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Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced The Compton Pledge, a landmark guaranteed income initiative that will distribute recurring, direct cash relief to approximately 800 low-income residents for two years, starting in late 2020. Among city-led guaranteed income initiatives in the United States, the
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WATCH | US election: Joburg-based US citizens hoping for a Biden win | News24
Heather Mason, a US citizen and writer who lives in Johannesburg, voted by absentee ballot through the US consulate last month.
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California Votes To Keep Gig Drivers Classified As Independent Contractors
App-based drivers from Uber and Lyft protest in a caravan in entrance of Metropolis Corridor in Los Angeles on … [+] October 22, 2020 the place elected leaders maintain a…
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Free Screening & Panel of Atlanta Black Tech Mecca Film Continues to Spotlight Excellence of Emerging Filmmakers in 2020 BHERC TV Virtual Film Festival - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Kanye West concedes 2020 Election, eyes 2024 run - DefenderNetwork.com
Kanye West conceded the 2020 presidential election early Wednesday morning with just a three-word tweet: “WELP… KANYE 2024.” However, West followed up that original post by deleting the “Welp,” potentially signaling his razor-sharp focus on the 2024 presidential race. KANYE 2024
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New Nile dam talks end without agreement | Africanews
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have once again failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve a dispute over the dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile
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Meet The Black Woman Disrupting The Floral Industry Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
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#ElectionDay: Narrowing path leaves some aides facing reality even as Trump presses legal action | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump was charging ahead Thursday with a strategy to force an election victory, or at least forestall a loss, through legal maneuvers and demands for recounts, a final-ditch effort to prevent states from tallying ballots that could decide the next president. And despite campaign
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South Africans resort to using second-hand tyres at a potentially deadly cost | News24
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Kim Foxx wins re-election after tough battle with O’Brien | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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This Day in History — November 5
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Trump campaign fuming over Fox News calling Arizona for Biden - TheGrio
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Election 2020 Update: All California Black Caucus Members Hold Strong Leads in Races 
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Uber, Lyft win big victory - Black Voice News
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Obstacles vs. Apathy: Increasing Voter Turnout in Communities of Color - The Bay State Banner
Why is there so much concern about the potential for lower voter turnout in communities of color, particularly among Black and Latino men? A good portion of the answer lies in the results of the 2016 Presidential Election, when, for the first time in twenty years, the nation saw a drop in the
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There’s a Big Effort To Help Black Businesses In Philadelphia and The Nation Recover From The Pandemic. Will It Be Enough? | The Plug
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A Blueprint California’s Black Students Need: Educators Conference to Focus on Equity - Los Angeles Sentinel
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The macho men - Stabroek News
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Africa: Situation of Journalists in Africa Has Worsened With Covid-19 Restrictions
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Politically liberal California rejects affirmative action - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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