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www.ktul.comby By Jamison Keefover Tribes in Oklahoma are offering COVID-19 vaccines to everyone and they are making the process easier with walk-in and drive-thru clinics where no appointment is necessary. The Osage Nation held a vaccination event at the Osage Nation Downtown Tulsa Casino on
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Robert Shumake Hosts the Shumake Relays, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Cross-Country Tournament
… year, he gives African American cross country competitors a … and sponsored many young African American athletes to higher levels … of its kind for African American runners. It focuses … Shumake believes that struggling African American youths in Michigan, Indiana …
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Republicans’ serious health problem — opposing the vaccines - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims | The Atlanta Voice
Right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell is claiming in a new court filing that reasonable people wouldn't have believed as fact her assertions of fraud after the 2020 presidential election. The election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems sued Powell for defamation after she pushed lawsuits and
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March 25, 2021 - DefenderNetwork.com
In this week’s Defender… POLLYTICKS is Back! Read how Jim Crow is alive and well in Texas state politics, who is running for Mayor of Houston and how we are losing the only Black woman federal judge in the Southern District. Who is Troy Finner? Yeah, we know he is Houston’s newest
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‘Twenty Pearls’ AKA documentary shows the vision and impact of Black College women | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is the nation’s first sorority for Black college women. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, nine visionary women created a sisterhood committed to serving the African
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Fernandez receives award from Texas School Public Relations Association - Garland Journal
Demond Fernandez received the Media Award at the TSPRA Annual Conference. Fernandez is a veteran reporter at WFAA-TV in Dallas, TX that exhibits the very best of broadcast journalism. He seeks out stories that highlight teaching and learning and provide unbiased investigative coverage on school
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A Day of Remembrance – African American News and Issues
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Texas opens COVID-19 vaccine to everyone 16 and older on March 29 | Dallas Weekly
Everyone age 16 and older, regardless of occupation or health status, will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Texas starting March 29, state health officials said Tuesday. The Texas Department of State Health Services is still asking providers to prioritize appointments for people who are 80
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Voting rights advocates set to fight 'worst assault on Voting Rights in Texas since Jim Crow Era' - DefenderNetwork.com
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Inside a closed-door US Border Patrol facility in Texas | Dallas Weekly
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This HBCU Is Launching A Toni Morrison Writing Program On Campus - Blavity
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WHO’S DOING THE HOMEWORK? – Florida Courier
Leadership searches by Bethune-Cookman University’s Board of Trustees revealed questions about applicants that a simple Google search would have answered. Will that trend continue? BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF DAYTONA BEACH – As 107-year-old Bethune-Cookman University moves forward in the wake of
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CUNY names Dr. Patricia Ramsey as 6th President of Medgar Evers College | New York Carib News
The CUNY Board of Trustees today voted to appoint Dr. Patricia Ramsey, an innovative educator with extensive experience as a leader at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as the sixth president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.
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'She's going to be a blessing' - Sheryl Victorian makes history as Waco police chief - Face2Face Africa
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Ted Cruz claims Dems want voting rights for 'illegal aliens,' 'child molesters'
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Lily McNair No Longer President at Tuskegee University 
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Patrick Mahomes Is Partnering With The HBCU Legacy Bowl
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