Colin Powell: ‘Not Allowed to Fail’ | Post News Group

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Colin Powell: ‘Not Allowed to Fail’ | Post News Group

By Tamara Shiloh Gen. Colin Powell (1937–2021), born in Harlem to Jamaican immigrant parents Luther and Maud Powell, rose to the highest reaches of the U.S. military: four-star general. He would go on to become the country’s first Black Secretary of State. His successes weren’t without support and the foundation set early on. Propelling Powell […]| By Tamara Shiloh Gen. Colin Powell (1937–2021), born in Harlem to Jamaican immigrant parents Luther and Maud Powell, rose to the highest reaches of the U.S. military: four-star general. He would go on to become the country’s first Black Secretary of State. His successes weren’t without support and the foundation set early on. Propelling Powell […]

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VP Kamala Harris Honors ‘Young Leaders’ At Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids Choice Awards

She was honored with the Generation Change Award.

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Increasing Black Homeownership | BlackPressUSA

The racial homeownership gap is as large today as it was during the days of segregation, with the white homeownership rate roughly 30 points higher than Black households. New Urban Institute analysis shows that the gap may continue to grow absent intentional action. This has lasting

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Watch Spike Lee’s '3 Brothers' Tribute to George Floyd

The 63-year-old has now released a short film in honor of Geogre Floyd, which aired on last night’s (June 9) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy

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So who exactly are the Proud Boys? - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… a series of photos of African-American Proud Boys, with the ironic …

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Coronavirus Pandemic And George Floyd Protests Highlight Health Disparities For Black People – Free Press of Jacksonville

Black people constitute nearly 13% of the U.S. population but made up 23% of all Covid-19 deaths as of June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

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Newswire :Shooting death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery, is defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”

The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after his

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Kenya: Secretary Antony J. Blinken Virtual Roundtable With Kenyan and Nigerian Journalists

[State Department] Via Zoom

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NYPD Officer Who Was Seen Assaulting Female Protestor On Video Has Been Charged

A New York City police officer who shoved a woman to the ground on video at a George Floyd protest in Brooklyn on May 29 is facing multiple

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Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says

As protests against police brutality have unfolded across the country, calls to defund or abolish police departments are picking up traction among activists and even sparked a pledge by the Minneapolis City Council to "dismantle" the police force

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Ohio Introduces An Even More Extreme Texas-Style Abortion Ban

Just a day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on S.B. 8, Ohio Republicans introduced a copycat bill to ban abortion at any point in a pregnancy.

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House leaders demand details on PPP program

As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has

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A Look Back, and Follow-Up, On Coronavirus Good-Deed Tales | Afro

By now the Portland, Oregon resident has rustled up more than $50,000 in donations and sent out over 100 rolls, most of them to health care and other essential

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'Just Stop It': Cynthia Bailey Blows Fans Out of the Water with Her Breathtaking Selfie

Bailey’s fans went wild over her photo and remarked about how gorgeous she

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Joe Biden Should Beware of Nemesis.

But Joe Biden should hope that the opposition will not do to him and his party what the Democrats did so bitterly to Trump.

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Biden: 'More than one African American woman' being considered for VP

Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden campaign cancels fundraiser with Mueller prosecutor Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here's why The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - George Floyd's death sparks protests, National Guard activation MORE said Friday that

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Protests continue worldwide as George Floyd is laid to rest – Florida Courier

BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF The May 25 killing at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked another week of protesters worldwide against police violence and racism. The first of several memorial services was held in Minneapolis on June 4 at North Central University with the Rev. Al Sharpton delivering

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Teases Bid For President

After a nationwide poll, 46% of those surveyed would support the Hollywood's star campaign for the White House.

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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program | The Crusader Newspaper Group

As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has

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DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974)

Argued February

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Trump, Biden Campaign in Swing States They are Trying to Flip

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned Sunday in swing states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just more than two weeks

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Grutter v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-241. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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Coronavirus Update: Diabetics Are More Likely To Develop Severe Complications from COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) specifically lists people with diabetes as having a higher risk of severe illness from coronavirus than the general

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China's Xi Jinping delivers thinly-veiled swipe at US during Korean War anniversary speech - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Xi was speaking at an event Friday marking the anniversary of Chinese troops crossing the border into North Korea in October 1950, a conflict that Beijing refers to as "the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea."

Born: 4/5/937 Harlem, New YorkColin Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 200 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During

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Expert warns armed right-wing groups could launch a ‘rural insurgency’ against the government

When President Donald Trump — during his raucous debate with former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night, September 29 — expressed his solidarity with the far-right Proud Boys, many critics accused him of promoting violence against his adversaries. Political violence in major cities is

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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest

HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as Big Floyd — a gentle giant, a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. LIKE US ON

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Taylor, George Edwin (1857-1925)

Born in the pre-Civil War South to a mother who was free and a father who was enslaved, George Edwin Taylor would become the first African American selected by a political party to be its candidate for the presidency of the United

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Sen. Blackburn: Biden comment 'shows what the Democrats think of African-American voters'

Former Vice President Joe Biden may have walked back his controversial comment about black voters made during a Friday radio interview, but Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., insists it reveals a truth about not just the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, but his party as

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House Leaders Demand Details on PPP Small-Business Loan Program – Voice and Viewpoint

As the remaining days dwindle for small businesses to apply for loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both banks and federal officials are being challenged by several House leaders to explain how the $670 billion program intended to aid the nation’s small businesses has

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Task force warns US regions show signs of 'deterioration' as Covid-19 surges - L.A. Focus Newspaper

In White House coronavirus task force reports obtained by CNN this week, officials say there are "early signs of deterioration in the Sun Belt and continued deterioration in the Midwest and across the Northern

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