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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NNPA congratulates and salutes Carol H. Williams not only for her outstanding leadership but also for her longstanding commitment to freedom, justice, and equality. Our society and the world continue to be made better because of leaders like Carol H. Williams,” said National
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Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana : TheGrio
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Trinidad: Private beach woman, Samantha gets legal advice - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) Infamous “beach boaster” Samantha Ramischand has sought legal advice. The article Trinidad: Private beach woman, Samantha gets legal advice appeared first on Stabroek News.
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'Foolhardy' not to seek Clarendon NW recount, says lawyer
ANTHONY Williams, attorney for People's National Party (PNP) Clarendon North Western candidate Richard Azan, says, based on the 1,107 ballots rejected in the September 3 General Election, it would be 'foolhardy' not to seek a magisterial recount in that constituency.His comments come ahead of the
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Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Receives NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | Dallas Weekly
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has introduced several bills, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R. 71, the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015, and H.R. 4660, an Amendment to the
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NO LEGAL JUSTICE WITHOUT ECONOMIC JUSTICE - African American News Today - EIN News
… immigrants, then Italians, then African Americans, Mexican immigrants in the Southwest … . The poorest, and especially African Americans, remain in residentially segregated neighborhoods … more wealth than the median African American family, and 22 times …
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Environmentalists cheer as Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled
Following the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, a Virginia-based environmental policy analyst says coal is the big winner in Virginia and North Carolina, ...
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Biden Campaign Outlines Events Targeting Black Voters
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Never Forget: Four Precious Black Girls Died Today in 1963 Church Bombing
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A record 10 Black quarterbacks started this NFL season - TheGrio
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams: Secret Child of Strom Thurmond (Longtime U.S. Senator)
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Pandemic forces journalists to rethink campaign coverage - Black News Channel
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus shutdown began, ABC News' Martha Raddatz figured her plan for a cross-country road trip to meet voters would be shelved, too. Instead, this week Raddatz nears the end of a 6,000-mile journey, where in Ohio she found a man who said
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UK Launches Black Inclusion Week - Voice Online
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Louisville settles Breonna Taylor wrongful death lawsuit for $12 million : TheGrio
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ULTIMATUM - Phillips given 30 days to quit; rejects PNPYO Senate list
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Hackney celebrates World Afro Day with new learning resources at borough's libraries - Voice Online
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Two LAPD Officers Ambushed Over the Weekend; Los Angeles County Sets $100,000 Reward for Any Information - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Michael Cohen says Trump's dislike of Obama 'purely racial'
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