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California DMV Resumes Driving Tests; Asks for Your Patience – Voice and Viewpoint
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AP) For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a pay cheque while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. I'm just so disappointed. I just don't know how with the resources and the people we have and
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Dr. Dre’s Wife of 24 Years, Nicole Young, Files for Divorce
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Several black celebrities are recovering from virus
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McDaniel, Hattie (1895-1952) - Death
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The return of American major team sports?
(ThyBlackMan.com) When COVID-19 cases throughout the country shut down major sports leagues like the NBA and the NHL and canceled NCAA Basketball Tournaments and the 2020 Summer Olympics in March of 2020, sports fans were reminded of how serious the coronavirus
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Los Angeles men refusing to wear masks at Target allegedly break employee's arm
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TV Host & Entrepreneur Publishes her 2nd Book on Tools to Handle COVID-19 & makes it available for $1.00, this week only
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'Sorry': Tia Mowry-Hardrict Compares Her Brother Tahj Mowry’s Features to Her Daughter’s, Fans Dish Their Opinions
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Requiem for a Warrior, Lawrence “Larry” Aubry – A Champion of the People
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Woody Strode and Other African-American Athletes Went from Sports to The Silver Screen – Free Press of Jacksonville
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