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June 1st’s National Day Of Mourning & Lament
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Memorial Day Eats for a Healthier You
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Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months on Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware
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US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions | The Atlanta Voice
Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other Monday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of
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California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change
As mass protests continued across the state Tuesday, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) called for lasting change in race relations — as well as reform in social justice policy — in California and around the
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Fulton Registrations and Elections announces polling site changes for primary
Shifting poll sites required because of loss of locations due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Black Youth Are Central Force in California George Floyd Protests
Sale and other members of the youth-led movement met officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at the steps on the east side of the state building adjacent to California State Capitol
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Gary Schools to Conduct Food Distribution Tuesday, May 26th | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Gary Community School Corporation is committed to making food available to students every Monday through the end of summer
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In Letter to Congress: Black Wealth 2020 Sends Plea for Unity in Pandemic Relief | Afro
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Remember Black soldiers this Memorial Day
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'They Not Ready for This Body Sis': Fans Crush Over Toni Braxton's Bikini Pic
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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker
Several developments in the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old decorated Louisville, Kentucky, EMT who was fatally shot by three white officers while sleeping in her home, evolved over Memorial Day
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Coronavirus Illinois: COVID-19 cases top 110K with over 4.8K deaths; Pritzker releases Phase 3 reopening guidelines | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Governor JB Pritzker has released guidelines tailored to specific industries such as restaurants, retail and health and fitness centers as Illinois prepares to enter Phase 3 of the governor’s reopening plan
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Alabama reopens venues and resumes some activities. Here they are.
Ivey and State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris today announced revisions to the Safer at Home Order that go into effect starting at 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, and lasting until 5 p.m. July
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Trump goes golfing as U.S. reopens, coronavirus death toll nears 100,000
The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump National Golf Club, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Alex
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Checks Atlanta Residents Who Don’t Obey COVID-19 Guidelines
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2 Chainz’s Escobar Restaurant Shut Down For Violating COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
According to TMZ, Georgia State Police shut down 2 Chainz’s restaurant on Monday night, during its Memorial Day Weekend party, after noticing “the location was rather loud, busy and occupied to be operating as a restaurant at that time of governor allowed restaurants to open back up earlier this
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Kanye West Donates $2 Million to Floyd, Arbery, Taylor Families
On the same day it was announced that Kanye West is the world’s highest paid musician, the entertainer used some of those funds to donate $2 million to the families of recent police killing victims George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery according to
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This Memorial Day we should remember the African Americans who have fought on the frontlines, including in the war against COVID-19
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Never forgotten | The True Citizen
Though the community was not able to observe Memorial Day with the usual ceremony due to the current coronavirus pandemic, traditions still held strong here in Burke County. Members of the American Legion Post 120 were up early Friday morning planting white crosses along Liberty Street to honor
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Minnesota’s Black Newspapers Speak Out Amidst Uprising in Wake of Police Murder of George Floyd
Two editors from Black Press of America newspapers on the frontlines of the uprising in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by four police officers, joined a National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) livestream broadcast on Saturday, May 30, to discuss up-to-the-minute
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Jeffco Health Dept. keeps entertainment venues, museums closed through June 6
Citing the recent increase in patients hospitalized in Jefferson County with COVID-19, Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson issued an order Friday that will keep entertainment venues closed until June
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Biden Leaves Home To Visit Delaware Protest Site
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Bob Kroll reaffirms suspicions the MPD is beyond reform
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