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My favorite SWV album, ‘Release Some Tension,’ is 25 years old
OPINION: The album with “Rain” and “Can We” is chock full of bangers and is still as good today as it was back in 1997. The post My favorite SWV album, ‘Release Some Tension,’ is 25 years old appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rep. Sherman to host Community Conversation with Students about the Importance of Gun Safety - Garland Journal
Lancaster, Texas – State Rep. Carl O. Sherman (District -109) will be hosting a Community Conversation with Students on the importance of gun safety on Saturday, August 13 at 11:00
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AP, Texas Tribune and other newsrooms ask court to unseal Henry Cuellar search warrant - Dallas Examiner
The Texas Tribune The Texas Tribune and other national and local news organizations on Tuesday asked a federal court to unseal a search warrant used in the January FBI raid of
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Why Voting Rights Act must be reauthorized
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Newsom Tightens Gun Rules Even More: A Look at California’s New Safety Laws
Last Updated on August 8, 2022 by BVN Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media  Last Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills focused on addressing gun violence. “California has […] The post Newsom Tightens Gun Rules Even More: A Look at California’s New Safety Laws
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Jamie Scardina Appointed Marin County Sheriff
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21 Savage Responds to ‘Hypocrite’ Claims After Denouncing Gun Violence in Atlanta
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Dallas County declares health emergency on monkeypox outbreak - Dallas Examiner
Special to The Dallas Examiner Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared an emergency outbreak of monkeypox on Friday. The announcement comes a day after the Biden administration declared the monkey outbreak a public health
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Chef Chris Viaud: Serving up Haitian culture, togetherness through food - Garland Journal
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Dr. Smitherman Herbert: Innovator & Prominent Chemist
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‘I Hope She Feels Every Bit of Pain’: Family of Victim Killed By ICU Nurse In Crash Did Not Know She Was Dead for Days Because Her Body Was Unrecognizable - The New York Beacon
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Texas State University Student Adopting Baby Boy He Found In Trash Covered With Ants While Visiting Haiti - Blavity
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California-Hawaii NAACP Conference Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber 
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THA to pay only 'true value of work' to contractors - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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DOJ Indicts Four Police Officers Who Allegedly Lied to Secure Search Warrants for Breonna Taylor’s Home | Post News Group
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Trump supporters’ threats to judge spur democracy concerns - L.A. Focus News
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In My Bag: Now Is The Time To Dig Out Of Student Loan Debt!
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Beyoncé's 'Cozy' is deep
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Six Years After A Harris County Constable Killed Ashtian Barnes, His Family Fights For Justice
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Superb Women: July 2022 - Texas Metro News
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The next frontier in the tech battle between the US and China | Haiti Gazette
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UPDATE: Nurse Accused in Fiery Windsor Hills Crash Still Hospitalized, Awaits Charges - Los Angeles Sentinel
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6,000 people evacuated overnight as new wildfire rages in France | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN Paris (CNN)Thousands of hectares have been destroyed as a new fire continued to rage in the Gironde area of southwestern France on Wednesday, barely two weeks after two major blazes destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in thesame region, according
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Now is Not the Time to Drop Our Guard on Covid, Experts Say
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Oakland City Council Approves Funding for African American Healing Hubs
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Five Black comedy documentaries to stream right now
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