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LOS ANGELES SENTINEL - “Last year, we witnessed the death of my API brother, Angelo Quinto, a Navy veteran, who was tragically killed by police when an officer knelt on his neck for nearly five minutes,” said Gipson. “We need to make sure all methods of restraining someone do not turn unnecessarily
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Help Find Daniel Robinson: Search continues for Missing Geologist, 24 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unsurprised that there was no updated information from the Buckeye police about the case, the family has sought its own private investigator to proceed with exhausting all efforts and resources to search for the missing geologist. The father, David Robinson II, has taken the helms
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Here’s what you need to know about the 3rd-party candidates on the Mass. presidential ballot
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Highest COVID-19 Case Count Over Holiday Weekend; Over 7,000 Tested Positive. - Los Angeles Sentinel
Monday, July 6, L.A. Public officials provided an update on current levels of escalation in the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to maintain control over the spread of COVID-19, Los Angeles leaders took a “hard pause” and closed down beaches, piers, bike trails, and outdoor dining in order to limit
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KINGSTON’S 11 SERVING UP FINE JAMAICAN AND CALIFORNIA CUISINE | Post News Group
Kingston 11 has become both an electric and eclectic venue, using local and organic ingredients in its environmentally-friendly, and community-oriented restaurant. Its delicacies, as well as other dishes Nigel call ‘street foods,’ come from different
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Boston removes Park Square statue of Abraham Lincoln and kneeling slave
City officials blamed the statue's "role in perpetuating harmful prejudices and obscuring the role of Black Americans in shaping the nation’s freedoms."
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Nearly Half Of Nursing Home Workers In Pennsylvania Have Declined COVID-19 Vaccine, State Data Shows - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Help Find Daniel: Search Continues for Missing Geologist, 24 - Voice and Viewpoint
By Dee Ford Byas, The Arizona Informant Newspaper A $10,000 reward is offered for any information on the whereabouts of Daniel Robinson, 24, who went missing more than two months ago from a remote Buckeye, Arizona, worksite. The Arizona Informant received exclusive details regarding the status of
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Tanzania: Govt Embarks On Creating Local Content Policy for Investment - The Tanzania News
THE government has embarked on formulating a first national policy on local content, which will guide on how citizens benefit in opportunities arising from foreign direct investment projects. The initiative came at time when the country witnessing a number of FDIs but mostly lacks national level
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Oakland’s $3.8 Billion Budget for 2021-2023 Funds Roads, Parks, Youth and Boosts Money for OPD | Post News Group
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Recent study showed 51% of locals wearing masks in public - African American News Today - EIN News
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The push to wear masks has been an ongoing message for the Memphis area, but Tuesday afternoon county Mayor Lee Harris laid out why that message is so important in stopping coronavirus. During the COVID Task Force briefing he laid out numbers to show just who was wearing masks
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One on One with Mayor Lori Lightfoot. | Chicago Defender
Since her historic election as the city's first Black Woman and LGBTQ Mayor, Lori Lightfoot has faced unprecedented challenges and obstacles running the city.  From dealing with a global pandemic, racial unrest, a contentious relationship with the Chicago Teachers Union, and local alderman, Mayor
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Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal - Los Angeles Sentinel
The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on
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Stillman College President Cynthia Warrick creates partnership, impact and legacy
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff Culture is defined by its leadership. At Stillman College, Cynthia Warrick is the “rudder,” so to speak, in setting the course for the students and staff, alumni and others. As the seventh president of Stillman and the first female president, Warrick’s vision has changed
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FIU visionary Albert Dotson Sr. passes away
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New laws taking effect in California January 1, 2021 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Through the pandemic, legislative sessions in Sacramento were canceled just as they were across the country, not giving the time needed to add new legislation. As a result, in 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed the lowest number of laws since 1967, just 372. In comparison, in 2019 there were 870 new
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Homeless Advocates Call Clash with LAPD in Echo Park Encampment State-Sanctioned Violence - L.A. Focus News
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Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - During the first 10 days of April, there were nine killings in Birmingham, a span of “unimaginable” violence, according to the Birmingham Police Department (BPD). The post Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
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Los Angeles City Mayor Pleads for George Floyd Protests to 'Take a Step Back' due to Violent Acts in L.A. over 300 arrested | BlackPressUSA
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Yesterday Mayor Garcetti responded to the devastating news of George Floyd by stating, “…He was far from the first, the end of his life, was another page in the worst chapter of our nation’s history of what it means to be black in America. 244 years into our attempts to
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Ex-Westminster Pastor Gets 14 Years in Prison for Investment Scam - Los Angeles Sentinel
A former pastor of a Westminster church was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for an investment scam federal prosecutors say took in $33 million. The post Ex-Westminster Pastor Gets 14 Years in Prison for Investment Scam appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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New Fund Will Grant $10,000 to Struggling Local Business Owners - L.A. Focus News
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