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The Delta variant makes early voting more necessary than ever
“Facilitating public participation in elections should be the goal of city government, but the current city council has refused to arrange for early voting this year, citing the cost,” said Karen Skyers, ACLU of Florida board member. BY Karen Skyers, ACLU of Florida board member ST. PETERSBURG
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David Marshall: Never forget | New Pittsburgh Courier
by David W. Marshall (TriceEdneyWire.com)—Currently, the Architect of the Capitol fulfills on average more than 100,000 flag requests from lawmakers annually. Therefore, it is not unusual for a member of Congress to request a flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol and have it presented to
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Cal Sec of State Weber Travels State Urging Youth to Get Early Start on Voter Registration
By Solomon O. Smith, California Black Media As part of a broad civic education initiative, High School Voters Registration Week, California Secretary of State Shirley Nash Weber has been traveling
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Mary Peltola defeats Sarah Palin in special election to become first Alaska Native elected to Congress, NBC News projects
Democrat Mary Peltola, a former state representative, will be the first Alaska Native in Congress after she won a special election that included GOP candidates Nick Begich and former Gov. Sarah Palin, NBC News projects. Peltola, who is executive director of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish
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Capitol sergeant who survived Jan. 6 fears another attack over Trump’s election lies news -The Black Chronicle Attack, Capitol, Election, Fears, Jan, lies, Sergeant, survived, Trumps, usa latets news, usa news
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Capitol Police sergeant who came face-to-face with a Proud Boy during the deadly riot on Jan. 6, 2021, said this week that he fears another attack could stem from Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election and rage over the search of his Mar-a-Lago home. “I live with
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Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Metro Detroit Today for Fundraising | The Michigan Chronicle
Vice President Kamala Harris is in to metro Detroit today for a full schedule of events this weekend, which includes covering aMichigan Democratic Party fundraiser, the Detroit Free Press reported. Today, Harris is anticipated to be involved in a fundraiser in Detroit with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Elementary school cancels Halloween because 'students of color, specifically African American males' don't celebrate it
A Seattle elementary school has canceled Halloween because the district said "students of color, specifically African American males" don't celebrate it, conservative radio host Jason Rantz of
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Texas court confirms the AG can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases, the state’s highest criminal court confirmed Wednesday when it rejected a last-ditch request from the position’s current
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Witness by Witness, Truth of Jan. 6 Attack on Capitol Revealed - Garland Journal
NNPA Newswire/BlackPressUSAOakland PostBy Emil Guillermo That James Webb Telescope is so amazing. NASA pointed it into the darkness of space, and suddenly saw the truth—-stars and galaxies we never knew
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#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire: Voting Attack And Juneteenth Success | The Oklahoma Eagle
Voting Is Under Attack Your right to vote is in unprecedented peril. That is how many voting rights experts feel about the legal treachery to remove the sacred right from the most vulnerable among us. The bills will inhibit or reduce opportunities to vote across the nation. Just voting will be more
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The evolution of the Big Lie: An American tradition of denial
What is known today as “The Big Lie”—Republicans refusing to accept the results of a fair and free election— is a misnomer. Refusal to accept facts is not really a lie. But the Republicans who refuse to accept the outcome of the election are lying to themselves and others and continuing a dangerous
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Maxwell Frost, a gun violence prevention activist, speaks during a March For Our Lives drive-in rally and aid event in Orlando in 2021. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service/Getty Images) Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old community organizer and one of the first members of Gen Z to
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Russian occupied regions of Ukraine hold controversial votes
As four occupied regions of Ukraine began holding controversial referendums on whether to join Russia on Friday, Russian men continued to flee the country as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s plans to raise more troops to bolster his faltering invasion of his smaller neighbor. The voting in
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LGBTQ Italians on alert as right-wing alliance triumphs in election
BERLIN — The triumph of a right-wing alliance in Italy’s election has raised concern among LGBTQ advocates, who fear nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni could adopt anti-gay policies as prime minister and set back their efforts to boost equality.  Meloni, who is set to become Italy’s first woman
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Trump allies probe election system weaknesses in Texas, other key states
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the
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Black Lawmakers to Sue to Block Michigan Redistricting Maps - Los Angeles Sentinel
Current and former Black state lawmakers in Detroit announced Monday a pending lawsuit to block Michigan's newly drawn congressional and legislative districts, contending they illegally dilute the voting strength of African
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Plaskett Fields Questions From Home
Working mostly from Washington D.C., Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett made time Thursday evening to answer Virgin Islander's questions.
