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Biden hires Karine Jean-Pierre as senior adviser to engage Black voters

As the general elections draw closer, Joe Biden is continuing to build his campaign team and now political strategist Karine Jean-Pierre has been selected as a senior

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Commentary: Old, Sick and Incarcerated | Post News Group

Yet the federal correctional institution that housed Manafort had no coronavirus cases, and Manafort had served fewer than two years of his more than a seven-year

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Dr Hinds is attempting to create an elections narrative that has no empirical basis

Dr. Hinds’ letter covered three broad themes and, at this time, I am limiting my response to the narrative he seeks to establish with respect to the credibility of the March 2, 2020

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Land Ownership: The Key to Black Power

As the story was recently narrated to me by my Aunt, my great grandmother was being bullied by Whites who were trying to acquire her

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

#AAMAM: “The Great Black Way” – Celebrating African Americans on Broadway (LISTEN)

But African-American artists have made a tremendous impact, primarily as writers and performers, but also as creators of source material for Broadway shows and

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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Will Not Be Released From Prison Early

After initial reports last week that former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick would most likely be freed from jail, it turns out that’s not the case, according to The Detroit

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Requiem for a Warrior, Lawrence “Larry” Aubry – A Champion of the People

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the time of southern segregation and came to Los Angeles at an early age, attending Jefferson High

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Jefferson-Jenkins, Carolyn (1952 - )

In 1994 Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was elected the first African American president of the National League of Women Voters. She became at that time the 15th president of the League in its 74 year history. A native of Ohio, Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins majored in

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Uganda: Why FDC Is Delaying Party Polls

Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi, who had challenged Gen Muntu for the party presidency, had insisted that though Article 32 of the party constitution provides that the "term of office for all party officials shall be five years renewable only once", Gen Muntu serves out only what had remained of Dr

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African Union Commission congratulates newly elected President of the Republic of Malawi

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 June 2020: Following the announcement last Saturday of presidential election results in Malawi by the country’s electoral commission, the African Union Commission has published this statement, congratulating the winner Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera: “The Chairperson of

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Burundi's Nkurunziza hails chosen successor's election victory

Burundi's longtime President Pierre Nkurunziza has congratulated the governing party's hand-picked successor on a "large victory" in the country's presidential election, though the main opposition has pledged to contest the result in

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Uganda: Critics Concerned About Web and Media-Only Election Campaigning

Uganda's 2021 election candidates will have to campaign online and through the media to reach voters as part of new rules to stem the spread of

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U.S. coronavirus deaths hit 100K, African Americans remain at higher risk

READ MORE: The New York Times publishes breathtaking front page as U.S. coronavirus deaths near 100,000

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If Black Americans were to seek asylum, they would easily qualify

Unsurprisingly, the US government's own findings reveal racial disparities in sentencing as well, with Black prisoners' sentences nearly 20 percent longer than those of white

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Election ready - PNP gearing up if poll called after SOEs lifted

THE LEADERSHIP of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has declared itself fit and ready to challenge the ruling Jamaica Labour Party if Prime Minister Andrew Holness calls a general election shortly after winding up states of emergency (SOEs) across the

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Met the First-Ever Mother-Daughter Medical School Duo!

Dr. Cynthia Kudji was matched in Family Medicine at LSU Health in

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Moment of truth approaches for GECOM Chair

As the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections crawls along it must not be forgotten that what should have been an orderly process with a result within two or three days was obscenely overturned by the Returning Officer for District Four, Clairmont Mingo when he introduced numbers

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Canada joins US in demanding early release of Guyana's election results

OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) - Canada said yesterday it would join its partners in the international community in calling on Guyana to ensure the results of the disputed March 2 regional and general elections are released immediately.'Canada strongly regrets the extended delay in declaring election results

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A Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After 36 years is now an 'AGT' Favorite

Archie Williams spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a rape he

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50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People's March

Organizers of Saturday’s online assembly have deliberately modeled it after King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign ― echoing not just his title but also his

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Burundi's Nkurunziza hails chosen successor's election victory

Burundi's longtime President Pierre Nkurunziza has congratulated the governing party's hand-picked successor on a "large victory" in the country's presidential election, though the main opposition has pledged to contest the result in

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Coronavirus Update: Black Mom to Sue City After Violent Arrest Over Face Covering

After the violent arrest of Kaleemah Rozier was caught on video by a bystander in New York City, the 22-year-old mom says she plans to file a $10 million lawsuit against police for excessive force after the arrest for improperly wearing a face

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Uganda: Politicians Push to Reopen Economy Ahead of Poll Campaigns to Start

And now just emerging from no contact with voters, there are concerns about whether the election calendar and roadmap as set by the National Electoral Commission in December 2018 is still viable considering the time

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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first

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Juneteenth by the Numbers | The Atlanta Voice

Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Algeria

The fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front (Front Islamique du Salut; FIS) won the largest number of votes in the countrys first-ever parliamentary elections in Dec. 1991. To thwart the electoral results, the army canceled the general election, which plunged the country into a bloody civil war. An

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Birmingham’s Cicely Jones, Financial Advisor, Offers Sage Advice During COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic having a major impact on both the financial markets and the personal assets of many, Cicely Jones, CEO and founder of MPA Financials, remains on a mission to equip the Birmingham community with tools to attain financial freedom and establish generational

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Source: The Birmingham Times

‘Denied The Truth’ Says Son of Black Man Who Died in Custody

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The son of a black man who died in police custody in Louisiana after a videotaped altercation that appears to show officers hitting and tasing him two months ago said he feels the family has been denied the truth about what

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Implicit Bias a Driver of COVID-19 among African Americans

Dr. Melva Thompson-Robinson knows the data on the disparate impact of the corona virus and COVID-19 on African Americans and other

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Kenya: BBI Drive Runs Into Hurdles Despite Backers' Optimism

"We want all the issues raised by the women leaders captured in the final report," said Mr Odinga even as the BBI debate continues to draw division with political leaders differing on the

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