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Barbara Lee, Local Youth Leaders Travel to Montgomery, AL for Nonviolence Summit | Post News Group
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Blues Lovers Honor Richmond Music Legends at Two-Day Festival August 13-14 | Post News Group
The festivities begin on Friday, August 13 at 5:00 p.m. with a ticketed mixer at CoBiz at 1503 Macdonald Ave. in Richmond.  Jimmy’s daughter Sue McCracklin will perform, and blues legend Tia Carroll will be the special
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal: Advancing Economic and Public Health Opportunities for Communities of Color | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Bipartisan Infrastructure deal addresses economic disparities in our economy and the consequences of decades of disinvestment in America’s infrastructure that have fallen most heavily on communities of color. Through critical investments, the Bipartisan Infrastructure deal
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Medical Professionals Call on Oakland School Leaders to Increase COVID-19 Protections for Children, Teachers and Families | Post News Group
The following letter was sent by medical professionals and community leaders on Aug. 9, 2021 to Oakland the Oakland Unified School District Superintendent and school board
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Biden announces First FDA-Approved COVID-19 Vaccine - Texas Metro News
While several vaccines are approved under emergency use authorizations, the first FDA official approval marks another key step forward to beat back this pandemic The post Biden announces First FDA-Approved COVID-19 Vaccine appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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End-of-Summer Tech Program for Youth at David Glover Center | Post News Group
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Journalism and Justice: Jasmyne Cannick’s Work Led to Conviction in L.A. Deaths of Black Men | Post News Group
Jasmyne Cannick, who is an activist, journalist, and political strategist in Los Angeles, says getting the criminal justice system to investigate the mysterious deaths of two Black men in the home of an influential white Democratic Party donor required a bitter fight and balancing
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The Genius and Foresight of Prince Revealed Again in ‘Welcome 2 America’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Eleven years after the album was recorded — as the 2020s have brought bitter divisiveness, blatant racism, battles over history and a digital hellscape of hyped consumption and algorithmically boosted lies — Prince doesn’t sound pessimistic, just matter-of-fact,” said famed music
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‘Our goal is speedy vaccination of 800 million Africans’ – says President of Afreximbank
Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: Professor Benedict Oramah wears many hats. He is the President of the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund and a member of the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team
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Police Officer at Capitol Hearing says, ‘A Hitman’ sent the Rioters - Garland Journal
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire The words rolled off U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn’s tongue so easily, yet it still proved as stunning an indictment as any ever leveled […] The post Police Officer at Capitol Hearing says, ‘A Hitman’ sent the Rioters appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Allegations Serious If News Reports Are Correct: Indian Supreme Court On Pegasus Snooping Row – The Omaha Star
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Senate Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Dems Poised to Push Through $3.5 Trillion Budget | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “While federal, state, and local governments have spent nominally more on infrastructure in recent years, the rising cost of materials has reduced their real spending power. As a result, real infrastructure spending nationally has fallen over the past decade, from $450.4 billion in
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Vegan BBQ Mixes It Up In Grand Lake | Post News Group
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Kingsley Ighobor: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 August 2021: Damilola Ogunbiyi is the CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All. On the sidelines of the UN High-Level Political Forum taking place in New
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Abdulai Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2021: There is no doubt that among the various reasons for losing the 2020 Presidential Elections, ranging from financial, moral and ethical considerations, Donald Trump’s recklessness in dealing with the pandemic was the last nail to his
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Haiti: 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits; 1,297+ Dead
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Tevis helps chronicle memories for students - Garland Journal
By Marva J. Sneed“From Marva with Love” As the Yearbook Chair for the Beaver Technology Center’s PTA in Garland, TX, Tevis Diaz is passionate about preserving memories for the students, […] The post Tevis helps chronicle memories for students appeared first on Garland Journal.
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Australia To Return 14 Artifacts To India – The Omaha Star
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s Statement on Afghanistan Crisis | Post News Group
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EXCLUSIVE: After Missing Opportunities to Engage Black America, Golf is Capitalizing on New Moments
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Ace Indian Political Strategist Resigns As Advisor To State Chief Minister Captain – The Omaha Star
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