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#Election2020: GOP convention showcases rising stars, dark warnings | The Atlanta Voice
Two of the Republican Party’s rising stars, both people of color, offered an optimistic view of President Donald Trump’s leadership on Monday night, closing the opening night of the GOP’s scaled-back convention with a positive message at odds with the dark warnings that dominated much of the
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Why DO Blacks vote in droves for Democrats in every election? - African American News Today - EIN News
… Instead, it’s worse for African-Americans in almost every way. The … get over 95% of the African-American vote. I promise you. … , says “put millions of Black Americans behind bars,” and a provision … to improve the lives of Black Americans and all Americans,” Mr. …
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#Election2020: How 30 minutes revealed the fight for the Republican Party's future | The Atlanta Voice
The contrast was jarring. In the space of 30 minutes at the Republican National Convention on Monday night, Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the current President, and Tim Scott, the first African American Republican elected to the Senate from South Carolina, presented radically different views
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
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Senator Shelley Moore Capito Breaks Down Republican Police Reform Bill
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito about the Republican policing reform bill, a response to nationwide protests over police shootings of Black
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With House in Tow, D.C. Statehood Backers Mull Senate Strategy
With the historic passage of a bill granting the District state-level sovereignty despite Republican opposition, statehood advocates are planning a Senate strategy for the remaining months of this congressional session and the next, regardless of the results of the November general
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Source: The Washington Informer
Tavis Smiley To Host Joint Interview With African American Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) And Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Tavis Smiley on PBS, returning for its 12th season on Monday, Jan. 12, will feature a two-part, exclusive joint interview during its premiere week with the only two African Americans in the U.S. Senate – New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, and South Carolina Republican Tim
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Largest US Public University System Requires Ethnic Studies - Los Angeles Sentinel

Ethnic and social justice studies will join English and science courses as graduation requirements at California State University, after the Board of Trustees at the nation’s largest four-year public university system approved the idea

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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward
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 build trust between law enforcement and minority
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U.S. presidential campaign: Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans
… national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand … drum up support among Black Americans, a key constituency for … that American promise
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward
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 build trust between law enforcement and minority
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The Senate Underrepresents Black Americans. D.C. Statehood Could Help Change That.
going to be two more African American senators,” said Bo Shuff, the D.C. Vote. “But an African American candidate would have a better to structural racism.” The 10 Black Americans who have served in the
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‘Uncle Tom’ Trends On Twitter After RNC Trots Out Black Men To Deny Trump’s Racism
"Uncle Tom" was one of the top trending topics on Twitter following the opening night of the Republican National Convention that featured several Black men making the case for Donald Trump to be re-elected.
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Donald Trump Trump Signs Order on Police Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police
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List of African-American U.S. state firsts
African Americans are a demographic minority in the United States. African-Americans initial achievements in various fields historically establish a foothold, providing a precedent for more widespread cultural change. The shorthand phrase for this is breaking the color
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Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis Voice and Viewpoint
Edited by Emily Crockett Allison Elyse Gualtieri The 53-year-old hopes to unseat the popular civil rights icon John Lewis, 80, who has represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District since 1986. The seat was also held by former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young in the 1970s, and has only been in
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News Briefs for 08.21.20 - African American News Today - EIN News
… Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture will present its …
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Daily Beast op-ed refers to Daniel Cameron, other RNC speakers as 'token minorities'
An opinion piece published by The Daily Beast on Wednesday singled out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron as one of the "token minorities" to speak at this year's Republican National Convention.
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With House in Tow, D.C. Statehood Backers Mull Senate Strategy
With the historic passage of a bill granting the District state-level sovereignty despite Republican opposition, statehood advocates are planning a Senate strategy for the remaining months of this congressional session and the next, regardless of the results of the November general election.
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Tim Scott won’t acknowledge systemic racism and defunding police because he actually wants to stop systemic racism...by defunding the police
But, for some reason Scott won’t acknowledge that there is systemic racism in the way officers police black people in
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Senate Democrats signal they're prepared to block GOP police reform bill
As Senate Republicans move to take up their own plan — which was authored by South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the chamber — Democrats have faced a tough
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Republican Senator Rand Paul (KY) Single-Handedly Stalls Anti-Lynching Legislation
“Senator Paul is now trying to weaken a bill that was already passed — there’s no reason for this, there’s no reason for this,” Harris
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Sen. Tim Scott closes out first night of RNC with inspiring speech: 'Our family went from cotton to Congress in one lifetime'
… candidate would be better for African Americans. "This election … bill that put millions of black Americans behind bars. President Trump … to improve the lives of black Americans. 'From cotton … grandson become the first African American to be elected to …
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Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting white power, a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard the one statement on the video.
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Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis
Stanton-King could use a dose of that reality herself, according to Dwight Bullard, political director of New Florida Majority, an organization that supports progressive Democrats and people of
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No studies; we need action –
One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, was a plan for a study of 18
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Graham discusses protests, pandemic, and healing for the country - African American News Today - EIN News
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The pandemic, protests, and politics have dominated the headlines recently, and this week The Means Report turned to South Carolina Senior Senator, Lindsey Graham. He discusses his call for Robert Mueller to testify, as well as the possibility for a second stimulus payment
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Most Americans Want Police Reform But Don't Back 'Defund The Police'
A near-universal majority of Americans support at least some changes to policing in the United States following the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward
(NNPA) – 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 build trust between law enforcement and minority
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How Black Republicans In Utah Weigh Party Politics Vs. Racial Equality - African American News Today - EIN News
… just 7% of registered African-American voters identify as or … a hard sell to Black Americans, according Edmund Fong, … racially insensitive statements, and Black Americans should stop assuming that … market
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Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis | Afro
Stanton-King could use a dose of that reality herself, according to Dwight Bullard, political director of New Florida Majority, an organization that supports progressive Democrats and people of
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