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7 killed in shootings at 3 Atlanta-area massage parlors - TheGrio
Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs have left seven people dead, many of them... View Article The post 7 killed in shootings at 3 Atlanta-area massage parlors appeared first on TheGrio.
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Massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead, many of Asian descent | The Atlanta Voice
A 21-year-old Georgia man has been arrested in the killings of eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. Police said the motive wasn’t immediately known, but the ethnicity of many of the victims prompted fears that the killings could
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OP-ED: On Bloody Sunday's 56-Year Mark, President Biden's Words Remind Americans That Democracy Needs a Renewed Push for Voting Rights - BNC
By Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Washington, D.C.) – On the 56-year mark of Alabama’s brutal Bloody Sunday attack on Black communities, their allies and democracy itself, President Joe Biden released recorded remarks this
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Erica McKinley Named Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel Of Big Ten Conference | Dallas Weekly
ROSEMONT, Ill., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Big Ten Conference has named Erica McKinley its first chief legal officer and general counsel. In this role, she oversees all legal, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, compliance, litigation, regulatory, corporate, and NCAA matters, as
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Catholic order makes major step in slavery reparations - BNC
The American Catholic order made a grand gesture in the continuing efforts to atone for slavery by pledging $100 million to benefit the descendants of the enslaved people it once owned. In a report from the New York Times, the money raised by the Jesuits will flow into a new foundation, the
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Hispanics In Alaska Lost In Translation – The Wilmington Journal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a cold January morning, Lilian Montoya drove from her house to a Covid-19 testing center in Anchorage, Alaska. Her husband had tested positive for the disease a couple of days before, as
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IN MEMORIAM: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, Dies - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to her work at UGA, Valerie Boyd had a storied career as an arts editor at the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Senior Editor for The Bitter Southerner, editor-at-large for UGA Press and as a contributor to the Oxford American and anthologies including In the
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Tenn. lawmaker reintroduces bill to take Hoover's name off FBI HQ after watching ‘Judas And The Black Messiah' - Face2Face Africa
The release of the movie Judas and the Black Messiah once again highlighted how the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover’s leadership used the agency’s Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) to infiltrate and destabilize several organizations and leaders in the civil rights struggle. Though a section of
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Derek Chauvin Trial will be long and drawn out | New Pittsburgh Courier
Derek Chauvin trial lawyers following Friday’s announcement that the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to award George Floyd’s family a record $27 million to settle their wrongful death civil lawsuit, moved for the cop charged with killing Floyd are asking for a delay, implying that the
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IN MEMORIAM: World Dignitaries React to Death of Bishop Desmond Tutu - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others,” former U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement. “A universal spirit, Archbishop Tutu was grounded in the struggle for liberation and justice in his own country, but also
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California Governor will place Black woman in the senate if Diane Feinstein retires - BNC
By: Teddy Grant California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said that if Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein retires, he would replace her with a Black woman. The Reid Out’s Joy Reid asked the governor if he would “nominate an African American woman to restore the seat that Kamala Harris is no longer in
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Newsom says he will appoint Black woman if Senator Feinstein retires - TheGrio
California Governor Gavin Newsom has verbally committed to appointing a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if the 87-year-old Dianne... View Article The post Newsom says he will appoint Black woman if Senator Feinstein retires appeared first on TheGrio.
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Spartan Rock Auction begins Friday
Though the auction will take place entirely online this year due to COVID-19, the buzz of excitement is just as big and the donations as unique and generous as ever before. Edmund Burke Academy’s annual Spartan Rock Auction begins online this Friday, March 19, at 7 a.m. and will continue through to
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La belleza reina en Venezuela  – The Wilmington Journal
Convertirse en reina de belleza es un reto que no cualquiera puede aceptar. Implica una gran preparación, llena de dificultades que muchas veces no se ven en pantalla. Venezuela está lleno de mujeres que se [...]
