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In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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Tributes to late MPs take Lower House sitting into late night
THE House of Representatives yesterday spent hours paying tribute to former Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson, and former Education Minister Dr Neville Gallimore — both members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) — who died late last
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Gunmen kill 60 in northwestern Nigeria
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L.A. Public Officials Announce New Openings of Beach Bike Paths, Indoor Mall Curbside Service, and Permission for Car Parades.
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New poll reveals COVID-19’s impacts on African American communities
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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don’t reopen
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if schools don’t reopen in the fall, and he lashed out at federal health officials over school reopening guidelines that he says are impractical and...
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Ahmaud Arbery shooting weighs heavily on black legal professionals
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U.S. On Cusp Of Marking At Least 100K Deaths From Virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked
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Guest Editorial: Don’t defund police, demand real reform
Local governments have hired new police chiefs, fired officers for misconduct, added body cameras and taken other actions that have proved to not be enough to stop police
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Tulsa police major under review after controversial comments on 'shooting African-Americans'
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Over 50 People Arrested in Musanze While Praying on a Mountain
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Huizar agrees to limit council participation during probe
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Rev. Dr. Jim Holley hosts new weekday morning drive-time radio program on 910 AM Superstation
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Labor Leaders & Black Lives Join Forces in the Fight for Divestment from the Police Department | L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Tennessee officials want mail voting appeal fast-tracked
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Council, city officials mull cap on delivery service charges
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Burundi opposition leader rejects 'fantasy' early poll results
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The Lynching of James Byrd Jr.
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Majority of Americans support police protests
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