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NAACP supports removal of Cowboys for Trump cofounder

The NAACP is supporting efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner from public office, alleging that the Cowboys for

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Mob justice has no place in Sierra Leone madam Fatima Bio must take note

Yankuba Kai Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: Mob justice undermines the rule of law and makes the work of our police more difficult. Standing next to her husband the president of Sierra Leone, Mrs Fatima Jabbie Bio two days ago, called on people to strip naked and [Read More]

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Milwaukee Police Department's Stay-At-Home Arrests Reveal Deep Racial Disparities | The Madison Times

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Texas wants $32 million in unemployment benefits back after finding 46,000 people were overpaid | Dallas Weekly

The Texas Workforce Commission said that incorrect filings and fraud can lead to overpayments, but the money must be paid back even if it was the states mistake. More than 46,000 Texans who lost their jobs in recent months were initially overpaid by the Texas Workforce Commission, which now wants

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No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Iconic event canceled for the first time in 91 years because of pandemic By Crusader Staff Report There won’t be any marching bands or floats on King Drive this summer. The iconic Bud Billiken Parade, which for decades marched down King Drive in Chicago as it became the largest Black parade in

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On the Agenda: Atlanta City Council legislative items for Monday, July 6 | Atlanta Daily World

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Sierra Leone’s new Attorney General takes oath of office

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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors votes - Black News Channel

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Walmart to reopen looted stores after weeks of silence | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Tucker Carlson says Black Lives Matter movement is poison

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