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'All talk, no action' defense likely in Michigan kidnap case - Black News Channel
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — When members of a Michigan paramilitary group were accused a decade ago of scheming to overthrow the U.S. government, their defense was based largely on one claim: We were all talk, no action. It worked so well that a federal judge took
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Senate Runoff: Cast of 'The Wire' will host 'Flip the Senate' rally in Clayton Co. | The Atlanta Voice
As the U.S. Senate runoff elections draw ever closer, the Democratic Party of Georgia announced it will be joined by the cast of HBO’s hit series The Wire for a Get Out the Vote Rally in Clayton County, Georgia, this Saturday, January 2. The event is focused on mobilizing and activating Clayton
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Scott, Gloria Dean Randle (1938- )
Civic and educational leader Gloria Dean Randle Scott, the first African-American president of the Girl Scouts of America and the twelfth president of Bennett College, was born on April 14, 1938 in Houston, Texas to Juanita Bell and Freeman Randle.  Scott grew up in Houston, attending Blackshear
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Biden Heads to Georgia with Message: ‘Send Me These Two Men’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Sunday, January 3, Harris plans to travel to Savannah to help boost the campaign of Jon Ossoff, Rev. Raphael Warnock, and the Democratic ticket in the January 5 runoffs. Biden plans to travel to Atlanta on Monday, January 4. Ossoff and Warnock both are expected at a rally with
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Frazer, Victor O. (1943- )
Victor O. Frazer, attorney and politician, was born May 24, 1943 in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Albert Frazer and Amanda Blyden.   He graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1960.  In 1964, he earned a B.A. degree from Fisk University. In 1971, he received his
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1943
Pope names 13 new cardinals, includes WDC Archbishop Gregory - Black News Channel
By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. In a surprise announcement from his studio window to faithful
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Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire
Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire is President and Chief Operating Officer of A&R Development Corporation, a diversified real estate development organization focused on the Baltimore and Washington markets. Previously, Cheshire was Senior Director of Brand & Consumer Marketing for the National
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(1993) Lani Guinier, “Seeking a Conversation on Race"
By 1993 Lani Guinier, a Yale Law School graduate, had crafted an impressive career as an NAACP attorney who specialized in voting rights cases, member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, and special assistant in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department in the Carter
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Ndlovu in new production
BY SHARON SIBINDI DRUMS Of Peace (DOP) founder, Lewis Ndlovu, said he was working on a folktale stage production, Who's Wise, which will premiere online next month. The 60-minute production features Cedrick Khekhe Msongelwa and Greek actress Maria Sotiropolou. “The story is based on the traditional
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Shaquille O’Neal To Pay For Funeral Of 18-Year-Old Orlando Athlete Killed In Drive-By Shooting
Dexter Rentz was a rising star who recently signed to the University of Louisville.
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Attorneys for former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger file appeal in Botham Jean murder case | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Mallika Kallingal, Jennifer Henderson and Kay Jones Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in his own apartment - saying she thought it was her own residence - has appealed her sentence. Guyger was convicted of murder last October and is serving
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Wesson hands out early Mother’s Day care packages
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Mother’s Day came early for some women who received free care packages May 8 with groceries and toiletries from City Councilman Herb J. Wesson Jr. and his
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Arizona man arrested after telling Black men 'this is a no n- zone' - TheGrio
An Arizona man has been arrested after he accosted two young Black men outside of his mixed-use commercial/residential property over... View Article The post Arizona man arrested after telling Black men 'this is a no n-- zone' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Dallas school district apologizes for assignment referencing Kyle Rittenhouse as 'hero' - TheGrio
The Dallas Independent School District is apologizing for a writing assignment posted to students' online portal that asked them to... View Article The post Dallas school district apologizes for assignment referencing Kyle Rittenhouse as 'hero' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Elder Watson Diggs: Principal Founder of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
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NDG Book Review: The Business of Lovers - North Dallas Gazette
By Terri Schlichenmeyer How is it that there’s never enough money? No matter how much comes in, more goes out, even when you work hard, scrimp, and save. You can’t keep doing this, don’t know how long you can keep your nose above water, and in the new book “The Business of Lovers” by Eric
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Gingrich reacts to Pelosi's CNN 'meltdown': 'She's very fragile'
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How oil majors shift billions in profits to island tax havens - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Bermuda and The Bahamas aren’t exactly big players in the oil-and-gas world. The article How oil majors shift billions in profits to island tax havens appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigeria: CAN Hails Buhari On Appointment of New Appeal Court President
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing the new President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica
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NCCC meeting: 'Border laws' discussed, lockdown amendments expected
South Africa might just have to hold its breath again. The NCCC is meeting to discuss lockdown measures on Wednesday - with border security on the agenda.
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Burroughs, Jr., John Andrew (1936–2014)
John Andrew Burroughs, Jr. was an equal opportunity advocate and diplomat who was born in Washington, D.C. on July 31, 1936. He spent his youth in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Midwest to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.  While there he played on the varsity football
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Nigeria: Petrol, Diesel Imported From Europe Dirtier Than Fuel From Illegal Refineries - Report
[Premium Times] Black market fuel made from stolen oil in rudimentary "bush" refineries hidden deep in the creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta is less polluting than the highly toxic diesel and petrol that Europe exports to Nigeria, The Guardian has reported, citing a new laboratory analysis.
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Coronavirus US: Black Americans' hospitalization risk far higher - African American News Today - EIN News
A new study from the University of Minnesota found that the percentage of black hospitalizations exceeded the percentage of their representative proportion of 12 state populations.
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Nigeria: Obaseki Parleys Wike, Emmanuel, PDP NWC Over Edo Gov Ticket
Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Benin City — With his disqualification from the race for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September governorship election in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, began talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to actualise
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1st African American woman elected to Montgomery Co. education board dies
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Slater, Rodney (1955- )
Rodney E. Slater, former cabinet member, attorney, and state government official, was born in Marianna, Arkansas, on February 23, 1955.  In 1977, Slater graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He earned his law degree in 1980 from the University of
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Tony Gwynn
Anthony Keith Gwynn, Sr., better known as Tony Gwynn, was a baseball pro who played for the San Diego Padres. He was born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California to Charles and Vendella Gwynn. The family moved to Long Beach, California when he 9 years old. He had two brothers, an elder brother
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Nigeria: Navy, Rivers Community in Face-Off Over Arrest of Chiefs, Elders
[Vanguard] Port Harcourt -- Nigeria Navy Ship, Pathfinder, Iwofe, Port Harcourt, Rivers State is in a deep face off with its host, Iwofe Community, over the alleged arrest of chiefs and elders of the area.
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Perry, June Carter (1943- )
Ambassador June Carter Perry was born November 13, 1943 in Texarkana, Arkansas.  After completing grade school, Perry was accepted at the Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois where in 1965 she earned her degree in history.  Two years later she earned a master’s degree in European History at the
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