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Kenyan governor survives senate ‘trial’
The acquittal of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru of impeachment charges by the Senate has given critics of President Uhuru Kenyatta new ammunition to attack his legacy agenda and the government’s resolve to fight
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Georgia Senators demand state secretary to resign over election 'failures' : TheGrio
Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are calling for the resignation of the Georgia secretary of state after accusing... View Article The post Georgia Senators demand secretary of state to resign over election 'failures' appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis. Based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker, the show follows the journey of Celie, an African-American woman in the American South from the early to mid-20th
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9
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Kenya: Sonko Claims State-Backed Bribery Scheme in Senate Vote, Says He'll Bounce Back
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has hit at the national executive in a Saturday morning tweet rant, following his impeachment by the Senate on Thursday over among other things graft and abuse of office.
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POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… senator. Including appointed senators, 10 Black Americans have served in the chamber … in 1973), wins. Yes, an African-American man and a Jewish man …
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Senate Extends Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program - Black News Channel
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday, an unexpected development that came as spikes in coronavirus cases in many states are causing
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COVID: Sen. Perdue to quarantine before Ga. runoff | L.A. Focus News
Associated Press ATLANTA — Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoffs, disclosing just five days before the election that he had been exposed to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus. Perdue’s campaign did
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US senators call on Granger to concede and for transition of power to begin - Stabroek News
The pressure continues to build on the incumbent APNU+AFC to clear the way for the transition of power with key US senators calling for President David Granger to concede. The article US senators call on Granger to concede and for transition of power to begin appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Senate approves revocation of SOEs
THE Senate yesterday approved the revocation of the states of public emergency following similar action by the Lower House on Tuesday.However, Government Senator Kamina Johnson Smith said she was disappointed with the position taken by Opposition senators in the debate on the revocation of the
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RECAP: Rev. Raphael Warnock's Historic Win in Georgia Senate Race | Dallas Weekly
The balance of power in Washington and on Capitol Hill will now shift dramatically to Democrats who will now control Congress and The White House. The dual victories on the same night by Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff marks a repudiation of the GOP under Donald Trump
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Louisiana House debate erupts after Republican claims police die at higher rates than African-Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
On Thursday, 4WWL reported that an argument erupted in the Louisiana House of Representatives during a debate on police reform. The argument erupted after Democratic Rep. Ted James agreed to a Republican amendment striking language from a police reform bill that mentioned George Floyd’s death and
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Higher Heights For America PAC Officially Endorses Biden-Harris Ticket
Higher Heights For America PAC, which has previously endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris' 2016 run for Senate and her presidential campaign, has officially thrown itself behind the Biden-Harris 2020 ticket, endorsing
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Dems lay plan for swift Trump impeachment starting as soon as Monday
Democrats laid plans Friday for impeaching President Donald Trump, even as he's headed out of the White House, and House... View Article The post Dems lay plan for swift Trump impeachment starting as soon as Monday appeared first on TheGrio.
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators - Black News Channel
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential
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Representatives, Senators, Governors Who Else Is On The November Ballot?
Here are the other elected positions up for grabs this November that we need to be vested in as a community to move the anti-racism agenda forward.
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Ohio Senator Breaks Down During Session Due to Racism
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Hirman R. Revels
Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress.
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#Election2020: Biden and Trump make closing arguments in Georgia Senate runoff election | The Atlanta Voice
Monday afternoon, President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Atlanta with one message on his mind: take control of the Senate. His speech laid bare what was a stake for Democrats, a Senate led by the current majority leader Mitch McConnell that seeks to obstruct any semblance of a progressive
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Kenya: Murkomen Turns Down New Appointment in Senate Committee
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has turned down an appointment to serve in the Senate's Devolution Committee in the new changes announced by Jubilee Party on
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Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate.  Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer
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#Election2020: Perdue near runoff territory against Ossoff in Georgia | The Atlanta Voice
As votes were still being counted Thursday in Georgia, results for Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue hovered near the threshold where a runoff against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff would be required. Perdue led unofficial returns as he sought a second term, but Ossoff still hoped to narrow the
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)
Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African-American activist, a one-time member of the Nation of Islam  and national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. on January 12, 1948, to Harold Moore Sr and Lottie B. Moore in Houston, Texas. Moore’s Aunt, Carrie Moore
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Democrat Gideon wins primary, will face GOP Sen Collins - Black News Channel
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press/ BNC Contributor  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that's critical to the battle for control of the Senate. Gideon, who's raised
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Biden Heads to Georgia with Message: 'Send Me These Two Men' | Dallas Weekly
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 Harris on
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Pence will attend Biden's inauguration | The Atlanta Voice
Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to a source familiar. CNN previously reported that Pence was planning to attend the inauguration, but he was waiting on an invitation. Word of Pence's intention to watch President-elect Joe Biden take his
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Kenya: Senate Forms Nine-Member Committee to End Cash Stalemate
[Nation] The Senate leadership has formed a nine-member technical committee to explore a compromise in the controversy surrounding the third criterion for sharing county revenue.
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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically
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Twitter Supports Kamala Harris With #MyNameIs After GOP Sen. David Perdue’s Racist Jab
GOP Senator David Purdue put his racism on full display when he decided to mispronounce Democratic Vice President candidate Kamala Harris' name. Twitter banded together to counter the Purdue's ignorance.
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Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to 'find' Trump votes - Black News Channel
By JEFF AMY, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump badgered and pleaded with Georgia's election chief to overturn Joe Biden's win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official 'find' enough votes to hand Trump the victory. The
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Former National Security Adviser Susan rice Wants To be Joe Biden’s Vice President – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Christina Zhao – Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice has made her case for why she should be picked by presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to serve as his running
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