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Preserved by Purpose– Reach Beyond the Break - Dallas Weekly

By Shewanda Riley “I need to play a long song.” I remember thinking these words one day in theearly 1990’s when I was working as a gospel radio announcer at […]

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Word on the street is that Tory Lanez was the person who pulled the trigger shooting our favorite hot girl, Megan Thee Stallion, in the foot. Page Six is reporting that Lanez, born Daystar Peterson shot Megan following a dispute inside his vehicle early Sunday morning, and allegedly there is video

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Texas Southern University's KTSU 90.9 FM debuts #OneVoice - DefenderNetwork.com

With the recent racial unrest in our country, now more than ever before, our voices are needed to highlight the social ills plaguing the Black community. That’s why Texas Southern University’s community radio station KTSU, The Choice 90.9 is proud to debut #ONEVOICE, a new talk radio show that is

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‘Mthuli economic review damp squib’

ZIMBABWE’S main opposition MDC Alliance party yesterday described the 2020 mid-term budget and economic review statement presented by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube as a damp squib for failing to address critical issues afflicting Zimbabweans such as price increases and low disposable incomes

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No Mask, No Entry: Walmart, CVS & Target Will Require Customers To Wear Face-Coverings

Kicking off things off, Walmart said in a blog post would start enforcing a new rule requiring patrons to wear face masks beginning Monday (Jul.20). This is significant being that Walmart is the biggest retailer in the country, with 5,000 stores nationwide. Plus, mask-wearing now has become

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U.S. Census Bureau to host 2020 Census caravan in Houston's Fifth Ward - DefenderNetwork.com

On Saturday, July 18, the U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with Houston’s Fifth Ward and Mayor Sylvester Turner, is hosting the first 2020 Census Caravan in the Fifth Ward neighborhood. The caravan is the first of a series that is expected to inform the community about the importance of

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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 67-Texas heads to the polls for Senate runoff as Virus rages | Dallas Weekly

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WH press secretary says science shouldn't stop schools from reopening : TheGrio

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C. T. Vivian dies at age 95, place in history is secure | Chicago Defender

By Bunnie Jackson-Ransom Cordy Tindell Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020)) was an American minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Vivian continued to reside in Atlanta, Georgia and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership

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Felony charge against Breonna Taylor protesters dropped - Black News Channel

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A prosecutor announced Friday that he is dropping a felony charge against dozens of protesters who gathered at the Kentucky Attorney General's home to demand justice in Breonna Taylor's death. Attorney General Daniel

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Global report: coronavirus infections in India pass 1m mark - The New York Beacon

India has become the third country to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, following the US and Brazil, as it reported 34,956 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national total to 1,003,832. Amid evidence that the disease was taking hold in poorer, rural

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Water Is Wet: Donald Trump’s Niece Says She Heard President Use N-Word, Anti-Semitic Slurs

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Black WNBA players: Never Scared. - ThyBlackMan

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and husband recover from COVID-19

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New California rules mean most schools will start online - Black News Channel

By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state's K-12 schools serving 6.7 million students will not

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Atlanta Mayor 'Not Afraid of the City Being Sued' Over Face Mask Mandate

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Justice Ginsburg says Cancer has Returned, but won't Retire - Black News Channel

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Area in Dallas to be sprayed for West Nile Virus | Dallas Weekly

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MC Lyte, Yo-Yo & Remy Ma Featured In New Episode of OWN’s ‘Girlfriends Check-In’ [Video]

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Supreme Court declines to revisit ruling on Florida felon voting eligibility

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Hotel Industry Releases Top 5 Requirements to Travel Safely

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Gov. Kemp Sues Atlanta to Block Mask Mandates, Mayor Bottoms, Other Local Officials Respond: 'I Am Not Afraid'

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New York Mom Accuses Neighbor Of ‘Racially Motivated’ Harassment Involving Dead Animals

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Michelle Obama to launch podcast about relationships and health - The New York Beacon

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