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NBA Champ Rasheed Wallace Says He Wouldn't Risk Playing During COVID and Frowns Upon New Player Jerseys
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The Seattle King County NAACP Is Getting Out The Vote. Times 5! - The Seattle Medium
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3 Brothers: Spike Lee Drops New Short Film In Solidarity With George Floyd Protests
As protests continue to flair up every night in America due to the killing of George Floyd, the director has debuted a new short film to shine an even greater light on the injustices that Black Americans have faced over the
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Biden: George Floyd's death shows 'open wound' of US racism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that the “open wound” of systemic racism was behind the police killing of a handcuffed black man in
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'Mad As Hell' Killer Mike Delivers Impassioned Speech On Death Of George Floyd
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Kenya: Aga Khan Hospital to Offer Free COVID-19 Tests for Inpatients
Nairobi — The Aga Khan University Hospital has started conducting free COVID-19 tests for all in-patients, surgical and day surgery patients, in a precautionary measure aimed at combating the spread of the
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BREAKING NEWS: Judge Sets $750,000 Bail Each For 3 Ex-Police Charged In George Floyd’s Death
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As protests over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of a Minnesota White police officer rocked cities all across the United States, thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Pittsburgh Saturday
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South Africa: Data Lockdown - Tension Simmers As Questions Are Raised About Access to COVID-19 Information
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Kenya: Protesters Rally Outside U.S.s Embassy in Nairobi Over George Floyd's Death
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Judge: $750K Bail for 3 Ex-Officers Accused in Floyds Death
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