursday that President Donald Trump will resume campaign rallies on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the emancipation of slaves, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a city with a history of a racial
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the Black Press about injustice
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held a discussion on June 5 with members of the Black Press about the social injustice in America in wake of George Floyd’s murder by the hands of former police
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Louisville Restaurant Owner Was Killed By National Guard Troops, Investigation Finds
The popular owner of a Louisville barbeque eatery who was killed as authorities tried to quell police brutality protests was fatally shot by National Guard troops, a new investigation has
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Africa: Support Pours in for AfDB's Adesina
There has been overwhelming endorsement of African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, as various individuals and organisations commend his stewardship of the bank, and reiterate their support for his re-election, writes Demola Ojo
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Ghana coronavirus: Cases pass 10,000 mark; FDA to vet rapid test kits
June 10: Cases pass 10,000 mark as rapid test kit makers advance
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Mayor Johnson's statement on FEMA's denial | Dallas Weekly
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10 military posts are named for these Confederate commanders. The Army is thinking about changing that | The Atlanta Voice
Who it is named for: Lt. Gen. Ambrose Powell (A.P.) Hill
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
U.S. Soccer Repeals Policy Requiring Players to Stand During National Anthem
Following the recent uprising of protests against police brutality against Blacks and racial injustice, U.S. Soccer has has repealed a policy that required its players to stand during the national
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As MLK asked in 1967, Where Do We Go from Here: Community or Chaos? | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Over the years, this column has reported on racial disparities in homeownership, family wealth, the lack of access to affordable credit, and the pattern of alternative financial services preying upon communities of color by charging triple-digit interest rates on small-dollar
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Samantha Ware: 'Glee' Co-Star Lea Michele Threatened To Get Me Fired
Samantha Ware delved deeper into her experience working with Lea Michele on “Glee,” saying it was “very evident” that her co-star disliked her from their first day together on
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The partisan chasm over 'systemic racism' is on full display | The Atlanta Voice
In surveys by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute, Americans who support Trump were far more likely than those who don’t to say that police shootings of black men are only isolated incidents and to claim that discrimination against whites is now as great a problem as bias against
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Trump to make supporters sign COVID-19 liability waiver to attend rally
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Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
Mitt Romney’s participation in a racial justice march Sunday brought the startling sight of Republicans’ 2012 presidential nominee avowing that “black lives matter” – a rare statement for a federal lawmaker in his
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