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Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation To Expand Hospital Capacity In Four Additional Texas Counties

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Webb counties to help ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients in these

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Mourning and Mayhem: California Legislators React to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd

Protestors and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Biden's VP List Narrows, Includes Warren, Harris, Susan Rice

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Newly Unemployed? Understanding Your Health Insurance Options

With millions of people nationwide filing for unemployment since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals and families across the country are suddenly finding themselves without health insurance at a precarious

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Source: The Florida Star

Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American

Public health experts say the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color should be seen as an exclamation point in the national conversation about the systemic barriers to racial

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Source: Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post

Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd | Post News Group

Protesters and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in

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Source: Post News Group | PNG

Trump Rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa Called ‘Slap In The Face’

(Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa World via

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Source: Black America Web

Ex-cop charged in Brooks case involved in earlier shooting –

ATLANTA – Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks last week outside a downtown Wendy’s, five years ago was involved in another shooting on the job that left a man with a punctured lung, court documents

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Source: Florida Courier

'Tiny So Fine': Tiny Harris and Her 'Sexy' Looks Steal the Spotlight In Group Photo With Monica and Toya Johnson

The 44-year-old crooner took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, May 19, and posted a gorgeous group photo that includes her, singer Monica Arnold and Toya

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Justice for Joshua Johnson: Family, community want answers

The rash of national killings of unarmed Blacks has overshadowed a local tragedy, the killing of 35-year-old Joshua Johnson around 6 am on April 22, 2020 at the hands of Harris County Deputy Tu Tran, who has killed

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Bush v. Gore (2000)

Argued December 11, 2000

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Source: Black Past

Harris, Everette “E” Lynn (1955-2009)

New York Times bestselling author Everette “E” Lynn Harris was born June 20, 1955, in Flint, Michigan. Openly homosexual, Harris was best known for his depictions of gay African American men who were concealing or “closeting” their sexuality. Although he did not participate

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Democrats Offer Sweeping Police Reform Bill

(CNN) — Democrats put forward sweeping legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on police brutality and recording patterns of misuse of force across the country, the first concrete step toward action from Washington as a national movement

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Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Harris, Barbara C. (1930- ) - Birthday

Religious leader Barbara Clementine Harris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Walter and Beatrice (Price) Harris on June 12, 1930.

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Black Tulsans are not amused by rally plans | Dallas Weekly

(AP Photo/Greenwood Cultural Center via Tulsa

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Gov. Abbott orders Texas bars to close again, limits restaurants due to COVID-19 spike

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday took his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and capping restaurant capacity at

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

In New Video, Mothers Call For Action to Save Black Sons' Lives

Newspaper debuts “I Have a Black Son” video that shines light on fear about police brutality toward African American men

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo

In its investigation, TNH obtained information drawn from leaked WHO documents that suggests how some health workers and civil servants profited from response funds; and how, in the rush to scale up a response in an active conflict zone, the WHO paid millions of dollars in inflated per diems to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Top Money Managers Share Investment Strategies for a Pandemic-Driven Market – Free Press of Jacksonville

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to produce market uncertainty and investor anxiety, John Rogers Jr. and Mellody Hobson, co-CEOs of Ariel Investments L.L.C. (which ranks No. 1 on the BE 100s ASSET MANAGERS list) assembled some of the nation’s most successful value investors for last

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Biography of California Attorney General Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris was born Oct. 20, 1964, to a black Stanford University professor and a Tamil Indian physician mother, Harris became the first California attorney general with African American or South Asian ancestry after defeating Republican rival Steve Cooley in the 2010 election for the

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Source: ThoughtCo

Historically Black Colleges Work to Help students Amid Virus | Black Voice News

The school of 268 students helped Johnson, and others like her, despite its somewhat shaky financial condition and concerns that COVID-19 could make things

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

Biden Urged To Pick Black VP, Not Klobuchar As Minneapolis Killing Stokes Racial Tensions

By Joseph Ax and Richard Cowan

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

The Family Of Aunt Jemima Fights Against Getting Rid Of The Brand

Several descendants of women who played “Aunt Jemima” are speaking out against the Quaker Oats food company’s decision to rebrand its Aunt Jemima breakfast

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Jeffco Health Dept. keeps entertainment venues, museums closed through June 6

Citing the recent increase in patients hospitalized in Jefferson County with COVID-19, Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson issued an order Friday that will keep entertainment venues closed until June

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Source: The Birmingham Times

More than $19 million collected

[97] Similar to MM, Sanja Elliott, David Harris and Kendale Roberts certified payments vouchers, MPC invoices, cheques and contractor invoices, respectively, prepared in the name

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

Retired Immaculate Principal Sister Angella Harris dies

She passed away at 11 o’clock yesterday morning after a long fight with

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

African-american NY National Guard Troops Had To Fight To Fight In World War I

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (02/01/2018) (readMedia)-- During the World War I centennial observance, the New York National Guard and New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs will issue press releases noting key dates which impacted New Yorkers, based on information and artifacts provided by

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Atlanta Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Involved In Shooting Of Another Unarmed Black Man

Apparently Garrett Rolfe, who has been fired from the force and is currently facing felony murder and other charges for shooting and killing Brooks, has been named as one of three officers involved in a 2015 incident where an unarmed, Black man named Jackie Jermaine Harris was also shot by

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

“She Was Sanctified:” Da Brat Worried That Coming Out Would Cause Her Late Grandmother To Be Judged By Church Members

Quite a few factors kept Da Brat from coming out, but the “Funkdafied” rapper — born Shawntae Harris — says that the decision to keep her sexuality under wraps was ultimately her call and not the result of pressure from her

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Source: MadameNoire

Harris-Stowe University (1857-)

Harris-Stowe University is a historically black college in St. Louis, Missouri. It was also the first public teacher education institution west of the Mississippi River. Harris-Stowe was originally two separate institutions: Harris Teachers College and Stowe Teachers College, which were merged

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