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Senate Judiciary Sets Oct. 22 Vote on Barrett’s Nomination

October 15, 2020 admin 0
By MARK SHERMAN, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With a vote date set, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme […]
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Million Man March Director Ben Chavis Recalls Historic Event African Americans Pause and Look Back 25 Years Ago

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By Stacy M. Brown  – Twenty-five years ago, on Oct. 16, 1995, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. helped to spearhead perhaps the most significant call for freedom, justice, and equality since Dr. King’s 1963 March […]
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Black Man Sues for $1M After Cops on Horseback Pulled Him by Rope

October 15, 2020 admin 0
By A.R. Shaw | October 12, 2020 | A Black man from Galveston, Texas, is suing the Galveston Police Department after enduring inhumane treatment. Donald Neely, 44, who suffers from mental health issues, filed a lawsuit for $1 million […]
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Connecticut’s First Black Congresswoman’s Meeting is ‘Zoombombed’ with Racist Messages

October 14, 2020 admin 0
By Minyvonne Burke – In a blog post, titled “I am Not Ok,” Rep. Jahana Hayes said she was about 10 minutes into the meeting when someone called her the N-word and told her to […]
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Kamala Harris Calls Out Amy Coney Barrett: Don’t ‘Pretend That We Don’t Know’ Judge’s Feelings About Abortion, Obamacare

October 14, 2020 admin 0
Written By Bruce C.T. Wright – Kamala Harris expertly established the true motivations behind Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court: Repealing Obamacare, overturning Roe v. Wade and deciding the 2020 election. Sen. Kamala Harris‘ expert […]
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Michelle Obama Urges Empathy for Black Women, Excoriates Trump in New Video Released by Biden Campaign

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NNPA NEWSWIRE – By  Stacy M. Brown — During the 2016 presidential campaign and amid constant attacks by then-Republican nominee Donald Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Obama spoke of raising the bar in the battle of barbs and […]
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‘Unmasking’ Probe Concludes Without ‘Finding Any Substantive Wrongdoing’: Report

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BY OLIVIA BEAVERS – The federal prosecutor Attorney General Bill Barr tapped to investigate whether Obama administration officials improperly requested the unmasking of individuals during the 2016 election has concluded his probe without “finding any substantive […]
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Black Health The First Black Mayor of Manchester, Tennesee Dies of COVID-19

October 13, 2020 admin 0
Lonnie Norman (pictured), the 79-year-old mayor of Manchester, Tennessee, has sadly passed away from COVID-19. A statement on the mayor’s official Facebook page reads, “With a deep sense of sadness and loss, we announce the passing of […]
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Vaccine Timing Linked to Science, not Politics Drugmaker Contradicts Trump Timeline Rhetoric

October 13, 2020 admin 0
By Linda A. Johnson and Jonathan Lemire – The Associated Press  – The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its […]
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UN: Climate Change Means More Weather Disasters Every Year

October 13, 2020 admin 0
GENEVA (AP) – In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international […]

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