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Incumbents and Newcomers Win | Afro

By Etolia Magdalena Special to the AFRO Like many places in the country, Washington, D.C. had races at stake on the Nov. 3 general election, and when the polls closed, many wondered the fate of the large group of candidates running for At-Large Council positions, and included Initiative 81, which would decriminalize the use and […]

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As Universities Zoom To The Future, They Leave Behind Marginalized Students - Blavity

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Trump's Legal Challenge To 'Sanctuary' Laws

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a defeat in his legal showdown with the most-populous U.S. state, declining to hear his administration’s challenge to “sanctuary” laws in California that protect immigrants from

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Tiktok maker ByteDance hit $3-billion in net profit last year

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Trump signs police reform executive order that focuses on training, falls short of protesters’ demands

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China carries out first coronavirus-related execution | Afro

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Rwanda: How New Web-Based App Eases Access to Land Information

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