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IN MEMORIAM: The Black Press of America Remembers Those We Lost in 2021 - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From the stunning death of Supremes co-founder and Black Press friend Mary Wilson to the loss of DMX, Colin Powell, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2021 featured some of the saddest and most unexpected
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Omar Brown Named VP, People & Culture Officer At Big Ten Conference | Dallas Weekly
ROSEMONT, Ill., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Big Ten Conference named Omar Brown vice president, people & culture officer. In a newly created role, Brown drives diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives throughout the conference, such as the Equality Coalition and the Advisory Commission. Brown
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‘Slavery For Life’: School District Forced To Apologize After Another Civil War Assignment Goes Wrong - The New York Beacon
Source: SDI Productions / Getty It seems like at least once a year, a school or even an entire school district apologizes for a racist lesson gone wrong. This time around, Union County Public Schools in North Carolina is in the hot seat after a group of
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Rich Countries Snatching Up Vaccines Before Poorer Countries Have a Chance, Advocates Warn | Post News Group
More than half a billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to the New York Times, and more than 75% of them have gone to people in the world’s richest countries: countries like the US, Canada, and the UK. According to a blog post in March from the People’s Vaccine
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Adios, load shedding? Six Western Cape districts 'to move off Eskom grid'
It's not just Stellenbosch that's looking to divorce itself from Eskom: The Western Cape Government now plans to 'eliminate load shedding' in several areas.
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El cuidado personal repunta en las estéticas  – The Wilmington Journal
La belleza es un negocio que nunca se muere y siempre evoluciona, a pesar de la pandemia. En México, las estéticas están acostumbradas a una demanda alta, y hay desde pequeños salones hasta grandes negocios. [...]
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Deshaun Watson accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit - TheGrio
NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed by an unnamed plaintiff in... View Article The post Deshaun Watson accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit appeared first on TheGrio.
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Paul Wall Explains Why He Got The COVID Vaccine
Well, at least he's still using whatever influence he has left to encourage people to fight back against the Rona. Unlike a certain orange hued liar who called the virus a hoax only to get his vaccine in secret as to not enrage his cult following.
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'As Soon As We Get Justice...': Black Farmer Criticizes Sen. Lindsey Graham for Calling COVID-19 Relief Bill Provision That Benefits Black Farmers 'Reparations'
The president of the National Black Farmers Association has called for Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to apologize for his critical comments about a provision of […]
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'It Is Challenging to Know How to Appropriately Respond': Second Georgetown Professor Resigns After Discussion with Colleague About Black Students Goes Viral
A second professor at the Georgetown University Law Center has resigned from the school after a discussion with a colleague about student performance included what […]
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AG Garland asked to investigate FBI background check of Justice Brett Kavanaugh
By: Alyssa Wilson The FBI's background check and investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh have been called fake by a U.S. senator. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island alleged that the investigation 'appears to have been politically-constrained and perhaps fake.'  Whitehouse
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Burke County Medical Center received $10,000 through the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Program.
The Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Program recently awarded 14 hospitals a total of $140,000 through a donation made by Windham Brannon. Burke Medical Center, Union General Hospital and Washington County Regional Medical Center are included on the recipient list for the funds. The hospital’s Business
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IN MEMORIAM: Noted publisher, Mary Jervay Thatch, remembered - Texas Metro News
The Black Press and African American community have lost a legendary leader, fighter and advocate for human rights, civil rights, and justice. Indeed, one of her most successful efforts made worldwide news. Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, the third generation editor and publisher of The Wilmington
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IN MEMORIAM: Joseph BELL - Texas Metro News
Joseph BELL, age 92, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.   Joseph Bell was born on June 21, 1929 in Hartselle, Alabama to Joseph and Melweda Bell. He was raised in Birmingham and graduated from Westfield High School in Brighton, Alabama in 1946.  Joe was the eldest of
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YouTube Originals lanza documental “Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil” – The Wilmington Journal
YouTube Originals estrenará el 16 de marzo el documental exclusivo en cuatro capítulos “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil”. Este seguirá los últimos tres años de vida de la cantante, compositora y actriz de 28
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All load shedding schedules for Gauteng, Cape Town & Durban: 17 March
Stage 1 load shedding remains in place on Wednesday 17 March. People in Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban can check their local schedules here.
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