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On Monday, August 24, 2020, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (“The Council”) announced that Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (the “Law School”) remains an approved law school, after declaring the school
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Maxine Waters Sounds Alarm On Coming Wave Of Evictions - The Seattle Medium
“We can’t wait any longer we got to move. The CARES Act was an important step towards providing relief, but more help is needed. We knew, for example, that an eviction moratorium without the provision of rental assistance would only delay disastrous outcomes as families would have to pay, more than
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Osaka to Play in NY After Calling Attention to Injustice
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka will play in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, after all. A day after saying she would withdraw from the hard-court event to protest the 'continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police' — prompting the tournament to call off all of Thursday's matches
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Biggie’s Crown, Tupac Shakur’s Letters To Be Auctioned
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Overnight Increase of 162 Positive COVID-19 Cases in Orange County | The Orlando Advocate
There has been an increase of 162 positive COVID-19 cases in Orange County since yesterday, Wednesday, August 26, 2020, bringing the County’s cumulative total to 35,038 positive cases. Additionally, the County has lost 369 residents to the virus. Below is the latest information from theFlorida
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Local push on to make Memphis area count in the Census - TSDMemphis.com
by Jennifer L. Sharp - With a Sept. 30 deadline looming, local officials are making an all-out push to get as many households as possible to complete 2020 Census forms. The City of Memphis has jumped into the effort big time to make sure communities of color, which traditionally have been
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Report: COVID-19 Now is The Third Leading Cause of Death Among Black People | The Orlando Advocate
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In 2020, more Black Americans will die of COVID-19 than will succumb to diabetes, strokes, accidents, or pneumonia. In fact, COVID-19 is currently the third leading cause of death for African Americans,” concluded Trevon Logan, professor of economics at the Ohio State University
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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — City and law enforcement leaders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, unanimously endorsed the use of body cameras in 2017 as a way to increase police accountability and collect evidence at scenes of domestic violence, among other benefits. But since
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Amid Crises, Trump To Give Sequel To 'I Alone Can Fix It' Convention Pledge
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order through September
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Texas City Manager Payouts Topped US President’s Salary | The Orlando Advocate
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Republican Convention Showcases Rising Stars, Dark Warnings
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