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Sierra Leone politician highlights silver lining to COVID19 clouds in the ECOWAS region
Abdul Malik Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Sierra Leone female politician - Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has spoken about the silver lining to the dark clouds of COVID19 outbreak in the ECOWAS subregion. Blyden was speaking in an exclusive chat with members of the ECOWAS Parliament
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Republican Bill Would Hold Corporations and Celebrities Accountable for Profiting From Slave Labor - Black Enterprise
Sen. Josh Hawley says companies talk about corporate social responsibility and social justice while making millions from the slave labor that assembles their products
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'Women Talk Black' hosts virtual Florida Voter Registration Celebration tonight
Beverly Bond, founder of Black Girls Rock ST. PETERSBURG - Women Talk Black, a new organization, will host its debut virtual dance party at 6:30 p.m. tonight, featuring motivational speakers and inspirational DJs spreading the message: register to vote in Florida’s Primary before the July 20th
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People Want Kanye To Seek Help After ‘Campaign Rally’ Meltdown About Harriet Tubman And Abortion
Kanye West held his first campaign rally for his apparent presidential bid and displayed an emotional meltdown while discussing abortion, Harriet Tubman, slaves and more. Fans said it was a cry for mental help.
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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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Former Princeton Professor Says Democrats Are 'Using Black People to Advance a Radical Agenda'
Former Princeton University professor Carol Swain told Fox News last week that the Democratic Party is using Black Americans to advance its agenda.
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Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Kemp battles Atlanta - Black News Channel
By JEFF MARTIN and BEN NADLER undefined/ BNC Contributor  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and the mayor of its largest city accused each other of playing politics Friday amid an escalating fight over face masks intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The battle over masks in a state
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Like Donald Trump, Joe Biden Would Be a Right-Wing President. - ThyBlackMan
At the end of the next four years, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are more likely to be alive if Donald Trump is president rather than Joe Biden. Donald Trump has resisted new wars and is bringing an end to the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan; Biden has
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Civil Rights Icon, Rep. John Lewis Dies at 80 | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com Representative John Lewis (D- Georgia) spent most of his life- beginning in adolescence- fighting for equality and justice for African Americans; and while the last months of his life were spent battling a beast that may have, at times, seemed greater
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Fox's Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump on Biden's police reform position : TheGrio
President Donald Trump sat down with veteran journalist Chris Wallace for a 'Fox News Sunday' interview and the network has... View Article The post Fox's Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump on Biden's police reform position appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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Two GOP senators post photos of Elijah Cummings instead of John Lewis on social media | The Atlanta Voice
For the second time on Saturday, a Republican senator is apologizing for mistaking the late Rep. Elijah Cummings for Rep. John Lewis in a social media post. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan's office said they made a mistake after a Facebook post honoring Lewis, the late Georgia congressman, included
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Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis Passes Away At 80
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Fair Housing Groups Slam Trump's Suburban Racial Rhetoric | Dallas Weekly
Washington (AP) - President Donald Trump's pledge to roll back an Obama-era regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs is drawing harsh criticism from fair housing advocates, who label it a blatant attempt to play racial politics and appeal to white voters in the final weeks
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President Bio appoints new chief electoral commissioner amid controversy
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Yesterday’s controversial announcement by State House in Freetown, that:  “It has pleased His Excellency the President-  Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Wonnie Bio to appoint Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh as Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner of  National Electoral
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Republican Liz Cheney causes GOP infighting over Trump critiques : TheGrio
On Tuesday, several members of the House Freedom Caucus launched an attack against their third-highest ranking member, Liz Cheney. The post Republican Liz Cheney causes GOP infighting over Trump critiques appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Kardashians & Friends Are Allegedly Concerned & Upset Following Kanye West's Bizarre Campaign Rally
Kanye West went off the deep end yesterday (Jul.19) during his "campaign rally" in North Charleston that some are literally describing as a cry for help. During the event, West basically told anyone if you think I can't even say some more ridiculous nonsense like "slavery was
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Texas' June unemployment rate falls to 8.6%, but experts warn unemployment could worsen next month | Dallas Weekly
Texas’ June unemployment rate fell to 8.6% — a drop from the 13% May jobless rate, according to a Friday morning U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. While it's an improvement from April's record-high 13.5% unemployment rate, June's figure shows the devastating financial toll on Texans as the
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Unedited 'Eyes on the Prize' Interviews with John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Available to Stream at American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WATCH)
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has made John Lewis’ unedited interview for Eyes on the Prize (1987) and for Eyes on the Prize: They Loved You Madly (1979), available to st…
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Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military... View Article The post Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath appeared first on TheGrio.
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Newswire: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C. T. Vivian dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Rev. Vivian was 95.Vivian reportedly suffered a stroke earlier this year, but his family said he died of
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Kanye West Was Emotional At HIs First Campaign Rally Sunday
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The Electoral College’s Anti-Black Bias, Explained
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Sierra Leone parliament debates new laws to replace seditious libel law
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2020: There is at long last, a ray of hope in Sierra Leone for journalists as members of parliament yesterday debated the repeal of Part 5 of the Public Order Act of 1965 (Act No.46 of 1965) which has been used by politicians of varying [Read More]
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Applications taken for 1 day to replace Rep Lewis on ballot | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Democrats will gather Monday to decide a replacement on November’s ballot for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday after serving for more than 30 years in Congress. The seat will remain empty until Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp schedules a special election. The Republican governor has given no
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Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party's divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of the campaign nears, that effort will expand to include
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Newswire: Rep. Terri Sewell: John Lewis left the fight to protect voting rights for us to finish
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John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 - Black News Channel
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Calls Kayleigh McEnany 'Karen' After Insult | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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