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Texas has already cast over 7 million votes, more than anywhere in America, and Glen Murdoch couldn’t get his ballot in fast enough after becoming a U.S. citizen this summer. “I was champing at the bit,” said Murdoch, who moved to Austin from Australia shortly after President Donald Trump took
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Bernie Sanders’ Endorsement of Kaplan Gives a Lift to Her Campaign
Senator Bernie Sanders has weighed in on the Oakland City Council-at-Large race by endorsing Council President Rebecca Kaplan. Former Berkeley Mayor and longtime friend of Senator Sanders, Gus Newport, who now resides in Oakland with his wife Kathryn Kasch, called Kaplan to let her know that
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Strikers in Belarus press for authoritarian leader's ouster - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Factory workers, students and business owners in Belarus on Monday began a strike to demand that authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko resign after more than two months of continuing mass protests following a disputed election. Most
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'They're Pulling On Me Like They're Dogs': Black Maryland Passenger Who Refused to Show ID Struggles with Cops Trying to Pry Him Out of Car
Footage of police officers in a Baltimore suburb aggressively pulling a Black passenger from a vehicle during a traffic stop went viral late last week, […]
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Boston ballot drop box set on fire: A 'disgrace to democracy' - TheGrio
A ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library was set on fire and police have arrested a man... View Article The post Boston ballot drop box set on fire: A 'disgrace to democracy' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Senzo Meyiwa: Kelly Khumalo 'may have hired hitmen', leaked file claims
A bombshell charge sheet relating to the Senzo Meyiwa case has been accidentally released to the public - and it's bad news for Kelly Khumalo.
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Subsistence farmers under siege due to land occupation
Some small scale farmers in Dunoon, Cape Town say they are in distress after land occupiers erected shacks amidst their crops.
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US to get 9th justice with Dems powerless to block Barrett - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the country... View Article The post US to get 9th justice with Dems powerless to block Barrett appeared first on TheGrio.
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Orphaned Brown Bear Cubs ‘Digging’ New Home After Rescue – The Wilmington Journal
Two brown bear cubs rescued from the Albanian wilderness are busy making themselves comfortable in their new English home. The Wildwood Trust, a wildlife conservation charity currently housing the young pair (named Lucy and Mish) [...]
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Perdue declines to participate in final debate with Ossoff - Black News Channel
By BEN NADLER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A final debate between Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has been canceled after Perdue dropped out, saying he would attend a campaign rally with President Donald Trump instead. The cancellation was announced
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COMMENTARY: Contained rage doesn't remain contained. Time to have 'The Talk" | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a counselor, I ask the heads of households to have “The Talk” with your family, especially with male children. It is no strange or foreign conversation I am asking you to have. Have the conversation with your children and grandchildren of how we overcame. Encourage them to give
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Study: Great Depression Banking Policies Helped Create Urban Hot Spots - The Bay State Banner
RICHMOND, Virginia—Research examining the link between hot weather and construction methods is allowing city officials to right decades-old wrongs resulting from discriminatory banking practices. A four-year study conducted by the Science Museum of Virginia shed light on discriminatory banking
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25 Under 30 | Afro
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#WordinBlack: Names On School Buildings Tell Our Story | Afro
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO “Richard Montgomery was a slave owning general whose claim to fame was a failed invasion of Canada during the American Revolutionary War.”  The Change.org petition filed by the students and stakeholders of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Md. is
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ELECTION 2020: For Many Voters, "It's [Still] the Economy, Stupid…" | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Today, nearly 1-in-5 Black workers are employed in the public sector. The legacy of Black government workers is particularly strong in the Postal Service, where 27 percent of postal workers are Black – more than double the share of Black workers in the civilian
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Cantu Commits to Elevating Black Female Entrepreneurs to Help Shape the Future of Beauty | Dallas Weekly
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Maxine Waters Says Black Men Who Vote For Trump “Will Go Down In History As Having Done The Most Despicable Thing”
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Over 1,500 people sign petition to prevent Atlanta high school from being renamed for Ida B. Wells - TheGrio
An Atlanta high school is struggling to find a new name but one suggestion has become controversial. Read More: Clemson... View Article The post Over 1,500 people sign petition to prevent Atlanta high school from being renamed for Ida B. Wells appeared first on TheGrio.
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Dr. Toussaint King Hill passes away | Atlanta Daily World
THE REVEREND DOCTOR TOUSSAINT KING HILL, JR., nephew of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Sr., cousin to Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., and recently retired senior pastor of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia passed away quietly at home Wednesday
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Two White Men Say They Chased a Black Man Driving a BMW for 10 Miles Before Beating Him to a 'Bloody Pulp' and Robbing Him Because of His Race
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GOP senators power Barrett toward high court confirmation | The Atlanta Voice
Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and securing likely conservative court dominance for years to come. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the late
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Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king - Black News Channel
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand expanded their protests internationally on Monday, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Angela Merkel's government to investigate whether Thailand's king has exercised political power
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'Worst Use of Force': Judge Releases Footage of Officer Throwing Handcuffed Black Woman Against the Ground Face-First As Cop Stands Trial
Provincial court judge Michelle Christopher agreed on Monday, Oct. 26 to release the video footage showing Calgary Police Service officer Alex Dunn throwing a handcuffed […]
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Pretoria theatre in 'homophobia' row, after LGBTQI show for kids cancelled
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OP-ED: Black Voters and the Case for Biden-Harris | Dallas Weekly
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DPSCD Earns Clean Audit Report For 2019-2020 School Year | News | The Michigan Chronicle
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Philadelphia police fatally shoot Walter Wallace, 27; protesters take to the streets - TheGrio
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