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Serena Williams and her Daughter Join Natalie Portman as Investors in New Los Angeles Soccer Team
[ad_1] The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced that the city of Los Angeles has been awarded an expansion team that is a majority woman-founded group that has formally coined itself “Angel City” in honor of its planned home in Los Angeles, according to a press release. The time has come
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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis
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Veteran AT&T Exec Xavier Williams Named CEO of American Virtual Cloud Technologies Inc.
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Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies | Africanews
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth
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Finance Giant Black Rock Appoints Michelle Gadsden Williams As New Head of Diversity & Inclusion
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Michelle Obama On The Challenges She's Faced In Her Marriage To Barack Obama
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Kanye West Disqualified From Running For President In Virginia
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Serena Williams Donates Over 4 Million Masks To Underserved Schools
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NFL Running Back Gale Sayers Dies At 77
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www.heavy.com NFL legend and beloved Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers has died at the age of 77. David Baker, CEO and president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, shared the news in a statement Wednesday morning. “All those who love the game of football mourn the loss of one of the greatest
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OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis | BlackPressUSA
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Africa's top virus deaths: 'Progressive' South African queen succumbs | Africanews
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