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Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History. Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla. By Stacy M. Brown/Special to ETR
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Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake - Black News Channel
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BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and KATIE PARK of The Marshall Project and ANDREW DEMILLO of The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general
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A Texas man was sent to trial with the coronavirus. Jurors weren't told they were exposed until after deliberations ended. | Dallas Weekly
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Young People and People of Color Key to Election Victories. | Chicago Defender
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UN peacekeepers say C Africa rebel push 'under control' | News24
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