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Jones, Torres sworn in as nation's first openly gay Black congressmen - TheGrio
Two brand-new New York congressmen — Rep. Mondaire Jones and Rep. Ritchie Torres — made history this weekend, becoming the... View Article The post Jones, Torres sworn in as nation's first openly gay Black congressmen appeared first on TheGrio.
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As Trump continues his assault on democracy, Georgia is on Biden's mind
Georgia's Senate vote this week will determine the prospects for Joe Biden's reform agenda.
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As DeVos exits DOE, leaders focus on damage control amid pandemic : TheGrio
Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has resigned, becoming the second Trump cabinet official to step down following President Donald Trump's... View Article The post As DeVos exits DOE, leaders focus on damage control amid pandemic appeared first on TheGrio.
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Israeli Docs Unveil Possible Big Step Forward in Battling Cancer  – The Wilmington Journal
RAMAT GAN, Israel — Changing the gut microbiome can reprogram the immune system to attack malignant tumors in at least some cancer patients, concludes a recent clinical trial at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. The results were [...]
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Christmas 2020 will best be remembered for the negative impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic more than anything else. But, nonetheless, there will be some kind features to recall.
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Record 3 million have voted early in Georgia Senate runoff - DefenderNetwork.com
More than 3 million Georgians have already voted in the Jan. 5 runoffelection, a figure that both smashes the previous turnout record for a statewide runoff in the Peach State and exemplifies theurgency of the dualSenate runoffs that will determine which party controls Congress's upper
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FIRST Appointments in 2020 | New York Carib News
VP Elect Kamala Harris Harris, 56, is poised to become the first African-American and woman of Indian and Jamaican descent to be the Vice President of the United States under the Democratic Party. Dia Forrester-Gelineau Forrester-Gellineau is the first woman to be appointed to Attorney General
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Online education leader to take over at University of Maryland Global Campus - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… education. Fowler is the first African American named to serve as the … , Lawrence E. Leak, is also African American.) Maryland higher-education officials said …
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Vanilla Ice Under Fire For Indoor, Maskless New Year’s Eve Mar-a-Lago Club Performance | BET
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Stocks fall as trading starts for year of great expectations - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling from their record highs Monday, as trading gets underway in a year where the dominant expectation is for a powerful economic rebound to eventually sweep the world. The S&P 500 was 1.5% lower in midday trading, after earlier
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Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The unprecedented Republican effort to overturn the presidential election has been condemned by an outpouring of current and former GOP officials warning the effort to sow doubt in Joe Biden's win and keep President Donald
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Jamaica: Men living under St Mary bridge hoping for better year - Stabroek News
They have been living under a bridge longer than even they can remember. The article Jamaica: Men living under St Mary bridge hoping for better year appeared first on Stabroek News.
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154 new COVID-19 cases, no additional fatality
Jamaica on Sunday recorded 154 additional COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from nine months to 98 years, increasing the total to 13,203 with 1,766 being active. Of the new cases, 84 are men, 69 are women and one other is under investigation. No...
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JAS plans to go back to roots for 2021
The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is embarking on a mission this year to re-energise all its branches islandwide to make it more attuned to the needs of its members and the Jamaican society. Formed in 1895 under the instruction of then...
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Former Eastside High principal and the inspiration behind the 1989 Film “Lean on Me”, Joe Clark, dead at 82. | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Ali Bouldin, Contributing Writer Joe Clark, the former principal of Paterson New Jersey, Eastside High, and the inspiration behind the 1989 film, “Lean on Me,” has died at 82 from an undisclosed illness. Joe Clark, a retired Army Drill Sergeant, played by Morgan Freeman in the movie “Lean on
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Health ministry addressing dip in COVID-19 testing
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the Ministry is working to address issues with COVID-19 testing. Bisasor-McKenzie has indicated that there has been a drop in testing over the past few...
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Outrage and More Despair as Prosecutors Fail to Charge Officers in Jacob Blake Case | Dallas Weekly
In what’s become an all-too familiar story surrounding America’s systemic disregard for Black lives, Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley said the evidence didn’t support charges against the officers. “It is my decision that no Kenosha law enforcement officer, in this case, will be charged
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I Have A Dream Scholarship - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
What does it mean to have a dream? It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal. Young Filmmakers Contest…
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Keeping it Real: The Day Trump Crossed the Rubicon - Black Voice News
S. E. Williams | Executive Editor “To see it unspool — to watch the jumbled images ricochet, live, across the world's endless screens — was, as an American, a struggle to believe your eyes. But there it was, in the capital city of the United States in early January 2021: a real-ti
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White Christianity And The Coup At The Capital - The New York Beacon
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, hundreds of white terrorists stormed the Capitol building in Washington D.C in the name of Trumpism, patriotism and “revolution.” Amidst the mob dressed in riot gear and carrying armed weaponry, “Jesus Saves” was held up on posters, clothing and even
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Trump impeached again? Phone call urging Brad Raffensperger to cheat was illegal | Atlanta Daily World
A recorded call between Donald Trump and Brad Raffensperger released by The Washington Post has shocked voters and adds to the growing body of evidence that this commander-in-chief is not only deranged and delusional, he as many already suspected is a criminal. Millions of Americans awoke to the
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Trump Terrorist Seen Chilling In Nancy Pelosi's Office Finally Arrested In Arkansas - Blavity
Richard Barnett, the domestic terrorist seen in now-infamous photos with his feet up in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Wednesday, has finally been arrested in his home state of Arkansas, The Department of Justice said in a news release.  From his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk to an Arkansas
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Bartlett cautiously optimistic about tourism’s performance for 2021
Despite reeling from a $76 billion loss in earnings and a 2.3 million decline in visitor arrivals, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says not only was 2020 a watershed moment for his industry, but that Jamaica emerged from it the epitome of “tourism...
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Capitol chaos underscores importance of free press and hope amid insurrection | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Mila Sanina Believing in America is hard these days. For every piece of hope, it gives you a dozen blows and disappointments. On Jan. 6, 2021, it gave us a mob of home-grown terrorists storming the U.S. Capitol, a president inspiring an insurrection, Confederate and Trump flags carried into the
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Former Defense Secretaries Call for An End to Trump Election Challenges. | Chicago Defender
In an open letter to the President, all ten living defense secretaries implored Trump to stop with his unfounded election fraud claims. Lead by Dick Cheney, each of the former defense secretaries stressed the importance of honoring the election results and a peaceful transition of power. ' American
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Third Round of Stimulus Checks in Jeopardy with Centrist Dem Skeptical
With Democrats set to control both chambers of Congress following Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff winning both Senate runoff elections in Georgia this week, the likelihood of American households receiving a third stimulus check has become more of a reality as Capitol Hill lawmakers have begun to
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Gov’t needs to close borders now to flights to prevent further Covid spread - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I have not written letters to the Press for some time about the Covid-19 pandemic and the failures of the Government to address this deadly virus. The article Gov’t needs to close borders now to flights to prevent further Covid spread appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated – Dallas Post Tribune
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power, forcing lawmakers to be rushed from the building and interrupting challenges to Joe
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Trump directed Pentagon to reverse decision and keep aircraft carrier in Middle East - The New York Beacon
(CNN)President Donald Trump directed acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller to reverse course and order a US aircraft carrier to return to the Middle East following a White House meeting Sunday, according to a senior defense official. This decision overturned Miller's order last week to
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Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to Object to Electoral College Votes - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pleadings with his Republican colleagues to move on and accept President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, President Donald Trump’s allies continue to
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