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Sinde, Yalonda (1963- )

Yalonda Sinde was born in Seattle Washington to working-class parents. Her father was a steward with Amtrak for many years and her late mother was a hairdresser. She is the oldest of three sisters. Sinde’s father inspired much of her activism. “Watching what my father endured as a black

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Michelle Obama Encourages Voter Registration and Mail-In Voting in New PSA - The New York Beacon

Michelle Obama released a new PSA this week about the importance of voting in the election on Nov. 3. Whether you’re opting to vote in person or by mail-in ballot, the stakes are incredibly high this time around, and now more than ever, we

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Nigeria: 'We Must Keep Asking IBB Why He Annulled June 12'

In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the significance of the June 12, 1993, presidential election and the recognition of the day as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu

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Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Available at 15 Locations across the City, Including 13 Milwaukee Public Library Branches - Milwaukee Community Journal

MILWAUKEE— September 10, 2020, Mayor Barrett, Election Commission Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg and Milwaukee Public Library Director and City Librarian Joan Johnson highlighted the addition of 15 new, 24-hour absentee ballot drop boxes located throughout the city in advance of the 2020

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Ivory Coast Prime Minister returns after overseas medical check | Africanews

Ivorian Prime minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, returned home on Thursday after a two-month absence for medical treatment in

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Burundi Catholic Church denounces 'irregularities' in May 20 polls

The Catholic Church in Burundi on Tuesday evening denounced “many irregularities” that affected the transparency and fairness of the May 20 general elections which saw the victory, contested by the opposition, of the candidate of the ruling party General Evariste

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Keke Palmer Chosen To Host Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids Pick the President’ Election Special

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Malawi ruling party cries foul over presidential vote re-run

Malawi's governing party has called for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in this week's re-run vote as unofficial tallies show incumbent President Peter Mutharika losing to the opposition

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Source: The East African

Book Addresses Whether or Not the Killing of George Floyd Was a Tipping Point for Racism in America

To help both Black and white Americans better understand the impact of racism in America, Paradigm Publishing is offering free copies of the Amazon Kindle book, Solving The Race Issue In America by

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Donald Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulations or even shuttering after Twitter added fact checks to two of his

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

CHA has grand send-off for 150 college-bound students at annual event | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Harvard-bound student goes from Harvard Ave. to Harvard U. About 150 public housing residents heading off to college for the first time were bid a fond farewell this week – and given complimentary dorm room supplies – in CHA’s 2020 curbside edition of the annual “Take Flight College

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College Football Amid a Pandemic is Not Worth the Risk to Young Men’s Lives

That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

WATCH: What You Need To Know — June 3, 2020: Biden Goes To Church — Scarce Inmate Test — What is ANTIFA?

Biden Goes to Church, Trump Takes A Photo Op Too Far

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Booker T. Washington

Born: 4/5/856 Hales FordDied: /4/95 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.Booker T. Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 890 and 95, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Washington was from the last

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Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote

The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent

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CNN legal analyst, MN native Laura Coates on Floyd killing, legal system and more -

SiriusXM Host of "The Laura Coates Show," CNN Legal Analyst Laura Coates chatted with the MSR about the George Floyd case and more. Source

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2020 Election Live Updates: Obama Joins Biden as Campaigns Trade Attacks in Final Push

… of Miami Gardens, who is African-American, raised concerns about the campaign … Jamaican. “When we talk about African-American and Caribbean voters in Florida … them and clutching signs reading “African Americans for Biden,” they fanned out …

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2000 Tutors

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Tanzania opposition says attack on leader 'politically motivated' | News24

Tanzania's main opposition party says its chairperson has been hospitalised after being beaten up in a politically-motivated attack as police say they would investigate the assault.

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College football amid a pandemic not worth risk to young men’s lives –

That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to

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Source: Florida Courier

Cameroon: Minat - Promises Support, Warns Against Destabilisation

[Cameroon Tribune] The Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji gave a press conference in Yaounde on September 7, 2020 shortly after the convening of the electoral colleges.

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Sextuplets Who Once Appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show Just Graduated From High School

Nationwide — The Harris family sextuplets from Alabama, who are known for being the first surviving set of Black sextuplets in the U.S., are once again making international

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Beyoncé’s Message, Epic Performances Stand Out at BET Awards

DaBaby rapped a verse from the Black Lives Matter remix of his hit song “Rockstar” with Roddy Ricch at the

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Biden Says 'We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us' of Violence in U.S. Cities

Biden Says ‘We Must Not Allow This Pain To Destroy Us’ of Violence in U.S. PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is seen at War Memorial Plaza during Memorial Day, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New

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Beloved Holman Street ‘Shepherd’ Manson Johnson dies due to COVID-19

HOUSTON – Family, friends and the community is mourning the loss of Pastor Manson B. Johnson, of Holman Street Baptist Church, who died Sunday after suffering complications due to

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The Final Showdown: Biden and Trump Come Head to Head In the Last Presidential Debate Before the Election | News | The Michigan Chronicle

By Sherri Kolade With only two weeks left until the presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the nation’s eyes were on the last presidential debate on Oct. 22 between US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The hour-and-a-half long debate was at Belmont

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Biden Campaign Will Run Commercials During Every NFL Game Until Election Day

The Biden campaign is intending to utilize its budget to place commercial spots during every NFL game for the remainder of the election season

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the

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US charges ex-Jammeh bodyguard over torture of 2006 coup plotters

A Gambian man has been indicted in Colorado on federal charges that he tortured planners of a failed 2006 presidential coup when he was a member of a special armed unit that reported directly to the dictator of the African nation, prosecutors said

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Nothing Will Change Until We Do

I am angry because I am tired of seeing Black people in America continually be subject to the same behaviors by those in “positions of

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