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Kenya: Activists Petition Treasury to Institute Accountability Measures for Covid-19 Funds
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Shumate, With League, To Work With Chamber Former State Sen. Jabar Shumate (Dem., Tulsa) is heading an organization with the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City that will work with…
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Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Donald Trump, Says It Will Prosecute Him Even After Presidency Ends
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Justin Timberlake Urges America To Move Forward By Removing Confederate Statues
The Tennessee-born pop superstar wants the nation to stop celebrating “men who proudly owned and abused Black people.”
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Representatives, Senators, Governors Who Else Is On The November Ballot?
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Zimbabwe: Hundreds Defy Govt Mourner Limit to Bury Late Prominent Masvingo Bus Operator
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces the Reimagining Atlanta City Detention Center Task Force recommendations
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Cele and JP Smith exchange war of words over eviction of Bulelani Qolani
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'Black people cannot be racist': EFF's Shivambu ignites BLM debate
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'Black Pride Isn't Racism': Candace Owens Accuses Netflix and Uber Eats of Segregation for Highlighting Black Creators and Restaurants, Gets Dragged
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Jordan Brand Launches ‘REAL TALK’ Series On Racial Justice
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Alive & Well (open letter) - The New York Beacon
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Will Smith Was Called The N-Word By Cops
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New leadership for Nubian Square
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Somalia: Series of Grenade Attacks Shocks Somali Capital
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CMBC 2020: Discussing Culture and Tourism | New York Carib News
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Uganda: 2021 - MPs Reject Digital Campaigns
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US Marine task force prepares for crisis response deployment in the Caribbean | New York Carib News
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Gauteng education dept investigating suspension of pupil 'for talking about racism' at Randburg school | News24
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Air Force football will honor African-American air pioneers Tuskegee Airmen with special uniforms
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Senate passes police reform bill - The Bay State Banner
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