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Joint Center – Black Voters Should See Themselves in Congressional Staff | BlackPressUSA
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Demonstrators and law enforcement clashed as Portland protesters erected an autonomous zone Tuesday, Dec. 8, by surrounding a Black family's home with barricades in order […]
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White Privilege on Full Display as Trump’s Thugs Take Over US Capitol | New Pittsburgh Courier
Trump-Supporting Thugs took over the US Capitol building, disrupting the counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.  Earlier in the day, thousands of his supporters held a rally refusing to accept the election results.  In his speech to his supporters, Trump said he
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Takeaways from legal filings for Trump's impeachment trial | The Atlanta Voice
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Johnson Defeats Cubit
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Kelly Loeffler Concedes Senate Runoff To Raphael Warnock
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New York AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD Over Mishandling Of BLM Protests
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White Privilege on Full Display as Trump’s Thugs Take Over US Capitol. | Chicago Defender
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Ice Cube to meet with Biden to discuss 'Contract with Black America' - TheGrio
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