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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a member of the reparations task force, illustrated the urgency of the matter with a compelling analogy: “If you were to buy something, and then later on, you find out that it was stolen property, you wouldn’t keep that property. You wouldn’t take advantage
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Black Women Are Breaking Barriers, Even As They Face Severe Headwinds - Texas Metro News
By Jennifer R. Farmer In September 2020, I wrote an article forColorlines.com on the various forces that Black women confront. I described these forces as an invisible hand contending with
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2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done, talks new ‘Amazon Music Live’ season
Grammy winner 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have released their new collaborative studio album, expectedly titled "COLLEGROVE 2", which will be out before 2023 ends and will feature guests like Ed Sheeran, Latin star Feid and more. The post 2 Chainz says joint-Lil Wayne album is done,
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WILLIAMS: What Happened to Governor Kemp? - Garland Journal
ByE. Faye Williams Before Brian Kemp became Georgia’s governor, he served as secretary of state. At that time, Greg Palast told us the story of who Brian Kemp was. The article Palast wrote was“Voting Gangnam Style: The NewKimCrow in Georgia.”We already knew aboutJimCrow.The article did not show
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Heat Stroke? More Like Heat Strikes - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Willy Blackmore, Word in Black  The summertime is always hot in North Central Texas, where Christopher Begley worked as a UPS driver for 27 years. But this summer was something different: on August 23, when the temperature in Farmersville hit 101, with a heat index of 108, Begley collapsed while
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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
By Cheyanne Mumphrey and Juan Toscano | The Associated Press MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two weeks of in-school suspensions for wearing twisted dreadlocks to school. When he arrived Monday with the same hairstyle, he was sus
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Judge Rules Trump Committed Fraud in Real Estate Empire’s Rise - Dallas Weekly
Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that former President Donald Trump and his companies engaged in fraudulent activities for years during the ascent of his real estate empire, finding that Trump and his company inflated the value of assets and exaggerated his net worth on official documen
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Chicago Capt. Bill Pinkney, first African American to sail around the globe, has passed away
"I had some tough times, I got knocked down twice, passed through two hurricanes, almost got run over by a big ship, it's all adversity, but it ends. You have to stick to your guns and keep moving forward and it will end."
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Thanks to Climate Change, it’s Pricier to Own a Home - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Bria Overs, Word in Black  Homeownership costs are rising on all fronts, from property taxes to down payments, to closing costs and mortgage insurance. However, those are not the only expenses involved. Homeowners insurance is another cost, and premiums are becoming unaffordable for some. This
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Kevin McCarthy’s leadership is an open question as budget shutdown looms and GOP infighting takes center stage | New Pittsburgh Courier
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Drew Angerer/Getty Images by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University What do you get when you combine a tiny legislative majority, a former president itching for influence and a rogue group of lawmakers who like making headlines? House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s hellish
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Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay lawmaker
Mississippi has elected its first openly gay state legislator, Fabian Nelson, who won his Democratic primary election runoff on Tuesday. The post Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay lawmaker appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.
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Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced To 22 Years For Jan 6 Involvement & He Wasn’t Even There, Social Media Celebrates
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has just found out the hard way that being the Black leader of a MAGA white nationalist group isn’t the flex he once thought it was. In fact, it could be argued that, while leading a group connected to an ideology that denies the existence of systemic
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Officer Fired for Shooting and Killing Sean Monterrosa Has Termination Overturned | BlackPressUSA
By Katy St. Clair Bay City News The officer who was fired for shooting and killing a man during George Floyd protests in Vallejo in 2020 could be getting his job back after prevailing in arbitration. Michael Rains, attorney for the Vallejo Police Officers' Association, said that 'several credible
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Former Family Court building to become hotel, African American Museum to move to the Parkway
Philadelphia has selected two developers renovate the city's former Family Court building into a new hotel on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Another lot behind the Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central building will be developed into the new home of the African American Museum in
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Playgrounds Are Too Dang Hot - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Willy Blackmore, Word in Black  In the waning days of summer, when camps and vacations have all wrapped up, but school has yet to start, it can sometimes feel like the playground is the only option if you’re a kid (or a parent) facing an afternoon with nothing to do. However, this summer — […]
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Maui, The GOP Debate, an Ex-President’s Arrest, Who Shall Lead America? | BlackPressUSA
By Emil Guillermo On a week that an ex-president is arrested and arraigned for an historic fourth time, one must wonder what kind of leader the American public really wants. Especially when the four-time indicted ex-president is leading all Republicans to be our next president. Here’s one
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Trump Indictment Mugshots: From Smiles To Scowls, A Critically Unserious Analysis Of MAGA Booking Photos
We take a look inside the MAGA-manipulated criminal mind with a critically unserious analysis of the Trump indictment mugshots from Georgia. The post Trump Indictment Mugshots: From Smiles To Scowls, A Critically Unserious Analysis Of MAGA Booking Photos appeared first on NewsOne.
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Thousands Converge on National Mall to Mark the March on Washington’s 60th Anniversary - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By AARON MORRISON and AYANNA ALEXANDER, AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfill his dream. “We
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Ben Shelton tops Frances Tiafoe at the US Open for his first Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic is next
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Black Women Are Saving Us All - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier, Word in Black  Malcolm X’s declaration that the most disrespected and unprotected person in America is the Black woman continues to be a prophecy. We need only look at the example of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, who is leading the criminal
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Trevian Kutti: 6 Things About the Chicago Woman Booked in Election Fraud Case | Chicago Defender
Chicago-based publicist Trevian Kutti, one of the defendants accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election results along with former President Donald Trump, surrendered at Fulton County Jail on Friday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Kutti with violating
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Mayor Sheng Thao Speaks on Public Safety, Oakland-Vietnam Trade Opportunities | BlackPressUSA
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, just back from a Vietnam trade mission, spoke at a press conference this week to discuss the results of her international meetings and also to address community concerns about crime in the city. She said she is “working day and night” to increase public
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
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The Sadness of the March On Washington August 2023 - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper To appreciate how far we have come since the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one should not look at any photos or news coverage showing the number of people participating in last
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When Black Families Get Evicted, Children Pay a Steep Price - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Faces Black Leaders' Anger After Racist Killings in Jacksonville - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida. The leading civil rights group argued that the state's loose gun laws and
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Trump's Border Wall Caused Damage To Sacred Native American Burial Grounds, Report Finds
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Donald Trump Booked in Georgia; Mugshot Publicly Released
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