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By SUSAN K. SMITH Crazy Faith Ministries I wasn’t looking for the story about Elijah McClain. I was looking for something else, and I happened upon the video which showed the sequence of [...] The post By the rivers of Babylon appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Constitutional scholars say D.C. can become state without congressional amendment - TheGrio
A group of dozens of congressional scholars sent a letter to the U.S. Congress imploring and advising them to use... View Article The post Constitutional scholars say D.C. can become state without congressional amendment appeared first on TheGrio.
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(1957) Roy Wilkins, “The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back”
In 1957 Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was next to Rev. Martin Luther King, the most recognized civil rights leader in the nation.  In October of that year he addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of
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Byron R. White
Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court
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Supreme Court ruling could overturn convictions in Oklahoma
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Michigan Supreme Court Announces Oral Arguments Over Detroit City Charter Revisions | The Michigan Chronicle
The Michigan Supreme Court announced in a press release that oral arguments in two highly-publicized, local cases regarding the Detroit City Charter revisions will be heard jointly at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7. The matter at hand is between Horace Sheffield and III Rodrick Harbin
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Kenya: BBI - Uhuru Kenyatta Criticises Ruling, Says Judiciary Testing Democracy Limits
[Nation] President Kenyatta yesterday went on the offensive against the Judiciary over the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), accusing judges of constitutional rigidity that is denying Kenya the opportunity to address its cyclic election troubles.
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CNN Lets DNC Chair Accuse Supreme Court of Allowing Jim Crow Laws
On Friday morning, CNN was again acting as DNCTV as New Day co-host John Berman gave an unchallenged forum to DNC chairman Jaimie Harrison to complain about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Republican-supported voting integrity measures, with Harrison hyperbolically invoking Jim Crow
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Supreme Court permits 16 listed companies to hold virtual AGM
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Ambassador Andrew Young Changed The Course of History – A Man For All Seasons | New York Carib News
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We shouldn’t try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
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A Deep Look Into Daniel Cameron's Past Shows Significant GOP Ties
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First Thing: US has three months to prepare for second Covid-19 wave, say scientists
A group of nine leading scientists who advised President Barack Obama has warned that the US has just three months to rebuild its stockpile of emergency medical equipment if it wants to be prepared for a second wave of coronavirus in the
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
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June 12, 1967: U.S. Supreme Court Invalidated Laws Prohibiting Interracial Marriage
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Victory for Yumkella and diasporans as supreme court ruling gives right to contest elections
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High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states seats in the House of Representatives. But the
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Cosby speaks out against his detractors — implores fans and others to ‘read the court papers’ | New Pittsburgh Courier
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BET To Air 'Chadwick Boseman: Life And Legacy' In Collaboration With Entertainment Tonight
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Liberia: Supreme Court Justice Nagbe Grants Government's Petition to Block Brownie Samukai's Certification
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Who Will Be The Next Supreme Court Nominee? Another Issue Black Voters Must Stay On Top Of
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