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General Colin Powell Endorses Joe Biden | Chicago Defender
On Sunday, June 7, 2020, Colin Powell, former United States Secretary of State, took to the airways to throw his support for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election this November. Powell, a retired four-star general in the United States Army, is the latest Republican to publicly turn away
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By JAKE COYLE and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — California closed bars, theaters and indoor restaurant dining all over again across most of the state Wednesday, and Arizonas outbreak grew more severe by nearly every measure as the surging coronavirus crisis across the South
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Protesters Return To St. Louis Area Where Couple Drew Guns In Widely Spread Pictures (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.time.com BY JIM SALTER / AP Hundreds of protesters returned Friday to the home of the couple who confronted demonstrators with firearms on June 28 in St. Louis, Missouri. Several hundred protesters made a peaceful return trip Friday to the St. Louis mansion owned by a white couple whose armed
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Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward - WS Chronicle
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority
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Protesters Try To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue in DC
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Charged with A Crime of Karen-ing-The “Amy Cooper Inspired” Law backed by Governor Cuomo | Chicago Defender
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States Reverse Openings, Require Masks Amid Virus Resurgence | Afro
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UVA Doctors Discuss Impact of COVID-19 On Black America - The New Journal and Guide
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Black Lives Matter for Freedmen Descendants of the Five Civilized Tribes | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Opinion: Byron Allen: ‘Black America Speaks. America Should Listen.’ What We Need To Do To Never Come Back Here Again. | The Oklahoma Eagle
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