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Ken Paxton legal opinion jeopardizes Texas election security, experts say news -The Black Chronicle Election, Elections, Experts, jeopardizes, Ken, Ken Paxton, Legal, Opinion, Paxton, Security, state government, Texas, texas government, texas news, texas
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the
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Miles to go before we rest - Texas Metro News
By Royce WestTexas Senate For members of Texas Legislature and those who work in its orbit, the days since the 87th Regular Session ended on Memorial Day have been anything but a summer break or a return to our lives as part-time lawmakers. During this period, myself along with Democrat
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Lawmakers Announces Bill to Get School Students Vaccinated Against COVID-19 - Los Angeles Sentinel
A state lawmaker said he wants ensure that all school students in Los Angeles and throughout the state are vaccinated against COVID-19, and do to that, he announced a proposal today to eliminate personalbelief exemptions and expand upon a state vaccine
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Delta Sigma Theta Soror Elaine O’Neal Elected First Black Female Mayor of Durham, North Carolina
Another first for the sorority sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Elaine O’Neal, a member of the sorority was recently elected the first Black female Mayor of Durham, North Carolina. O’Neal defeated mayoral candidate Javiera Caballero with 84.69% of the vote after Caballero suspended her
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Statement of Congresswoman Maxine Waters Following Sentencing for the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery - Los Angeles Sentinel
Today, justice prevailed when three men in Georgia were given a punishment of life in prison for killing Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed African American, in cold blood.  All three of Ahmaud's killers are white.  Two of the three involved have no possibility of parole.  I agree with the decision reached
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Group Purchases $6 million in Ads Targeting Greg Abbott - DW
By Patrick Svitek A shadowy new group has purchased at least $6 million in TV ads ahead of the November election and is airing an ad that targets Gov. Greg Abbott as he runs for reelection. The minute-long ad from Coulda Been Worse LLC, which started airing Friday, rattles off a list of major
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GOP state senator in Colorado switches parties, cites election conspiracy theories news -The Black Chronicle cites, Colorado, Conspiracy, Election, GOP, Parties, Senator, State, Switches, Theories, usa latets news, usa news
DENVER — Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms. Kevin Priola, who
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COGIC national election lands two local bishops on General Board BlackPressUSA
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Bishop J. Drew Sheard of Detroit has been elected Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ.  “After being re-elected to the General Board, Bishop J. Drew Sheard, our new Presiding Bishop, asked me to serve the board as its secretary, which is a strategic part of
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Proud Boy sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in Jan. 6 case, still says election was stolen
WASHINGTON — A former D.C. bartender and Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison on Monday. Joshua Pruitt, 40, pleaded guilty in June to obstruction of an official proceeding after he was caught on video joining a mob pursuing police officers
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Candidates for Assembly Respond to Crucial Questions
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California Governor Proposes Tax Cuts, Expanded Health Care - Los Angeles Sentinel
With state revenues at an all-time high, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a budget that would cut taxes while also promising to pay the health care expenses of all of the state's low-income adults who are living in the country
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Governor Newsom Defeats More Than The Recall - Milwaukee Community Journal
By Dr. John E Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper With more than 68% of the votes counted within an hour of the California Recall Election, Governor Gavin Newsom was declared the winner by the Associated Press. It was not a guess, but a progressive analysis of voter
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White House Supporting Racist Rulings, Plaskett Says
America's top lawyers filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court this week opposing changes to rules that keep people born in U.S. territories from the same birthright citizenship as people born on the mainland. The USVI's delegate to Congress called the rules racist.
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