Final election results from June 9 primary

State, FBI to Oversee Probe into Black Man’s Hanging Death – Voice and Viewpoint

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) _ State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in the Southern California city of Palmdale, officials said Monday following large weekend

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Trump denies being briefed on Russian bounty intelligence | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump on Sunday denied receiving a briefing about intelligence that Russians had tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops, as The New York Times first reported and CNN has

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

“The Rub”

The country is convulsing with civil unrest because we all watched George Floyd murdered by the police on camera with a casual brutality that has become emblematic of the troubled relationship between Black Americans and police

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

L.A. City Mayor Looking to Combat Potential Waves of Homelessness Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

L.A. City Mayor Looking to Combat Potential Waves of Homelessness Due to the COVID-19

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Coronavirus Update: It’s Time to Have ‘The Talk’ About Coronavirus

On Wednesday, the U.S. saw a record number of new coronavirus cases in a single day, with almost 46,000 infections

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Source: Black America Web

Retired nurse celebrates 95th birthday, thanks to local group –

Guests wearing facial masks were vigilant May 9, socially distancing themselves in the driveway to celebrate Lucille Huesner’s 95th

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Source: Daytona Times

Ruling fuels call for state LGBTQ protections –

TALLAHASSEE – LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do

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Source: Florida Courier

Here’s Why One County In Oregon Doesn’t Want People Of Color To Wear Face Masks

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is strongly suggesting everyone wear a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, one county in Oregon is giving a total pass to people of

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

#FalseFreedom: How Can We Celebrate Freedom When We're Not Truly Free?

This protest encourages all people of color who have personally experienced any form of police harassment or racial injustice to tell their

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Source: Chicago Defender

As Numbers Spike, California To Begin “Smart Testing” for COVID-19

(CBM) – Last Friday, during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s daily COVID-19 update to Californians, he announced that the state will begin “smart,” or “targeted” testing, for the

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

The MSR to host ‘Call To Action: We Are Not Okay’ Virtual Town...

African Americans and people of color are experiencing a pandemic within a pandemic as communities work to navigate a global health crisis while also facing system racism and

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Nigeria coronavirus: 24,567 cases, eased lockdown phase II extended

Confirmed cases = 24,567

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Milwaukee County declares Juneteenth Day an official holiday

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson announced on Monday, June 15, 2020, Executive Order #20-15, which makes Juneteenth Day an official holiday in Milwaukee

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Source: Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper – Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice

The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Janie Settles: First Black Female Rescue Chief in North Carolina

Janie Settles was the the first African-American female rescue chief in North

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Source: Black Then

Kenyan governor survives senate ‘trial’

The acquittal of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru of impeachment charges by the Senate has given critics of President Uhuru Kenyatta new ammunition to attack his legacy agenda and the government’s resolve to fight

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Source: The East African

Redistricting Commissions and Public Participation – Voice and Viewpoint

When the City and County of San Diego engaged in this process 10 years ago, there was a shift in both supervisorial districts and city council districts in those county cities that have elected city representation, i.e., City

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

COMMENTARY: ENOUGH – Voice and Viewpoint

The tragic way in which George Floyd was murdered has conjured up so many past and recent memories of Black people that have fallen victim to homegrown, domestic terrorism, at the hands of members of law enforcement or those who just simply despise Black

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Kentucky And New York Hold Primaries Amid Concerns About Polling Site Closures

Kentucky, which has had thousands of polling places in previous elections, has merely 170 open on Tuesday, including a single polling place for the state’s largest city: Louisville, which has more than 600,000

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Covid-19: Kenya cases rise to 5,811

This takes the Covid-19 national tally to 5,811, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi has

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Source: The East African

Allegheny County reports 186 new COVID cases this weekend, with Saturday and Sunday setting new daily records

Allegheny County reported 96 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, its largest single-day increase since the county started reporting the coronavirus case count in

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Unity among Latino and African American communities grows as the nation demands change

In the vein of Cesar and Martin, Latino and African American leaders are united across the county to denounce hate and profiling that we see happening even in my congressional district – in Harlem, Bronx and Washington

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Source: The Hill

TIME FOR REAL CHANGE IN BLACK AMERICA | The Crusader Newspaper Group

It is time to face facts: the relationship between Black people and the United States of America is at

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Newsom: Help us improve COVID-19 models

Amid a continued surge in hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday made public the coronavirus models California is using to inform its public health orders, calling on “citizen scientists,” “experts in artificial intelligence,” “Nobel laureates” and everyday people to

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Caricom conducts survey on COVID-19 impact on food security

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat on Monday announced the launch of the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

New COVID testing site is open here

There is a new testing site for COVID-19 in Waynesboro, this time at the Burke County Office

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Source: The True Citizen

Kenya: Hundreds Protest in Mombasa's Kibarani, Kwa Punda Over Biased Relief Food Distribution

Mombasa — Hundreds of residents in Kibarani, Bahati and Kwa Punda informal settlements in Mombasa on Friday protested over what they termed as biased relief food distribution in Mombasa County amid crippling restrictions, including cessation of movement, which had impacted livelihoods in the

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Source: allAfrica.com

George Floyd’s Murder Case Could Move To Whiter Part Of Minnesota, Judge Warns

Moving the trial out of Minneapolis means that it would take place in an even whiter part of Minnesota, seeing as the lion share of Black people living in the state call Hennepin County

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Source: NewsOne

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