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A conversation with Black Women about Biden picking Warren for VP : TheGrio
I love alternative history stories, the idea that the slightest change, a missed train, a left turn or a right... View Article The post A conversation with Black Women about Biden picking Warren for VP appeared first on TheGrio.
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Representatives Johnson and Williams Introduce Legislation to Delay Implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule - Dallas Post Tribune
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the MFAR Transparency Act to delay the implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) and direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct
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Missouri Governor Insists on Sending Kids Back to School Amid COVID
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson stated that children have to go back to school in the fall and that some of them will get COVID-19 but they will "get over it."
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Raise Up Massachusetts calls on Mass. legislators to invest in public services - The Bay State Banner
Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of community, labor and faith groups launched their “Invest in Our Recovery” campaign Wednesday in front of the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. Members of the Boston Teachers Union, the Chinese Progressive Association, the Massachusetts Public Health
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Sen. Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on ballot | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia Sen. Nikema Williams will replace Congressman John Lewis on the November ballot. In a statement from Staci Fox, president and CEO, Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates said: Before being elected to represent Georgia’s 39th senate district, Sen. Nikema Williams served as Vice President of
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Biden: Science, not politics, should decide school reopening - Black News Channel
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a plan to reopen schools in the era of coronavirus, seeking to establish federal safety guidelines that he says will be based on science and not on political pressure for the country to arbitrarily put
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Protesters In Portland Forced Federal Agents To Retreat Tuesday Morning
A crowd of more than 2,000 protesters in Portland, Oregon, pushed back federal agents inside a federal courthouse Tuesday morning.
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Texas runoff 2020 results - Dallas Post Tribune
These runoffs reflect that in more than 30 races in the March 3 primary, no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote, setting up rematches between the candidates who came in first and second. The coronavirus pandemic has upended the way results will be coming in. Even though mail-in voting was not
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Trump says briefings will return and touts masks, in apparent shift amid surge in Covid cases | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump took a pair of steps Monday that seemed to offer quiet acknowledgment that the coronavirus strategy he has adopted for the past several weeks - to largely ignore the pandemic - has wounded him politically and failed to contain the raging crisis. In the Oval Office for
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Oregon Has Allocated $6 Million To Assist Black Families and Businesses
The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board designated $62 million to a fund providing direct assistance to Black businesses, individuals, or families.
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Civil society groups call for High Court Judge led inquiry into killing of youths in Makeni
LEGAL LINK, CAN and NACFOHRD: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: Three leading civil society organizations working for the advancement of the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Sierra Leone - LEGAL LINK, CAN and NACFOHRD, are deeply concerned over the disproportionate use of force by the
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‘National Treasure’ Anthony Hamilton Interviewed at NNPA Virtual Conference
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hamilton, the first R&B artist to sell an album at Cracker Barrel, joined BlackPressUSA’s #FIYAH! LIVE for a special interview, during the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2020 virtual conference.
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2 judges in lawsuit over Atlanta mask rule recuse themselves | The Atlanta Voice
After one judge recused herself at the state’s request from hearing a lawsuit filed by Georgia’s governor over measures taken by Atlanta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a second stepped aside because she used to work for the governor. Atlanta is among at least 15 local jurisdictions statewide
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Trump Orders Flags Lowered at Half Staff in Honor of John Lewis
As a show of respect for the memory of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) who passed away Friday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, President Donald Trump ordered flags on all federal buildings to be flown Saturday at half-staff. “ Despite Lewis’ 2017 boycott of Trump’s inauguration in
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Hidalgo County judge tries slowing coronavirus, but Gov. Greg Abbott has limited his options | Dallas Weekly
As the Rio Grande Valley grapples with an onslaught of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez is pushing hard for residents to stay at home. But the emergency order he issued Monday mandating that people shelter in their residences, restricting travel and
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Obama credits John Lewis with helping him become first Black president : TheGrio
President Barack Obama paid tribute to John Lewis on Saturday saying that the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman... View Article The post Obama in tribute credits John Lewis for his presidency: 'I was only there because of the sacrifices he made' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Atlanta Mayor 'Not Afraid of the City Being Sued' Over Face Mask Mandate
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the city from enforcing a mandate requiring people to wear a face mask.
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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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Parliamentarians in Sierra Leone call for investigation into killing of unarmed youths in Makeni
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: There are reports from Sierra Leone that the president has instructed the country’s Office of National Security (ONS) to lead what the government refer to as an 'independent investigation' into the rioting which took place last saturday in the northern city of
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Andrew Gillum Resurfaces With 'Personal Update' Addressing 'Rumors,' Rehab And His Future
Andrew Gillum made a surprise return to public life on Monday by releasing a video testimonial to provide what he called a "personal update" on his life since he entered rehab months ago.
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R.I.P. John Lewis, 80, U.S Representative and Civil Rights Movement Icon
Rep. John Lewis, an iconic pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and Freedom Rider who literally shed his blood in the fight for Black voting rights and went on to become a 17-term Democratic member…
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NYT Bret Stephens expected to survive in wake of Bari Weiss departure - Dallas Post Tribune
Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens left the Wall Street Journal editorial page together in 2017. The longtime friends joined the New York Times opinion section together shortly thereafter. Now, Weiss has sent a dramatic public resignation letter to the New York Times' publisher that touched off headlines
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Black Lives Matter - But not in my backyard
Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: The loss of lives in Makeni over the weekend is not only sad but equally avoidable. With the social and political atmosphere heavily saturated by the whiff of injustice the world over, the clamour to regain universal justice and equal rights
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ACC Czar speaks about the collapse of the missing Chinese rice court trial
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2020: Last Thursday, 16th July 2020 in Freetown, High Court Judge - Justice Cosmotina Jarrette discharged former Minister of Basic Education - Alpha Osman Timbo; Emily Kadiatu Gogra - Deputy Minister of Basic Education; Charles T. Kamanda; Mamusu Massaquoi and Zainab
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Spelman College Creates Scholarship Honoring the Late John Lewis
Spelman College creates an endowed scholarship in honor of Congressman John Lewis worth $10,000 to five social justice fellows each school year.
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Biden's $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate - Dallas Post Tribune
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climate-damaging emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035, arguing that dramatic action is needed to tackle climate change and revive the economy. In remarks near his home in
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Who Is Nikema Williams, the Georgia State Senator Replacing John Lewis on the November 2020 Ballot?
News of beloved congressman John Lewis’ death shook his Georgia constituents, those who admired him and those close to him. The former Freedom Rider died […]
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Exhibition on Dallas Nine artist Everett Spruce opens at the Carter in August | Dallas Weekly
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter) announces Texas Made Modern: The Art of Everett Spruce, the first exhibition in nearly 30 years to highlight the pioneering and inventive career of Texas artist Everett Spruce (1908–2002). Featuring nearly 50 works from private and public
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A Seattle City Council Member Suggested Laying Off Officers By Race
A Seattle City Council member suggested laying off officers by race, but Police Chief Carmen Best immediately shut down the idea
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Joe Biden endorsed Donald Trump's nationalist agenda – more plagiarism! - ThyBlackMan
Did any of the media report how Democrat Joe Biden's new slogan of "Buy American" is just a redo of Trump saying "buy American and hire American" as part of his "America First" agenda of the last four years? Joe, Joe, not Donald Trump.
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