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NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the senators reveal that the Trump administration has "still failed" to distribute more than $8 billion out of $25
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Faith Hill Calls On Mississippi To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag
The five-time Grammy winner and Magnolia State native called the flag "a direct symbol of terror" for the Black community.
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The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have announced they are addressing the social justice issues that have been engulfing the country
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WNBA Players Call For Senator Kelly Loeffler To Be Booted From League
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A US congressional candidate and right-wing conspiracy theorist claimed this weekend that Beyoncé was an Italian woman who “keeps Satanist symbols in her bag”.  In comments that have since been condemned, Florida conservative KW Miller used Twitter to denounce Beyoncé’s black American background
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President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at NASCAR and Black driver Bubba Wallace, falsely claiming that the sport's defense of Wallace after he found a noose in his garage and its denouncement of the Confederate flag had lowered its television ratings.
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Trump Again Tries to Kill Obamacare Amid Pandemic
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George Floyd Died A Month Ago. There Have Been Protests Every Day Since.
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Tom Bradys Lifestyle Brand TB12 Received Between $350,000 To $1 Million In PPP Loans
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and
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