Progressives lose even if Biden wins

Biden hires Karine Jean-Pierre as senior adviser to engage Black voters

As the general elections draw closer, Joe Biden is continuing to build his campaign team and now political strategist Karine Jean-Pierre has been selected as a senior

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Raila Odinga

Raila Odinga , in full Raila Amolo Odinga (born January 7, 1945, Maseno, Kenya), Kenyan businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Kenya (2008–13) following the contentious presidential election of December

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Source: Brittanica

Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black America | Afro

On May 6, national Black civil rights leaders participated in a call with former Vice President Joe Biden, the democratic presidential nominee, a day after the release of Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Miguel talks Kaleidoscope Dream, committed relationship, and Michael Jackson

Miguel - Adorn Live on Big Boys Neighborhood - Duration: 3:29. radiobigboy 134,082 views

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Source: Smithsonian Black History Teaching Resources

COVID-Safe Care

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it crystal clear just how much communities rely on their local hospitals and also how much we rely on

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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read

Biden Pulls Back On 'Cavalier' Remarks About Black Voters

Former Vice President Joe Biden is backtracking on remarks he made on a popular black radio program on Friday that were criticized as questioning the cultural authenticity of black supporters of President

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Source: Stories About Black History

2016 repeat? Trump revives Clinton playbook to battle Biden

And it kicked into overdrive last week when Trump seized upon revelations that Biden was informed of the investigation of ties between Russia and Michael Flynn, a senior Trump official, as evidence of a plot to undermine a presidency before it

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Telehealth thrives during COVID-19 pandemic

MDLink is a secure, online telehealth platform which incorporates text, audio and video to allow patients to connect with locally registered

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Obama lashes out at Trump in call with supporters

By KEVIN FREKING

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Special Prosecutor In Breonna Taylor’s Case Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘Protégé’ Who Trump Loves

The road to achieving justice for Breonna Taylor may not be as smooth as it could be after it was announced that the Republican attorney general of Kentucky would be serving as the case’s special

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Source: The Urban Daily

Trump demands ‘these votes must not count’ after California opens poll site in heavily Black area

President Donald Trump demanded that votes from a new voting location in a Los Angeles suburb with a large black population “must not count” as he lashed out at California for its attempts to make it easier Americans to

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Source: Raw Story - Celebrating 16 Years of Independent Journalism

Jesse Jackson Jr.

Jesse Jackson Jr. is a former African-American Democratic Congressman. From 1995 to 2012, he represented Illinois’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Moreover, his father was an eminent political figure who was a former presidential

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Source: Black History Resources

Mar

11

1965

Why I'm Supporting Joe Biden: His Plan for Black America

Last week, I had the opportunity to host a virtual roundtable with my good friend and Democratic nominee for President, Joe

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Source: The Florida Star

How Your Actions May Be Unintentionally Racist

In the aftermath of the presidential election of 2016, many people have experienced relationship blowouts with friends, family, romantic partners, and colleagues over accusations of racism. Many of those who voted for Donald Trump have found themselves accused of being racist, as well as

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Source: ThoughtCo

'We're expendable': black Americans pay the price as states lift lockdowns

Majority black counties already account for more than half of all coronavirus cases in the US and nearly 60% of

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Source: News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian

Lynch, John Roy (1847-1939)

John Roy Lynch, congressman, soldier, and author was born in Concordia Parish, Louisiana on September 10, 1847 to Patrick Lynch, an Irish immigrant and Catherine White, a slave. Lynch’s father died soon after his birth. Lynch and his mother were then traded to a plantation in

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Source: Black Past

Nov

2

1939

Birmingham launches 2020 Census Awareness Campaign

The 2020 Census is how the federal government determines how much funding should be issued to a state and city to support public schools, healthcare, housing, food, and infrastructure improvements such as roads and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

A Brief History of the African Country of Kenya

Fossils found in East Africa suggest that protohumans roamed the area more than 20 million years ago. Recent finds near Kenyas Lake Turkana indicate that hominids lived in the area 2.6 million years

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Source: ThoughtCo

Dec

12

1963

Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

In a news release, the campaign noted that Biden “knows we need a comprehensive agenda for African Americans with an ambition that matches the scale of the challenge and with a recognition that race-neutral policies are not a sufficient response to race-based

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician

Born: October 17, 1956

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

17

1956

Failure to Plan Is a Plan to Fail: Why Wisconsin Needs an Immediate Election Remedy

Wisconsin voters are left with two options: requesting an absentee ballot online or voting on election

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Al Mohler, Southern Baptist leader, says he was ‘stupid’ to defend slavery in 1998 CNN interview

(RNS) — In December of 2018, Albert Mohler, longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, released a report detailing and denouncing the school’s legacy “in the horrifying realities of American slavery, Jim Crow segregation, racism, and even the avowal of white racial

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Biden says he was too 'cavalier' about black Trump backers

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden declared he “should not have been so cavalier” on Friday when he told a prominent black radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Meditation & daily naps, one entrepreneur's tips for remote working in the UAE

Global self-isolation and work lockdowns of late, have prompted many to assess their personal and professional

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

SA to move to Level 3, but risk of infections now even greater, warns Ramaphosa

After nearly 60 days of tough Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a drop to Level 3, bringing a significant easing of measures to combat the deadly

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Barack Obama Humor: Classic Jokes, Cartoons and Videos

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Source: ThoughtCo

Jun

14

2017

Charlamagne Tha God responds to Biden 'You ain't Black' backlash

Joe Biden and Charlamagne The God (Credit: Getty

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Source: theGrio

Adams, John H. (1927-- )

Clergyman and civil rights activist John Hurst Adams was born November 27, 1927 in Columbia, South Carolina to Reverend E.A. Adams and homemaker Charity Nash Adams. John Adams graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, South Carolina and in 1947 earned an A.B. degree in history

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Source: Black Past

Nov

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1927

Rwanda: Volleyball Body Commits to Completing League Season

Rwanda volleyball federation (FRVB) has confirmed that the 2019/2020 top tier league season - both in men and women's categories - will be completed when the lockdown on competitive action is lifted in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ethiopia

In August 2012, Prime Minister Zenawi died at age 57 after a long illness. Zenawi had been in power since 1995. He is credited with lifting the country out of famine to the point that Ethiopia began exporting food, reducing poverty, increasing economic growth, and improving

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Oct

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2013

Wakanda News Details

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