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Newswire: : MLK family asks for no celebration until lawmakers pass Voting Rights legislation
Dr. King at March on Washington, 1963 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Prayer breakfasts, marches, parades, and an uptick in volunteer efforts to support the annual Day of Service have remained staples of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.But the late civil rights icon family
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Newswire: Sophia the Robot commits to help end global racism and injustice
Dr. Ben Chavis with Sophia the Robot By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Sophia the Robot said she’s committed to improving the quality of life for all people throughout the world, and asserted that artificial intelligence (AI) can help bring racial equality, economic
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NAACP Houston hosts financial program for college-bound students - DefenderNetwork.com
The Economic, Employment, and Empowerment Committee of the NAACP Houston Youth Council will host, $chooling Debt, an advocacy program dedicated to giving college-bound students the knowledge needed to reduce or […]
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Slight uptick in police taking covid19 vaccine - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A total of 32 police officers have died of the covid19 virus, but only one in two is vaccinated. Assistant Commissioner of Police Joanne Archie said on Friday that the organisation had been significantly affected and challenged during the two years of the pandemic while trying to enforce the v
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Chick-fil-A Gives $5 Million To Nonprofits To Empower Black Communities
Some $5 million has been committed by fast food chain Chick-fil-A to nonprofits to help carry out their mission in Black communities.
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Girl Scout Cookies Will Now Pull Up With DoorDash Delivery
Following up upon 2021's hybrid selling model in which Girl Scout troops across the country implemented in-person and online ordering methods via GrubHub, cookie fiends will be able to buy cookies in person or have them delivered right to their doorsteps via DoorDash starting in February.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Police announce new Buckhead precinct - The Atlanta Voice
The center of Buckhead is the intersection of West Paces Ferry Road and Peachtree Street. It was also where Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta Police Department unveiled a new precinct for the Buckhead Community on Thursday, January 13. Dickens was joined by Atlanta Polic
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8 Things We Learned from Cordae on ‘The Breakfast Club’
For the past few years Cordae’s been one of the few up and coming rappers in this generation’s who’s been able to get much praise and respect from the OG lyricists from Hip-Hop’s Golden Era.…
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8-Year-Old Georgia Girl Killed In Drive-By Shooting While Petting Horses Outside Her Home - The New York Beacon
On Saturday, an 8-year-old girl was shot in the head while petting horses outside her Augusta home, resulting in a search for suspects accused in the fatal shooting. Officials say three suspects were arrested in the homicide investigation, according to WRDW News. Arbrie Leigh Anthony, an
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17 deaths, 577 new covid19 cases - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Ministry of Health has reported 17 deaths and 577 new covid19 cases on Wednesday. In its 4 pm update it said there are 15,988 active cases and 613 patients in hospital. The total number of covid19 deaths is 3,119. It said of those who have died, 177 were fully vaccinated, 2,552 were not
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Supply Chain Issues Sparks #BareshelvesBiden To Trend on Twitter In Response to Empty Store Shelves
The latest outcry on social media responds to the trending hashtag #BareshelvesBiden on Twitter about the empty shelves at local grocery stores.
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Pregnant Congolese immigrant fatally shot in front of her family in Louisville
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PRESS ROOM: Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. to Speak to SMC Emeritus in Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In commemoration of the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 17, 2022) as well as Dr. King’s iconic, groundbreaking 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, the Santa Monica College Emeritus Current Events class—co-taught by Nat Trives and Jay Johnson—welcomes distinguished
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4-Year-Old Left In Day Care Van For 9 Hours In Freezing Temperatures In New York - Blavity
 The family of a 4-year-old left inside of a day care van for nine hours in freezing temperatures is furious. The incident happened on Jan. 7 when the driver and van monitor from Living Waters Childcare picked up Makyia Artis at 9:15 a.m. in Rochester, New York. Artis informed the van monitor that
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MLK Day celebrations in Houston - DefenderNetwork.com
Every year on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. If you are looking for different things to do […]
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EXCLUSIVE: VP Kamala Harris Talks Ending Voter Suppression to Black Press   | The Michigan Chronicle
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the National Newspaper Publishers Association about voting rights and more. Still shot courtesy of the National Newspaper Publishers Association From protecting voting rights in America and ensuring safer roads for pedestrians to lowering insulin prices for
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California Governor Proposes Tax Cuts, Expanded Health Care - Los Angeles Sentinel
With state revenues at an all-time high, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a budget that would cut taxes while also promising to pay the health care expenses of all of the state's low-income adults who are living in the country
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Kid Cudi Plays A Porn Star In New Horror Film ‘X’
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Planning Minister: Trinidad and Tobago can access Euros from 800m fund - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis said TT is still eligible to bid for funding access from regional resources worth 800 million Euros. She said the funds are available under a new co-operation framework being implemented by the European Union (EU). At a meeting with EU
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Brooklyn Thumped by Thunder - The New York Beacon
Nash Adjusting To Covid Issues Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Derrel Jazz Johnson One day after arguably the most impressive win of the season against the Chicago Bulls, with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving all shining for the Brooklyn Nets, the
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A Texas Deputy Chasing a Suspect in his Vehicle Collides with Another Car, Killing its Driver and Injuring Child Passengers
A Harris County, Texas, deputy pursuing a robbery suspect in his vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle Wednesday night that killed its driver and injured two child passengers, Houston police said.
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 […] The post Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses appeared first on The Sacram
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Schools Closed Or Shifting To Remote Learning - The Seattle Medium
Due to high absentee and quarantine rates, several schools have either transitioned to remote learning or have been closed. The post Schools Closed Or Shifting To Remote Learning appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Pundit, MP want funeral grants for Hindus denied right to open-air cremation - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

BOTH the Paramachyra of Hindu organisation SWAHA, Pundit Hardeo Persad, and Couva South MP Rudy Indarsingh have welcomed the lifting restrictions on open-air pyre cremation for Hindus who have died from covid19.

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Newswire: U.S. House January 6 Committee, Chair Bennie Thompson lays out the investigation ahead 
Congressman Bennie Thompson By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor During two interviews on January 2, Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) outlined steps moving forward after months of investigation of the violent January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters.The
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Bowie State’s Wilson named AFCA National Coach of the Year | Afro
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Damon Wilson, architect of three CIAA Football Championships at Bowie State University, was named the 2021 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year for the NCAA Division II.  The announcement was made during the AFCA Convention in San
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3 Women Charged With Beating Airline Security Officer At JFK - The New York Beacon
NEW YORK (AP) — Three women are facing federal charges of attacking an airline security worker who tried to block them from boarding a flight at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in September because of what prosecutors say was problematic behavior, including a refusal
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Clyde Bellecourt, Native American Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 85
Clyde Bellecourt, a Native American civil rights leader who founded the influential group American Indian Movement (AIM), died Tuesday of cancer at the age of 85, his wife, Peggy Bellecourt, and Minnesota's Hennepin County medical examiner confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.
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Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’
By David Miguel Gray, University of Memphis U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism that critical race theory teaches … that our institutions are racist and need to be destroyed from the ground
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