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Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm : TheGrio
MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump is postponing his planned rally Saturday in New Hampshire, the White House said, citing... View Article The post Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm appeared first on TheGrio.
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On The Money: Protests highlight COVID-19's economic toll on African Americans | Senate confirms Trump watchdog for coronavirus funds | USTR launches probes into countries' digital taxes
THE BIG DEAL—Protests highlight COVID-19's economic toll on African Americans: Protests around the country over the deaths of George Floyd and other black Americans at the hands of police come as communities of color suffer staggering losses to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis it
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Mavs Seek Racial Healing With “Courageous Conversations”
Former NBA star Sam Perkins recently said what every black person in America has thought or said numerous  times in the past two weeks since unarmed black man George Floyd was killed by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who held his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46
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Gen. Mark Milley Apologizes For Appearing In A Photo-Op With President Trump
Gen. Mark Milley has apologized for appearing in a photo-op with President Trump after authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area from peaceful protesters.
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Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings Across America
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the
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27% of black voters agree: African Americans that back Trump ‘ain’t black’: Poll
Turns out that likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden’s controversial assertion — which he has since walked back — that black voters who cast their ballot for President Trump “ain’t black” is spot on for more than a quarter of black
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‘Black Americans want to stop being killed’: Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill - African American News Today - EIN News
to honor Floyd and other black Americans killed by police. Thousands of ;Were here because black Americans want to stop being killed
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New Orleans being Recognized as Example of Flattening the Curve
In a recent report on local NBC Affiliate WDSU TV-6, Dr. Joseph Kanter, with the Louisiana Department of Health, said while any number of deaths is too many, there are several positive trends happening in the New Orleans-area that show progress is being
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Our HBCUs: They Have Overcome And Will Do So Again.
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Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Lawyers' Committee Helps Groups Sue Trump and Barr for Tear-Gassing Peaceful Protesters Outside White House
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Protesters who were attacked by federal troops in front of the White House Monday night as they were demonstrating nonviolently against police brutality sued  President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and numerous other federal
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Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American
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Trump can’t spin his years of broken promises to Georgians - Atlanta Tribune
ATLANTA — In response to reports that President Trump will be visiting Atlanta on Wednesday, Georgia Democratic Party Chair Nikema Williams released the following statement: “During the 2016 campaign, Trump assured voters that he would rebuild our nation’s infrastructure, but that turned out to be
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Milwaukee Will Still Host Democratic National Convention
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#Election2020 – Ad spending soars as Trump plays defense in red states | The Atlanta Voice
A group of anti-Trump Republicans is spending $2 million on new TV and digital ads supporting former Vice President Joe Biden in two states President Donald Trump won in 2016 the latest in a blitz of ad buys in red states from both sides of the presidential race. Republican Voters Against
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Ingraham: Trump has delivered results for African-Americans, Biden has delivered 'hashtags' and 'slogans'
Laura Ingraham opind in her "Ingraham Angle" monologue Tuesday that the idea that Joe Biden and the Democratic Party will help African-Americans and minorities is not true -- in the wake of the violent protests and riots following George Floyd's death -- is not
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Trump can’t spin his years of broken promises to Georgians | Atlanta Daily World
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Warren’s outreach to Black voters could help VP standing
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Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings Across America
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