Jeffco Elections: Eyrika Parker, Rep. Rod Scott in Tues. Runoff for Treasurer

Councilor Wardine Alexander Hosts Mask Giveaway, COVID-19 Testing

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Jefferson County, Birmingham City Council President Pro Tempore Wardine Alexander believes it is important for residents to get testing where they live. This week, in partnership with the University of Alabama

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Washington, Harold (1922 – 1987)

Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago. Washington’s mother Bertha Washington was a well-known singer in the

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Maxie, Peggy Joan (1936 - )

Peggy Joan Maxie was the first black woman elected to public office in Washington State. She served as Washington State Representative, position no. 2 in the 37th Legislative District in Seattle, from 1971 through

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Birmingham Mayor Woodfin joins ‘HBCU Students for Biden’ Town Hall

On Thursday, Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin joined the national Co-Chairs of “HBCU Students for Biden” to discuss Vice President Biden’s policies and to answer

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Jefferson County Declares State of Emergency, Imposes Curfew

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Joining some of its largest municipalities, Jefferson County on Tuesday declared a state of emergency and implemented a 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew through June 9. The County Commission’s emergency meeting was held after Birmingham, Hoover and Bessemer all placed

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Sybil Wilkes and Tom Joyner Team Up For Limited LIVE Series

Former Tom Joyner Morning Show hosts Sybil Wilkes and Tom Joyner are teaming up for for a limited online series where the duo will talk to presidents of The Divine Nine about pressing issues impacting our

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Jan Smuts

Jan Christian Smuts was born on a farm near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony. His ancestors were mainly Dutch, with a small admixture of French and German but no English, though he was born a British subject. Until he went to school at the age of 12, Smuts lived the life of a South African farm

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Stokes, Louis (1925-2015)

Ohio’s first African American Congressman, Louis Stokes was born to Charles and Louis Stokes on February 23, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended its public schools before joining the United States Army in 1943. Stokes served in the army for three years and then attended Western Reserve

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St Kitts Opposition party files election petitions

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) Five defeated candidates of the main Opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) have filed petitions in the High Court challenging the results of the June 5, 2020 General Election in the twin-island federation.

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Rift Valley leaders divided over Uhuru, Ruto war

A section of Jubilee Party senators and MPs from the Rift Valley — Deputy President William Ruto’s political bastion — are divided over the ruling party’s purge, which has seen some of the DP’s key allies kicked out of plum leadership

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Goode, Wilson (1938- )

Best known as the first African American Mayor of Philadelphia, Woodrow Wilson Goode was born in 1938 into a family of tenant farmers near the town of Seaboard, North Carolina. Goode moved to Philadelphia with his family in

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Source: Black Past

LeBron group touts sports venues as mega-voting sites

Atlanta (AP) – If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites ...

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Source: South Florida Times

Sunday Brew — May 31, 2020

If information which surfaced over last weekend that there could have been manipulation of Leon Bailey to openly criticise the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is true, then it would be most

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Burundi at 58: Bujumbura hosts first post-Nkurunziza celebrations | Africanews

Burundi on Wednesday (July 1) marked its 58th independence anniversary. The official ceremony in the capital Bujumbura featured colorful parades by security personnel and

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Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to

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Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary

New Findings Reveal Stark Racial Disparities and Barriers to the Ballot

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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal | New York Carib News

Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition People's Progressive Party/Civic

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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Accessible General Election in November | L.A. Focus Newspaper

SACRAMENTO Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaringastatewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and signed an executive order to ensure that Californians can exercise their right to vote in a safe, secure and accessible manner during the upcoming election. “We are

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Campbell, Buchanan deny Phillips ouster plot

With loyalists of People’s National Party (PNP) President Dr Peter Phillips now on edge and preparing for another round of internal schism, two signatories of a controversial letter are insisting that the correspondence is not a launching pad for

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Simmons, Denise E. ( – )

E. Denise Simmons made history in 2008 by becoming the first openly lesbian African American mayor in the United States. She was selected by fellow city councilors in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to serve as mayor of the city for a two-year term from 2008 to

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Obama Emerges As Central Figure In 2020 Presidential Race

In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus

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Trinidad's Opposition Leader wants international observers for August 10 poll

Trinidad (CMC): The leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar, has written to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley requesting that international observers be present in Trinidad and Tobago...

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Texans begin voting Monday in runoff elections. Officials are doing what they can to make it safe. - DefenderNetwork.com

The upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic will reshape one of the most fundamental aspects of ordinary life starting Monday: voting. Poll workers will begin greeting voters from behind face masks and shields as early voting begins in primary runoffs that will look and operate differently from any

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Hugo Black

Hugo Black , in full Hugo La Fayette Black (born February 27, 1886, Harlan, Clay county, Alabama, U.S.—died September 25, 1971, Bethesda, Maryland), lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1937–71). Black’s legacy as a Supreme Court justice derives from

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Burundi vote holds amid COVID-19 protocols, net blackout

A crucial election has begun in the East African nation of Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping aside after 15 years in charge but he will remain “paramount leader” in the country that continues to reject outside

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Chris Hollins Sworn in as Newly Appointed Harris County Clerk - Houston Forward Times

Chris Hollins was sworn in this past Monday, June 1st, as the newly appointed Harris The post Chris Hollins Sworn in as Newly Appointed Harris County Clerk appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Burundi court rejects bid to annul poll results

Burundi's constitutional court on Thursday rejected an opposition bid to overturn the results of last month's contested election, declaring the ruling party's presidential candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye the

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Nigeria: Almajiri As Assets and Curses

In April 2015, barely two weeks after the presidential election when the then newly-formed All Progressives Congress (APC) was waiting to take over the reins of power following its historic electoral victory, the then outgoing governor of Kano State, Mallam Rabiu Kwankwaso, basking in the euphoria

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Holness: My mind is not on election

Amid speculation that there could soon be a general election, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said his focus now is to restore the economy hard hit by the coronavirus. Holness was speaking in Annotto Bay, St Mary on Thursday during a...

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Jacob Zuma

Jacob Zuma , in full Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born April 12, 1942, Nkandla, South Africa), politician who became president of South Africa in 2009. Prior to that he served as the country’s deputy president (1999–2005), and he has served as president of the country’s ruling party, the African

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