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Jackson-Lee, Sheila (1950 - )
Sheila Jackson-Lee was born on January 12, 1950 in Queens, New York.   She graduated from Jamaica High School in Queens, New York in 1968.  She then graduated from Yale University in Connecticut with a B.A. in political science in 1972 followed in 1975 by a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law
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Biden hosts George Floyd family on anniversary of shocking murder - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… George Floyd by hosting the African American man’s family — but without …
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Sheriff Denies Any Riots Involvement EL RENO —An Oklahoma sheriff held a news conference Friday to discuss his trip to Washington during the riots at the U.S. Capitol building. Canadian…
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It’s Time For A Black Woman On The Supreme Court - The Seattle Medium
The threat to our lives, and to a multiracial, multiethnic democratic society, does not just come from violent white supremacists or abusive cops. It comes from Republican politicians whose response to high Black voter turnout in 2020 is to make it harder for many of us to vote. And it comes from
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Congressman Al Green (D-TX) Calls for U.S. Department of Reconciliation   – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA Newswire — By Stacy M. Brown - In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Let It Be Known” breaking news morning show, and fresh off the historic second impeachment of President [...]
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DHS and VIHA Implement V.I.’s First Housing Assistance Program for Youth
The Department of Human Services has partnered with the VI Housing Authority to implement the territory’s first housing assistance program for youth who have left (aged out of) the foster care system and are at risk of becoming homeless.
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Diggs, Charles (1922–1998)
Charles Diggs was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922. His father was Charles Coles Diggs and his mother was Mayme Jones Diggs.  Young Diggs had an upper middle class background; his father, a prominent mortician and real estate developer, served in the Michigan State Senate.  Diggs eventually took
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Congresswoman Who Sheltered In Place Alongside Maskless GOP Colleagues During Capitol Riots Contracts COVID-19 - Blavity
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Impeachment Shame for Donald Trump – Presidency Concludes on Lowest Note in History - Milwaukee Community Journal
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia First came the testimony and closing arguments – Congress members laid out a four-year reign of terror that was Donald Trump’s presidency. Then came the verdict – Congress voted to impeach Trump, and in the process, placed
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White Privilege on Full Display as Trump’s Thugs Take Over US Capitol. | Chicago Defender
Trump-Supporting Thugs took over the US Capitol building, disrupting the counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win.  Earlier in the day, thousands of his supporters held a rally refusing to accept the election results.  In his speech to his supporters, Trump said he
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Impeachment Shame for Donald Trump – Presidency Concludes on Lowest Note in History | The Orlando Advocate
NNPA Newswire — First came the testimony and closing arguments – Congress members laid out a four-year reign of terror that was Donald Trump’s presidency. Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia First came the testimony and closing arguments – Congress members
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Norton Lauds Upcoming House Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill
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“There’s Always A Reason To Celebrate MLK Day” | The Oklahoma Eagle
By Rebecca Marks Jimerson America has been observing and celebrating, in most states, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday for 26 years. The federal holiday, which went into effect in 1986 and was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on Nov. 3, 1983, is traditionally celebrated annually on the
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Donald Trump Politics; Why Do I Feel Like the U.S. is on the Cusp of a Third Revolutionary War? : ThyBlackMan.com
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Black Capitol officer stops rioters from entering senate chambers - DefenderNetwork.com
Black Capitol Police officerEugene Goodmanis being praised on social media for bravely stopping rioters from entering the Senate chambers during the Capitol riots on Wednesday. Igor Bobic, Huffington Post politics reporter, tweeted a screenshot of the video of Goodman confronting protestors and
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Biden Wants To Revolutionize The IRS To Chase Wealthy Tax Cheats
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New Obamacare Enrollment Nets 1 Million Sign Ups
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Impeachment Shame for Donald Trump – Presidency Concludes on Lowest Note in History - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Man Crawled Through Kitchen Window To Beat Woman With Protective Order: VIPD
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Avoided Capitol ‘Safe Room’ During Coup Because Of ‘Treasonous, White Supremacist’ Congress Members
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Panic Buttons In Ayanna Pressley's Capitol Office Were Ripped Out Before Attempted Coup, Her Chief Of Staff Says - Blavity
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IL college athletes could soon profit endorsement deals, just like pros | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Sarah Schulte, ABC 7 Chicago College athletics is a huge business. The National Collegiate Athletic Association generates billions of dollars but the athletes don't make a dime. 'They are the source of this great amount of money that is making head coaches fabulously wealthy, they deserve at l
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Congress to Hold Historic Hearing on Insular Cases Resolution
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Apple launches major new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects to challenge systemic racism, advance racial equity nationwide
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Delusional Insurrectionists Just Won’t Stop
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The Internet Gets Honest About Juneteenth Becoming A Federal Holiday
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Congresswoman Johnsons 2020 App Challenge | Dallas Weekly
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Mitchell, Parren James (1922-2007)
Parren James Mitchell was a civil rights activist, the first African American elected to Congress from the South since 1898, and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.  Born in 1922, Mitchell grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended public schools there.  His father was a waiter
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