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Wisconsin Officials and Others Discuss Biden’s Build Back Better Plan

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’d be easy to forget given everything else that has happened this year, but 2020 is a major election year. This November, citizens across the nation will be casting their ballot in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden or current President Donald Trump. Last week, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, […]

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Boston woman followed around by white man in her neighborhood - TheGrio

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WATCH: What You Need To Know — July 3, 2020: Voices of Freedom: African American Oratorical Heroes

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US senator blasts American Airlines for packing the middle seats on his flight - L.A. Focus Newspaper

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