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Minnesota Could Free Man Serving Life In Child’s 2002 Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s pardon board will consider freeing a Black man who was imprisoned for life as a teenager in the 2002 slaying of an 11-year-old girl hit by a stray bullet while doing homework at her dining room table. The case scheduled for Tuesday made headlines earlier this year
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Approximately two hours after news emerged that former Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley had filed a court challenge to conclusions made about him by the Integrity Commission in its probe of the Petrojam scandal, the commission admitted that it had erred in an aspect of the same report relating
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Brazil’s top prosecutor probes Bolsonaro over Manaus COVID-19 outbreak - Stabroek News
BRASILIA,  (Reuters) - Brazil’s prosecutor-general has opened a preliminary investigation into its president and health minister for possible negligence in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in Manaus city, according to a document seen by Reuters
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Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun , in full Harry Andrew Blackmun (born Nov. 12, 1908, Nashville, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 1999, Arlington, Va.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1970 to
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It’s Time for a Black Woman on the Supreme Court - Houston Forward Times
I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court… The post It’s Time for a Black Woman on the Supreme Court appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Jaime Harrison Laughs Off Lindsay Graham's Political Ploy
Democratic candidate for Senate Jaime Harrison is giving his opponent Lindsay Graham the hardest fight of his U.S. senatorial career.
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America
Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of
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Supreme Court ruling could overturn convictions in Oklahoma
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We know what we have to do beyond the 2020 elections | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com)—No matter what the outcome of the 2020 election, there remains much work to do. Our economy is wrong-sided, and we have to right-side it. Our tax code rewards the wealthy and penalizes others. Our regulatory system protects corporations, not people. Almost
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Clayton Powell almost dismissed from Government
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16
1969
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Biden, Harris pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at viewing - TheGrio
On Friday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris paid their respects to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away last... View Article The post Biden, Harris pay respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at viewing appeared first on TheGrio.
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President Biden Nominates Three Black Women for Federal Court of Appeals – Dallas Post Tribune
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Remember these names: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi.  These are President Joseph Biden’s first three nominations for the federal Court of Appeals. In 2020, Biden pledged to name the first African American
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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America – Voice and Viewpoint
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John S. Rock, lawyer and dentist died on this day. He became the first Black to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1865.
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1866
Supreme Court ordered school integration "with all
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Kenya: BBI - Uhuru Kenyatta Criticises Ruling, Says Judiciary Testing Democracy Limits
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African Americans in Davenport, Iowa
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AMHVoices: Khupe shredding MDC constitution
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Joe Biden Wants to Amend Constitution to Limit Political Speech. : ThyBlackMan.com
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Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice despite opposition of civil rights organizations.
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