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Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, dies at 80 - TheGrio
Congressman John Lewis has passed away at the age of 80 after battling pancreatic cancer on Friday night, according to... View Article The post Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, dies at 80 appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Freddie Gray case is a cautionary tale for prosecutors in the George Floyd case - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Five years earlier and over a thousand miles away in Baltimore, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, uttered those same words, "I can't breathe," while in police custody, according to trial testimony. Gray died from his injuries one week
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'Standing with You': Evelyn Lozada Reacts to Chad Ochocinco Tweet About Losing His Temper for 'Three Seconds' In Apparent Allusion to His 2012 Domestic Battery Arrest
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Ex-soldier freed of gun, assault charges
Sixty-two-year-old former member of the Jamaica Defence Force Nerille Harrison was freed yesterday in the Gun Court of illegal possession of firearm and assault charges. He was accused of using a firearm to beat a farmer in the Byndloss...
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Actor Stephen Bishop talks 'Coins For Love' and life in quarantine - TheGrio
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Spokesperson Responds To Reports Of Tamar Braxton's Alleged Suicide Attempt: 'Please Pray For Her'
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Remembering Rev. C.T. Vivian; key civil rights leader dies at 95 - TSDMemphis.com
by Desiree Seals and Michael Warren - ATLANTA — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who organized pivotal civil rights campaigns and spent decades advocating for justice and equality, died Friday at the age of 95. Vivian began staging sit-ins against
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Gary Best trial over cyclist’s death due to start in October - Stabroek News
The trial of former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who has been charged with causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley, is due to begin in October. The article Gary Best trial over cyclist’s death due to start in October appeared first on Stabroek News.
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African American Museum site removes ‘whiteness’ chart after criticism from Trump Jr. and conservative media - African American News Today - EIN News
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Two White Men Charged In Attack On Black Man At Indiana Park : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
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Nick Cannon Tweets 'Y'all Can Have This Planet,' Leaves Fans Concerned About His Mental Health
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Amanda Seales Revealed She Suffered Nervous Breakdown
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'Come Thruuu': Keyshia Cole Leaves Fans Gaping Over Her Jaw-Dropping Beauty
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Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true - Black News Channel
By SARA BURNETT, JOHN O'CONNOR and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 'must resign' if allegations of corruption are true against the fellow Democrat long considered the state's most powerful
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Jamaal Bowman Unseats Rep. Eliot Engel In New York Primary
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Full Text | Hutchinson removed from Agriculture Ministry
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