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White Harvest Farmers Market & Training Groundbreaking | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,— Clara White Mission is scheduling its second phase of development for “White Harvest Farms- Farmers Market and Training Center.” The event is set for Thursday, October 8, 2020, from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. at 4850 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209. “White Harvest Farms” consists
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‘We're Coming for Our 40 Acres’: Daughter of Co-Writer of ‘Let’s Get It On’ Calls Out Singer Ed Sheeran, Record Labels as Copyright Suit Nears Trial
A lawsuit involving a song that is almost synonymous with legendary soul singerMarvin Gayeis heading to court — this time with pop starEd Sheeran. The […]
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Meade says ‘resolve strengthened’ after pardon decision – Florida Courier
BY DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE- After his bid for a pardon was blocked Wednesday, Florida felons’ voting-rights leader Desmond Meade said the decision made him even more committed to continuing his work. Meade, a former drug dealer who has garnered international accolades after
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Reagan Gomez Says White Actresses With Similar Roles Are Paid Three Times More Than Her
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Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension - Black News Channel
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and President Donald Trump in the key presidential battleground
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FILM REVIEW: The 2020 American Black Film Festival – Goes Virtual - Voice and Viewpoint
In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor venues. Hence the 2020 ABFF Online Edition. For those who tuned in, the array of films for the 24th festival by black artists was vast. These movies will do
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Some young activists aren't excited about Biden-Harris ticket. Here's why - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Nominee Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris, his running mate, have clashed with progressives over the years, seeding a distrust that the ongoing campaign is not attuned to their perspective. And though the Democratic ticket is the choice of most activists, Biden and Harris are still
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No guarantee - Companies could be shafted in COVID cleaning contracts, warns scientist
As Jamaica continues to grapple with the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a scientist is warning that companies could be sending millions of dollars down the drain as they engage some long-established and fly-by-night sanitation companies looking to...
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TV review: Us, Only Connect, Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip; Harlots
IN The War of the Roses, that savagely funny morality movie about the break-up of a marriage, the baffled husband asks his wife why she wants a…
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A Racial Pandemic | Afram News
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Race in America: It begins with a conversation - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
If you know better, you do better, according to one of the panelists who spoke at a panel discussion on Race in America.  As discussed at the beginning of the panel by moderator Dr. Chioma Ugochukwu, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, COVID-19 has revealed the racial disparities in
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Barrett pick draws attention to small religious group - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Chris Wallace won't fact check Trump and Biden during the debate - L.A. Focus Newspaper
"We don't expect Chris or our other moderators to be fact checkers," Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., co-chair, The Commission on Presidential Debates, told CNN's Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter on "Reliable Sources" Sunday. "The minute the TV is off there will be plenty of fact
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7-year-old whiz kid from Jamaica can spell longest English word | New York Carib News
Abysenya Gordon is only 7 years old but is an amazing speller and pronounces words that even adults have difficulty with.
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Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal are attacked on social media for defending police officers who killed Breonna Taylor | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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RIP “The Notorious R.B.G.” | Afram News
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How Trump picked Amy Coney Barrett over Barbara Lagoa - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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CeCe Winans reacts to Trump virus ad backlash: 'It was not political at all'
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Somalia Observes Maritime Sector Role in Post-Covid-19 Economic Recovery
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Political Beast Mode | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The Gantt Report It has been said that “the freaks come out at night”. I say the political beasts come out shortly before election day. Yes, after the white male political advisors have spent hundreds of million dollars with white media companies, white pollsters, white direct mail companies and
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Gaining Your Financial Freedom Is As Easy As ABC.
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Financial freedom. It’s something we all want, but millions of us fail to achieve. Unless you’re raking in a six-figure salary, it may feel as though you’ll never truly unlock a brighter financial future. But
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Black Americans are #sickandtired of the lack of justice for police killings - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Sources: Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Will politics trump gender in California this election year? - Black Voice News
In summary As California women try to increase their numbers in political office this election and inch toward gender parity, their path may be complicated. By Steve Swatt and Steve Swatt is lead coauthor of “Paving the Way: Women’s Struggle for Political
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Black Americans are #sickandtired of the lack of justice for police killings. The Breonna Taylor decision is yet another disappointment
The news that the officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor wouldn't be charged in her death didn't come as a surprise to many Black Americans -- the state of emergency and boarded up buildings in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, combined with hundreds of years of history, were strong clues
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By TODD RICHMOND and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester amid skyrocketing coronavirus cases, entire dorm complexes and frat houses under quarantine, and flaring tensions with local community leaders
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