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Biden Signs Executive Orders to Promote Economic Competition - The Washington Informer
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to promote opportunities in the economy for all and to lower prices for consumers. The post Biden Signs Executive Orders to Promote Economic Competition appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Dr. Tony Allen as Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities | The White House
WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint Dr. Tony Allen as the Chair of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Board will advance the goal of the HBCU Initiative, established by the Carter Administration, to increase
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Matt Barnes Says Some NBA Players Don't Want to Return This Season Because of George Floyd and the Protests
While some players may not want to return because of the potentially deadly virus, others may not play for reasons that have to do with George Floyd and the ongoing protests, if Matt Barnes’ comments in a recent interview are to be
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SMU Quarterback Shane Buechele Raises $50,000 for Dallas’ COVID-19 Relief Fund
SMU Quarterback Shane Buechele and his girlfriend, Paige Vasquez, decided to start a GoFundMe account so that they could give back to the City of Dallas, the place they call
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Congresswoman Beatty Introduces Black History Month Resolutions | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
WASHINGTON, DC — To kickoff Black History Month, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, introduced three related pieces of legislation. Collectively, the resolutions formally recognize the important contributions, struggles and sacrifices of Black
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America is Moving Again But the Road is Long | Atlanta Daily World
To Be Equal: America is Moving Again But the Road is Long By Mark Morial One hundred days into their administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made surprisingly bold inroads in confronting racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic, but significant challenges
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Tanzania: How JPM Performance Lured Opposition
In the same month (July), the then Chadema MP for Monduli Constituency, Mr Julius Kalanga said he decided to shift after observing that his party opposed his efforts of bringing development to his
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The Aunt Jemima Brand, Acknowledging Its Racist Past, Will Be Retired
(CNN) — Quaker Oats is retiring the more than 130-year-old Aunt Jemima brand and logo, acknowledging its origins are based on a racial
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FDA Warns 9 Hand Sanitizers May Contain Fatal Ingredient | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or
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Heroic Child Saves Mother's Life With a Phone Call
By Briasia Russ 7-year-old Daniel Armani got the chance to sit in the front of a fire truck after making a courageous call to 911 operators.   His mother, Clark, has been experiencing epileptic seizures her whole life. She’s been teaching Daniel what to do if she began suffering from a seizure
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Arvarh E. Strickland, 1930-2013: An Historian’s Life - Birthday
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Black Real Estate Mogul Raising Funds For Healthcare Worker | Afro
Fort Myers, FL (BlackNews.com) — Tamairo Moutry, a successful real estate broker and the first Black woman to own four real estate companies in four different states, has launched two fundraisers (one on Facebook and one on GoFundMe) to help raise funds for those who are taking the lead in fighting
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Biden set to host family of George Floyd on first anniversary of his death
By: Alyssa Wilson Tuesday marks the first anniversary of the day former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The world watched the video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd for nine minutes as he said, 'I can't breathe.'   Since that day, protests erupted across the
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Opal Lee, who helped lead national charge to recognize Juneteenth as holiday, celebrates | New Pittsburgh Courier
WASHINGTON, DC — 94-year-old Ms. Opal Lee helped make history yesterday, as President Biden signed into law a bill that will make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Opal, a social impact leader from Fort Worth, Texas, has been leading the fight to make Juneteenth a federal holiday for years, organizing
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Former White House butler who served 11 presidents dies after contracting coronavirus
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, a former White House butler who worked under 11 US Presidents, has died after contracting
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Boston Common 'Out of Bounds'
In 1742, when whites feared uprisings against oppression from the heavy concentration of slaves in Boston, the Boston Common was 'out of bounds' for Blacks and American Indians. The Black community of the city fought this restriction, but it was not until July 4, 1836 that they were allowed to use
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Disney Changing Splash Mountain, Ride Tied to Jim Crow Film
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid calls to change the Splash Mountain theme park ride over its ties to “Song of the South,” the 1946 movie many view as racist, Disney officials said Thursday it was recasting the ride based on “The Princess and the Frog,” a 2009 Disney film with an African American female
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Satchel Paige - Birthday
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FEED 5000 AT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE | Dallas Weekly
Minnie’s Food Pantry, 10th Episcopal District of the AME Church, K104 and Smooth RB 105.7 have joined forces to “Feed 5000” at Paul Quinn
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Nigeria coronavirus: 26,484 cases; local flights start July 8, recoveries hit 10,000
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President Biden signs Juneteenth holiday into law
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a signing ceremony, officially marking Juneteenth as a federal holiday—the first since MLK Day in 1983. Source
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President Bio calls on regional leaders to unite on single currency adoption
Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone chaired a zoom online meeting of the West African Monetary Zone Authority of Heads of States and Governments, where he encouraged his colleagues Heads of State and Governments across the region to unite, in ensuring that the proposed single
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(BPRW) Walmart Celebrates Veterans Welcome Home Commitment; Achieves Goal of 250,000 Veteran Associates Hired The Black Chronicle
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Op-Ed: President Biden, You Must Do More to Protect Voting Rights | The Orlando Advocate
by Ben Jealous I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug. 24. Along with other voting rights activists, including our co-organizers at the League of Women Voters, I called on President Biden to do more to
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Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, responded in a statement. “Her appointment comes at
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Government to appeal historic Bahamian court ruling on citizenship | New York Carib News
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has hinted at filing an “immediate” appeal against a ruling by a Supreme Court judge that anyone born in the country to either a Bahamian mother or father is entitled to citizenship at birth, regardless of the parents’ marital
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