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(BPRW) Bounce Partners with When We All Vote To Increase Voter Engagement in African-American Communities – The Black Chronicle
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Health Insurers Must Answer for Coronavirus-Related Disparities in Black and Latino Communities
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Black Americans are leaving their homes to start their own all-Black communities
… University in Massachusetts, underlines that Black Americans have tried to set up … rich and long history of African American emigration both domestically and also … .,” Field said. Field said that Black Americans often decide to segregate themselves …
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Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic - TheGrio
For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers face higher unemployment than their midcareer counterparts, according to a... View Article The post Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic appeared first on TheGrio.
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FEEL GOOD | Cape Town man survives fish tank cleaning injury after emergency op | News24
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In Mississippi, more White people now have gotten Covid-19 than African Americans. Attitudes about masks might help explain why, official says - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… way. Whites surpassed African Americans in Mississippi’s overall … than those among African Americans As for racial … Covid-19 disproportionately hurts African Americans, in part because … African American community, and as a result the African American …
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California Congresswoman, South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump Relationship | Dallas Weekly
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Lee fails to understand Cube’s decision. “I’m sickened. There’s no consistency in this based on Ice Cube’s history,” Lee voiced in a phone interview with Black Press USA. “When you look at what Donald Trump has or hasn’t done, for example, ending qualified
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Look At My African American: Donald Trump Shares ‘New York Post’ Cover Featuring 50 Cent On Instagram
Donald Trump, who is always looking for a new African American to prop up as a supporter to prove he isn't a racist bigot, took to Instagram to share the New York Post cover featuring the "Candy Shop" rapper stating  ‘I Don’t Want To Be 20 Cent’ Under Biden tax plan.”
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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. Covid Cases Surge - Voice and Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Eli Lilly announced this week that it would pause a government-sponsored COVID-19 clinical trial because of a potential safety concern. The drug manufacturer did not specify the concern, but the experimental vaccine is reportedly
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Failed leadership behind Tridents poor showing: Wallace - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former West Indies batsman, Philo Wallace, has blamed a failure in leadership for Barbados Tridents’ wretched campaign in the Caribbean Premier League earlier this
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To be Black in Minnesota is to constantly barter for acceptance - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… April. As a young African American, I had the luxury … same hurdles as other African Americans I knew in the … women, white and nonwhite, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans … here, as the first African American man afforded this platform at …
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Teenage Brooklyn Chess Champion Hoping To Become First Black Female Chess Master - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Renowned Author Walter Mosley To Receive The National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award
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Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan For Black America | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.joebiden.com/blackamerica Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally brings everyone
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Can the Democrats Sell Their Worst Candidate Ever? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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2020 Commission update: Create mentoring and ministry networks - African American News Today - EIN News
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Racism and COVID-19 impacts: Professors discuss the connection in panel - African American News Today - EIN News
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Local surfers unite to keep Inkwell Beach name - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Van Jones says Trump 'doesn't get credit' for 'good things' he has done for African Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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California Governor Signs Historic Reparations Bill into Law - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On September 30th, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation that paves the way for African Americans and descendants of slaves in the Golden State to receive reparations for slavery. The bill, authored by California
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