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Congressional Black Caucus Reflects on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the State of Voting Rights 55 Years Later | Afro
(Black PR Wire)  - Today, (Aug. 9), we celebrate the 55-year anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But 55 years later, our nation is still struggling to ensure voting rights for all Americans. This 1965 law was an historic win for African Americans, but we continue to face
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The Michelle Obama podcast is live on Spotify | Atlanta Daily World
If you have already read Becoming and wish you could hear more of former First Lady, Michelle Obama, your wish has been granted. Now you can listen to her more … Continued The post The Michelle Obama podcast is live on Spotify appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
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Liberators have turned oppressors: ZCTU
BY VENERANDA LANGA THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions yesterday castigated “a few rogue elements” in the security sector who were allegedly benefiting from the feeding trough and abusing Zimbabwean citizens whenever they demonstrate against government. In a statement on the commemoration of the
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Brand South Africa responds to corruption claims by former CEO
Former Brand SA CEO Kingsley Makhubela has written a document, making several allegations against the Board of Trustees, as well as, the employees of Brand South Africa.
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Lecturer found dead; NCU president calls for urgent solution to crime
MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Lincoln Edwards has called for an urgent solution to Jamaica's crime problem.The university president expressed his concern about the nation's high crime rate following last week's murder of
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55% of respondents say The Queen must go
More than half of respondents in the latest Bill Johnson poll say Jamaica should not continue to have The Queen as head of State.The poll commissioned by the Jamaica Observer was conducted just about a month before the island marked its 58th anniversary of Independence and the results reiterate
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Israel set to send natural gas to Europe
Israel and Europe will proceed with a natural gas pipeline that will carry Israeli gas to European customers, after the Israeli government ratified the agreement. ...
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Girlfriend of Florida Man Who Shot Black Burger King Employee Charged with Murder, New Details Reveal Role Her 13-Year-Old Daughter Played In the Incident
Ashley Mason, the Florida woman involved in an altercation that left Burger King employee Desmond Joshua Jr. dead in an Orlando fast food restaurant parking […]
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Raymond S. McLain Alumnus And Las Vegas Raiders Josh Jacobs Will Be A Top-5 NFL Running Back In 2020 | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.justblogbaby.com By Brad Weiss As a running back, being selected in the first round of the draft brings extremely high expectations, but for Josh Jacobs, there was no issue exceeded expectations in 2019. The playmaker from Alabama became the first Raiders rookie to rush for over 1,000 yards in
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'Cat' Coore pounces into dreadlocks in schools debate
RASTA was a bad word in Jamaica when David Coore first took his three sons to watch cricket matches at Sabina Park in the early 1960s.Coore was a respected lawyer who helped draft Jamaica's Constitution in 1962 and a member of Kingston Cricket Club which owned that venue.
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Amber Guyger, Botham Jean’s Convicted Killer, Appeals Prison Sentence
While serving her 10-year sentence, Guyger is hoping to have her sentence reconsidered and her conviction changed.
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Texas to allow limited visitation in nursing homes - DefenderNetwork.com
For the first time in nearly five months, visitors will be allowed in Texas nursing homes on a limited basis, state health officials announced Thursday evening, reversing a policy intended to keep the state’s most vulnerable populations safe from a pandemic that has proved especially deadly for
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Spotify Rolls Out RapCaviar Day 1 Club For Fans Who’ve Been Rolling Since Day One
RapCaviar, one of the premier Hip-Hop playlists across all DSPs, is giving fans a new experience to discover who they've been rocking with since "day one."
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Govt flushes out Pengalonga gold panners
BY KENNETH NYANGANI The Mines ministry has evicted illegal gold miners who were polluting water reservoirs in Penhalonga, Mutasa South legislator Regai Tsunga (MD Alliance) has said. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) Mutasa South virtual meeting on Saturday, on
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Graphic Video: Black Teens Who Needed Help Are Held At Gunpoint By Responding Cops
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Botham Jean's Sister Issues Strong Rebuke of Amber Guyger's 'Disrespectful' Appeal to Throw Out Murder Conviction: 'She Took His Life'
Attorneys for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was found guilty of murdering Botham Jean in 2018, have filed an appeal against the […]
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Biden campaign puts VP team in place ahead of announcement - DefenderNetwork.com
With Joe Biden’s long-awaited decision on a running mate set to be revealed this week, his campaign has assembled a veteran roster of strategists to help navigate the crucible of a fall campaign. The team includes a pair of trusted Biden veterans who played key roles during his time in the White
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BLM Protesters Attacked By Pro-Police Demonstrators in Colorado
A pro-police and pro-Trump "Back the Blue" rally in Colorado turned violent when attendees attacked Black Lives Matter protesters.
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Salvation Army welcomes new leaders - WS Chronicle
The Salvation Army of Greater Winston-Salem is pleased to welcome new leaders, Major Andrew and Major Hazel Wiley. They assumed their position on June 29 and are looking forward to getting to know the community and continuing the ministry of The Salvation Army in the Greater Winston-Salem
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JLP deputy leader predicts clean sweep of four parishes in west
ST JAMES, Jamaica - Deputy leader in charge of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Area Council Four, J C Hutchinson, says the party expects to make a clean sweep of four of the five parishes across the western region in the upcoming general election.The party's Area Council Four comprises the parishes
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BCC to lease out public toilets
BY SILAS NKALA THE cash-strapped Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is mulling leasing out its public toilets after failing to service them owing to economic hardships. Health services director Edwin Sibanda told a recent full council meeting that the department had 20 toilets whose leases had expired and
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Sunday Brew — August 10, 2020
That hairy Supreme Court matter�I refuse to join those bashing the Supreme Court which ruled last week that a young lady's constitutional rights were not breached in the everlasting saga of the Kensington Primary School hairstyle matter.
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Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate - Black News Channel
By Kathleen Ronayne and Will Weissert Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black
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Newly Released Video Shows Jail Guards Berating, Tasing Restrained Black Man In Chair In Fatal Encounter: ‘He Don’t Even Feel It’
A video showing Pennsylvania inmate Shaheen Mackey being shouted at and tased by prison guards before he became unresponsive was released on social media. The […]
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Black men face high discrimination and depression, even as their education and incomes rise | Dallas Weekly
Six of the author’s studies show health disparities due to both race and gender. Getty Images / Juanmonino By Shervin Assari, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and T.J. Curry, University of Edinburgh Are you a highly educated and relatively wealthy Black man in the U.S.? Studies
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Ferguson calls for fairness, equity in care package handouts
Member of Parliament for St Thomas Eastern Dr Fenton Ferguson has called for fairness, equity and transparency in the distribution of food packages in sections of the constituency now placed under lockdown due to a rapid spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Letter from Anonymous Neighbors Claims Artist's BLM Sign Is Bringing Down Property Values
A 15-year-old artist received an anonymous letter asking her to remove her Black Lives Matter artwork displayed at her home in Lake Oswego. Nandita Kumar […]
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Almost 80% of employees say Veterans Affairs has a racism problem - DefenderNetwork.com
Almost 80% of employees at Veterans Affairs believe racism is a serious and wide-ranging issue at the agency. According to The Root, a nationwide survey of 1,500 workers at Veterans Affairs was conducted by the American Federation of Government Employees last month. Workers at Veterans Affairs
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D.L. Hughley Says Kanye West Hides Behind Mental Illness When Slandering Black History, Compares Him To Donald Trump
No lies detected. Speaking of lies, D.L. takes things a step further and compares the College Dropout rapper to the college cheat currently in the Oval Office saying "To me, Kanye West is exactly like Donald Trump so it would make sense they're both attracted to one another. They're both
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