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Another attempt by President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to protect and support positive changes to voting rights in America has failed. The effort to toughen voting rights in the […]
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there's another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the to-be-determined next president during a pandemic. Visitors to the U.S. Capitol and the White House can already see preparations underway for the Jan. 20 ceremony, a date set by the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, for whoever emerges as the winner. And low-flying helicopters are swooping around town as part of beefed-up security precautions. Construction work is taking place with the mindset that it […]
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He compared POTUS to ‘Florida Man,’ clowned his TV ratings.
Two of the most significant baseball players of the 19th century played in Worcester, but never together. Both had the same baseball last names, Stovey, but were not related. Both actually played under different last names than their birth names. Harry Stovey was a terrific player, George Stovey probably would have been a terrific pitcher given the chance, but he was a Black man in an increasingly white baseball world. George Stovey One issue with 19th century baseball was that its owners,
Maskless white people in Mississippi are responsible for the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Dr. Thomas Dobbs, a State Health Officer. 'We've seen a pretty remarkable shift because early […]
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… had done more for black Americans than any of his … .’
‘Eight in ten black Americans believe that Trump is … saw Donald Trump have African American people, formerly incarcerated, … for criminal justice reform, African Americans overwhelmingly favor his opponent, …
In a fortnight the respective states will be counting ballots to determine the next President of the United States. Absurdly, we do not vote directly for the President but for electors who vote in the Electoral College on December 14, 2020, to crown the candidate who won a majority of Electoral votes, not necessarily a majority of the votes cast.
BY DAVID LERMAN CQ-ROLL CALL/TNS WASHINGTON — Senators prepared to leave town Monday night for their October recess with virtually no prospect of passing new COVID-19 aid legislation before the Nov. 3 elections. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for 52 minutes on Monday in what has become a near-daily […]
The post Senate packs up with virus relief bill on ice until after elections appeared first on Florida Courier.
People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) executive members are at odds over the level of support both PNP presidential candidates, Mark Golding and Lisa Hanna, command inside the the YO ahead of the November 7 internal election, creating doubt about a claim that Golding has the backing of 14 of the organisation's 21 delegates.
BY DWIGHT BROWN SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER Fiery rhetoric. Conflicting politics. Angry activists. Heated demonstrations. Violent police clashes. Government subterfuge. Duplicitous judges… The anti-war uproar of the late 1960s is so relevant today. One particular incident pulls all those volatile elements under one roof, into one courtroom: the historic trial of the Chicago 7. […]
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Simply one of many WEIRDEST political adverts you will discover in your mailbox. From “No on Measure 26-218” flyer Here is your day by day roundup of all the most…
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… economic and educational opportunities for Black Americans and overhauling the nation’s …
Native Americans endured racism, oppression and new diseases brought by the European settlers -- a history that can't be ignored, some descendants say.
The $245m Dr Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre was today inaugurated at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
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By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW Vote! I cannot say it any simpler or say it enough. Vote to restore government for the people, by the people; vote to preserve our threatened middle class; vote for America’s workers by voting for an America that works; vote up and down the ballot and vote union blue. Sisters and brothers, I have to say that never before has there been so much at stake for the American people than in this election. From constitutional court decisions affecting human, civil and worker rights, to the ability to safely exercise our right to vote … […]
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Paul Quinn College is a private, faith-based four-year historical liberal arts institution founded in 1872. It is the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River. The college seeks …
The 11 political parties, which have been approved to contest the March 2, 2020 elections, yesterday signed a Code of Conduct under the auspices of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).
Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesGrammy-winning hitmaker Jermaine Dupri is dreaming of 'Change' with his new single of the same name, which features Eric Bellinger, Ne-Yo, Johnta Austin, PJ Morton, Common, Gary Clark Jr., and more, including the Detroit Youth Choir. Drawing…
After a summer filled with passionate racial justice demonstrations, people and institutions around the country have been forced to reckon with their involvement in institutionalized racism. A ...
Alfred W. Harris introduced the bill that chartered Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (later Virginia State University) during his time in the House of Delegates (1881–1888). Harris was born enslaved in Fairfax County, during the American Civil War (1861–1865) his family moved to Alexandria, where he attended a school operated by the Bureau of Refugees, […]
On Friday, October 9, 2020, the African Diaspora Council (ADC, formerly the African American Faculty and Staff Council) of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee held a presentation for their annual school supply drive. The ADC asked teachers and staff at UWM to bring in school supplies to donate to local schools for their students.... [Read More]
Recently, rapper, actor, producer and businessman Ice Cube, or O’Shea Jackson, said he would talk to “anybody” who had a solid plan to create African American wealth and generate economic development, or something like that. Well, I’m somebody and I know how to address his wealth building concerns! I’ve been wanting to have a conversation with Cube for months because […]
By FRANK BAJAK BOSTON (AP) — Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warned “we will come after you” if the recipients didn’t vote for President Donald Trump. The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained […]
