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Trump administration wants next stimulus package to protect unemployed - TheGrio
The Trump administration wants the next stimulus package focused on unemployed Americans, passed before the August recess, and capped at... View Article The post Trump administration wants next stimulus package to protect unemployed appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kanye West Breaks with Trump, Claims 2020 Run is not a Stunt - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump and said the two share dragon energy, tells Forbes that he is taking the red hat off — a reference to Trumps trademark red Make
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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes | The Atlanta Voice
Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives. Dubbed the
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Monday Night Politics - Dallas Examiner
Monday Night Politics: Meet the Candidates focuses on criminal district judge and U.S. representative candidates By DIANE XAVIER The Dallas Examiner Monday Night Politics: Meet the Candidates presents a focus on candidates running
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UC System Picks First Black President
(CALMATTERS) After a six-month search, the University of California Regents picked Michael V. Drake as the new head of the school system, the first Black president in the system’s history. Drake, the former president of Ohio State University and former chancellor of UC Irvine, succeeds Janet
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President Bio sacks Attorney General Priscilla Schwartz
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 July 2020: Sierra Leones Attorney General Dr Priscilla Schwartz, has this evening been sacked by president Julius Maada Bio, after making a series of legal gaffes, including her decision to charge the former minister of defence Retired Major Palo Conteh with
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California Senate Okays ACA 5: Affirmative Action Decision Moves to Voters
(CBM) On Wednesday, June 24, the full California Senate voted 30-10 to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment  5 (ACA 5), an initiative to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate Affirmative Action in the state after 24 years. The constitutional amendment will now appear on the general election
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How My White Privilege Protected Me In Jail - The New York Beacon
—OPINION. By Michelle Hadley   When I was framed for a crime by a White, male U.S. marshal and arrested by White, male cops, I came the closest I will likely ever come in my life to experiencing the feelings of powerlessness and despair that people like
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Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker - TheGrio
This week a former sanitation worker in Maryland is celebrating his acceptance into Harvard Law School. According to The Washington... View Article The post Maryland man accepted into Harvard Law after working as sanitation worker appeared first on TheGrio.
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Online Classes - Milwaukee Community Journal
The Milwaukee Urban League and the Milwaukee Area Technical College are offering a GED and Healthcare customer services certificate program. Online class begins July 8 and ends August 28. Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact Maura Fitzgerald, mfitzgerald@tmul.org or
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Nascar, A Circus With Clowns And All: Why Efforts To Destroy Racism Are Destined To Fail Again And Again.
The cause of my amusement was the result of years of studying American racial matters. Those studies informed my belief that when one considers that NASCAR has historically served as a haven for “the good ol’ boys” aka avowed white bigots a significant backlash was coming from their monochromatic
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As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap Obamacare | The Atlanta Voice
As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost
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Trump: schools MUST reopen in the fall | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the coronavirus pandemic, but for political reasons against the will of families. “We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want
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Trump set for another massive event during pandemic - The New York Beacon
Keystone, South Dakota (CNN)President Donald Trumpandfirst lady Melania Trumphead to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday to celebrate an early Fourth of July at a gathering ofan estimated 7,500 peopleduring aglobal pandemic. No social distancing is planned for the event despite the
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Texas putting reopening on ‘pause’ as virus cases soar
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday halted elective surgeries in Texas’ biggest counties and said the state would “pause” its aggressive re-opening as it deals with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations that has made it one of the nation’s virus
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Opinion: Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without
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Florida Sheriff: Ill Deputize Gun Owners If Violent Protesters Erupt
A sheriff in Florida said Wednesday he is ready to deputize gun owners if Black Lives Matter and defund police protests become violent.
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The Liberals Will Come For You Sooner Than You Think.
The joke known as the 1619 Project has rabid racists and professional victims at its helm, and under the banner of the New York Times, rewrote history from the very founding of our country to be all and only about racism. It was the first big public push to convince people that nothing good exists
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State Rep. Shawn Thierry calls for Black Lives Matter Blvd | Afram News
Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry, of District 146, recently addressed the Houston City Council and made a special request of Mayor Sylvester Turner, Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin, and the esteemed members of city council, asking for the painting of a street mural near "Hippy Hill" and Miller
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Early voting for second-round primary elections underway | Afram News
Early voting for the July 14 runoff primaries began on Monday, June 29 and will end on Friday, July 10. A total of 57 voting centers will be open from 7 am to 7 pm each day, with the following exceptions:
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Biden Failing to Excite Young Black Voters
With the November election just months away, polling shows presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's support with younger Black voters lagging behind his popularity among older Black voters.
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Convincing win in Virginia shows strength of Black vote | The Atlanta Voice
Political newcomer Cameron Webb says he didn’t plan it this way, but his campaign was made for these unprecedented times. With the country gripped by a pandemic and racial unrest, Webb is a Black doctor and lawyer from Charlottesville who is the director of health policy and equity at the
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U.S. Supreme Court Protects California’s Dreamers Voice and Viewpoint
Quinci LeGardye California Black Media On June 18, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The renewable federal provision allows people who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children to
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Sierra Leone’s new Attorney General takes oath of office
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah, took his oath of office at State House today, in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with the Laws of Sierra Leone. Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah
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The Palo Conteh treason trial Lesson learnt
Jusu Kallon Esq.: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: So much to take home from the just concluded treason trial involving the countrys former Defence and Internal Affairs Minister, Mr. Alfred Paolo Conteh. I am minded to focus on one. Celebrating the verdict, my brother and colleague, Ady
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$28.2 Million Grant for Oakland’s Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors and District 6 Matters
On June 25th the California Strategic Growth Council voted to fund Oakland’s “Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighborhoods” proposal a grant of $28.2 million.  “Led by the community for the community, the . . . proposal envisions an East Oakland with healthy surroundings, safe and accessible
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BPS picks exam vendor in spite of task force call for moratorium - The Bay State Banner
Boston Public Schools officials announced Thursday the selection of a new standardized test for admission to its three exam schools, just two days after the Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force voted unanimously for a moratorium on exam school testing during the COVID pandemic. The district
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Ole America and Police Presumed Guilty of Racism.
Jerry approached a new black hire on his job. Attempting to mentor the young man, Jerry advised him to get a haircut, pull up his pants, and get work gloves and boots. This would cause management to take notice and promote him much sooner. The young man gave Jerry a stoned-face stare and walked
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The posturing of local politics has contributed to COVID-19 deaths of African Americans
Until there is a vaccine, COVID-19 will be with us. Why are we shocked by record numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in DFW? There is no targeted COVID-19 daily testing without criteria. This is the sixth month of the pandemic and there is still limited or no contact tracing in the Black
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