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Executive Order 9981, Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
WHEREAS it is essential that there be maintained in the armed services of the United States the highest standards of democracy, with equality of treatment and opportunity for all those who serve in our countrys
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Biden To Host Family Of George Floyd At White House
The meeting comes on the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death.
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Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell out for Game 1 vs. Memphis Grizzlies with ankle injury news -The Black Chronicle
Utah Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will not play against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series Sunday night. Mitchell has been working toward
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Declare the recount result
Second, referring to a report on the recount that is to be compiled by the Chief Election Officer for submission to GECOM, Mr Granger said “Everyone is aware of numerous reports of irregularities including unstamped ballots, deceased and migrant voters and missing poll
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‘We won’t tolerate’: Sports world unites behind Floyd
Dismayed by the death of Floyd and inspired by the actions of Colin Kaepernick, athletes from around the world have come together during one of the most politically charged periods in modern
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Chaos as freed Nigerian schoolgirls reunited with families
JANGEBE, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have been returned to their families amid chaos as security forces opened fire on a gathering outside the school...
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Coronavirus tracker: California reported 2,901 new cases, 224 new deaths as of Feb. 28 - L.A. Focus News
The end-of-day totals from California public health websites for Sunday, Feb. 28, registered 2,901 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases there have been in the state to 3,544,572. The 14-day total of new cases, 5,815, is down 86.2% from the Jan. 1 high of 42,268. There
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Report: Former NFL Player Phillip Adams Kills 5, Then Himself After Mass Shooting In South Carolina
The gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor in South Carolina, his wife, and two grandchildren, was former NFL player Phillip Adams, according to the AP.
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Derontae Martin’s Family Are Demanding Justice After Preliminary Report Claimed He Committed Suicide - The New York Beacon
A family is heartbroken after authorities alleged a 19-year-old Black teen committed suicide at a prom party in rural Missouri. According to the Associated Press (AP), Derontae Martin and his family moved to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, for a better life. On April
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East Africa: US Firms Are Part of Somalia 'Kill Chain' Operating From Manda Bay
[Nation] Private US contractors are conducting surveillance flights over Somalia from a US military base at Manda Bay, Lamu County according to reports by a worldwide network of investigative journalists.
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Lincoln Project under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations against co-founder | The Atlanta Voice
The Lincoln Project says it is retaining an 'outside professional' to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that he has a history of sexually harassing young men. The super PAC, which was founded in 2019 by veteran Republican operatives who opposed then-President Donald
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Jamaica records marijuana shortage - 'a cultural embarrassment' - Face2Face Africa
Besides being a very popular holiday destination, the Caribbean island of Jamaica is also famously known for being the birthplace of Rastafarianism, reggae and its affinity to marijuana. And though authorities in the country only decriminalized the possession of small amounts of the drug in 2015
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‘We turn a blind eye’: Boston’s police remain largely white - TheGrio
For years, Boston city leaders have vowed to diversify the police department so it looks more like the community it... View Article The post ‘We turn a blind eye’: Boston’s police remain largely white appeared first on TheGrio.
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Shattered glass portrait of Kamala Harris erected on National Mall | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Emma Colton, Washington Examiner A shattered glass portrait of Kamala Harris was erected on the National Mall to commemorate her being the first woman and woman of color elected as vice president. “This will just be a wonderful visual emblem of this moment in time, and hopefully people will
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'I'm proud' - Simone Biles on landing the hardest vault in women's gymnastics history - Face2Face Africa
Simone Biles is living up to her title as the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) gymnast. She made history over the weekend as the first woman in history to land a Yurchenko double pike in competition, a move usually associated with only male gymnasts. According to CNN, the Yurchenko double pike
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Following Trump’s Spree Of Executions, Black Virginians Back Move To Repeal Death Penalty
Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black state residents.
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Nigeria - Dozens Killed in Terrorist Attack
The death toll stands at 81 after suspected members of the extremist group Boko Haram carried out an attack in Borno
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Minnesota Mayor States: 'Gassing is not a Human Way of Policing' Demonstrators
Minnesota Mayor Mike Elliott said “gassing is not a human way of policing” and he doesn’t agree with how the police are using tactics against demonstrators
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Top Ranking U.S Air Force Leader Deounces Recent Police Killings
The government response to the recent protests against police brutality, spurred after the viral video of a police officer kneeling on the neck of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, has included local officers in riot gear, shooting rubber bullets, and the use of tear gas and curfews in numerous
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Investigation Concludes Vermont Police Endangered Then-Only Black State Legislator Kiah Morris Who Was Forced to Resigned After Months of Racial Threats
In 2018, Rep. Ruqaiyah 'Kiah' Morris, the then-only Black female lawmaker in Vermont, stepped down from her duties after suffering months of racial threats and […]
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VIEDA Notice of Public Hearing and Governing Board Meeting
A public hearing will be held on application matters at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, and a decision meeting will follow.
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'The Mod Squad' Actor Clarence Williams III Dead at 81
Clarence Williams III, who shot to fame after his starring role as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes in the drama series, "The Mod Squad," has passed at the age of 81
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Girl Shoots Three At School In Idaho
A girl reported to be 11 or 12 years old shot and wounded two other students and a member of staff at a school in the US state of Idaho, police said. The unnamed pupil, who is in the sixth grade, brought a gun to Rigby Middle School in the city of the same name
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Somalia: 3 Alshabaab Militants Killed in Us Airstrikes
[Dalsan Radio] The US military has said killed 3 Al-Shabaab members in two airstrikes conducted on the 1 of January this year in Qunya Barow in Lower Shabelle region, Somalia
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Biden seeks to counter doubters on pick for Pentagon chief - TheGrio
President-elect Joe Biden made his case for retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, urging Congress to... View Article The post Biden seeks to counter doubters on pick for Pentagon chief appeared first on TheGrio.
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News24 appoints Lynsey Chutel to head up new Africa desk | News24
News24 has appointed seasoned journalist Lynsey Chutel to head up its Africa desk.
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Vogue editor apologises for 32 years of race-related `mistakes'
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Vogue's Anna Wintour has apologised in an internal e-mail for “mistakes” made in her 32-year tenure in not doing enough to elevate black voices on her staff and publishing images and stories that have been racially and culturally “hurtful or
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Nigerian army chief dies in air force plane crash - sources | News24
Nigeria's army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru died in a plane crash on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna, which has had security challenges in recent months, three military sources told Reuters.
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George Wallace’s Name Removed From Alabama University Building After Generations Old Racist Legacy
Trustees are dropping his name after a long racist past.
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Biden transition team criticizes cooperation from Pentagon - Black News Channel
By KEVIN FREKING and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defense, saying there has been 'an abrupt halt in the
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