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‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ Review: Electoral Collage
… . Carol Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory, and one … Georgia who was the only African-American to vote in his area …
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Whistle-blower says White House told him to stop reporting Russian election interference
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)- A senior US intelligence official said the White House ordered him to stop reporting on Russian election interference and highlight Chinese and Iran meddling instead, according to a whistle-blower complaint revealed yesterday.
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4 Celebrities That Took Their Own Life
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COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Work Unless Enough People Take It: Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said Thursday if not enough Americans get a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available, it won't help mitigate the spread of the virus.
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PRESS ROOM: Black Voices, Black Lives Matter: #Rolandmartinunfiltered Celebrates Second Anniversary and Carves Niche as a Prominent Daily Digital Show | BlackPressUSA
While others in the media struggled with adjusting to state-mandated quarantines, shut inside in their homes trying to figure out how to produce their segments remotely, #RolandMartinUnfiltered was busy dishing out headlines on the health disparity facing Black communities around the country.
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MORIAL: National Black Voter Day is NUL’s Answer to Voter Suppression, Misinformation and Division
National Black Voter Day is our answer to voter suppression. It's our answer to misinformation campaigns. It's our answer to efforts to stoke racial division and diminish the voices of Black and brown Americans.
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Bill Making Juneteenth a State Holiday Becomes Law
… the history and contributions of Black Americans, the Governor signed legislation today … a day of freedom for Black Americans who suffered the cruelty of … the history and contributions of African Americans,” said Senator Sweeney (D-Gloucester …
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Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese pharmaceutical company said Thursday the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to...
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Africa: South Africa Ranks 123 Out of 163 On the 2020 Global Peace Index
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Return of students causes big COVID spike
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China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
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IBM Invests $100 Million In HBCUs
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Brazil trials of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine show promising results - governor - Stabroek News
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Election results 'a shocker' to many Jamaicans in US
NEW YORK, United States - Jamaicans across the United States have reacted with shock over the results of last Thursday's general election in which the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) battered the Opposition People's National Party (PNP).
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PAHO gives another COVID warning as life returns to near normal
DIRECTOR of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has noted that countries across the region have continued to resume near normal life even with the imminent risk to populations of the raging spread of COVID-19.
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Could Coronavirus Succeed Where the Grinch Couldn’t?
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Back off of Venezuela already - Stabroek News
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Clarke objects to Appeals Court TPS decision | New York Carib News
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Trump’s Tik Tok Ban Stifles Free Speech, Activists Say | Afro
By AFRO Staff Activists and experts are calling President Trump’s intended ban on TikTok an attack on the First Amendment rights of Americans. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it was enforcing Trump’s Aug. 6 executive order that prohibits WeChat and TikTok transactions with an
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“My Mother Was On Food Stamps And I Was On SNAP:” Dascha Polanco Speaks Out On Food Insecurity For #FeedTheVote Campaign
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US cuts troops in Iraq on Trump pledge to stop 'endless wars'
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -The US announced a sharp cut yesterday to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honour his pledge to halt the country's 'endless wars' overseas with just two months to go until the election.
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Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann: 'Transgender Black Marxists' are 'Seeking the Overthrow of the United States'
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Google Honors Black Cartoonist and Activist Jackie Ormes with New Doodle – Free Press of Jacksonville
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