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The university hosted a virtual dialogue with the mixed media artist on her body of work and collaborating with the institution. The post California State University, Dominguez Hills Welcomes Partnership with Artist, Toni Scott appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Black Leadership Matters  | The Michigan Chronicle
Black Leadership Matters Dr. David E. Jackson @dejacksonii Black lives matter – shout it from the housetops! But merely asserting the value of African-American lives is not enough to get our people to the promised land; nor is any party, politician, or program. Black lives matter most when they
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Texas to shutter three more prisons as units face critical staffing shortages | Dallas Weekly
As the state prison system sees fewer inmates and a critical shortage of officers in the pandemic, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is permanently closing another prison and shuttering two more at least temporarily. The Scott prison in Brazoria County will be closed Dec. 15, and the Gurney
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Emmanuel Acho: ‘White People Don’t Understand the Jurisdiction of Black Things’ – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Andrew Lawrence - Andrew Lawrence The former NFL player believes uncomfortable conversations are a way of bridging the racial divide. So he wrote a book about them. What’s in a name? Power, says Emmanuel [...]
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Civil rights groups say Biden not consulting them on appointments despite campaign promise - Face2Face Africa
A host of civil rights groups are expressing their frustration with what they say has been a lack of consultation between themselves and President-elect Joe Biden's transition team in the nomination of individuals to serve under the 46th president. Speaking to NBC, Marc Morial, who heads the
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Coronavirus is ablaze in West Texas as tourists flock to Big Bend and Marfa. Hospitals are running out of overflow options. | Dallas Weekly
Need to stay updated on coronavirus news in Texas? Our evening roundup will help you stay on top of the day's latest updates. Sign up here. For Andrew Rubalcaba’s 39th birthday, he wanted to get out of town — but he also wanted to be safe. So before Thanksgiving, he drove more than 500 miles west
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Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days - DefenderNetwork.com
Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days — a historic step toward eventually ending the outbreak that has killed more than 1.4 million people around the globe. In giving the go-ahead for
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Barack Obama And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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The Energy 202: Young people want to do something about climate change. Biden may have an answer. - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Why I Believe The Death Penalty Illustrates America’s Inability To Humanize Criminals - Blavity
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Court Upholds North Carolina Voter ID Law Previously Struck Down For ‘Racial Discrimination’
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PRESS ROOM: Wells Fargo Launches 'Many hearts. One community.' Holiday Campaign - Black News Channel
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CDC Panel Votes 13-1 That COVID-19 Vaccine Should Go To Healthcare Workers & Nursing Home Residents First
In a 13-1 vote held on Tuesday (Dec.1), a panel comprised of CDC experts agreed that first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine should go to healthcare workers on the frontline and nursing home residents as soon as the FDA gives the okay. The decision could be handed down sometime in December.
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Bridgeland WR Dylan Goffney makes plays - DefenderNetwork.com
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Pharrell Williams Launches ‘Black Ambition’ Initiative For Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs
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Ask Dr. Beal: Mental Health Corner - Houston Forward Times
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Local agent raps McKenzie over fire truck
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3K Blacks Were Part Of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tests | The Oklahoma Eagle
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'Help is on the way'
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Steve McQueen said he was ready to boycott BBC over use of n word - Voice Online
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Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory First Black Elevated to Rank of Cardinal in History of the Catholic Church - Houston Forward Times
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Russian TV Station Mocks Barack Obama in Blackface Skit [WATCH]
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned
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Nuclear Arms Experts List Modernization, Treaties as Priorities for Incoming President  – The Wilmington Journal
Washington, D.C — — Modernizing the nation’s strategic nuclear deterrence and negotiating new treaties to cap nuclear weapons are two major challenges facing the next President of the United States. “Though the Cold War days [...]
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Ohio State still 4th in College Football Playoff rankings despite cancellation
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