Parliamentarians in Sierra Leone call for investigation into killing of unarmed youths in Makeni
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2020: There are reports from Sierra Leone that the president has instructed the country’s Office of National Security (ONS) to lead what the government refer to as an 'independent investigation' into the rioting which took place last saturday in the northern city of
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Blacks Split Over Vote That Could Raise Property Taxes - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Proposition 15, the “Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative,” is on the Nov. 3 ballot in California. If Californians vote yes on “Split Roll” - shorthand for the proposition’s title - the
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Rallying Voters in Battleground States for Donald Trump. - ThyBlackMan
Like Kingman, the majority of motorists at our Sun City sign wave were passionately supportive of Trump. Anti-Trump motorists were extremely vitriolic, giving us their middle finger.
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Top Ohio Republican arrested in $60 million bribery case
The political fortunes of a top Republican in Ohio came crashing down Tuesday. House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested for his alleged role in a ...
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Fox's Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump on Biden's police reform position : TheGrio
President Donald Trump sat down with veteran journalist Chris Wallace for a 'Fox News Sunday' interview and the network has... View Article The post Fox's Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump on Biden's police reform position appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mark Zuckerburg denies 'deal' with Trump to protect Facebook : TheGrio
Mark Zuckerberg has slammed accusations that he and President Donald Trump have a secret Facebook deal related to political speech. ... View Article The post Mark Zuckerburg denies 'deal' with Trump to protect Facebook appeared first on TheGrio.
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TN woman Keeda Haynes to run for Congress after 4-year prison sentence : TheGrio
Keeda Haynes is an unlikely Congressional candidate. She is a former public defender in Nashville and previously formerly incarcerated. The post TN woman Keeda Haynes to run for Congress after 4-year prison sentence appeared first on TheGrio.
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THE SUPREMES GET INVOLVED – Florida Courier
A battle over voting rights in Florida is playing out at the U.S. Supreme Court. At stake is the ability of hundreds of thousands of Florida’s ‘returning citizens’ to cast ballots in this year’s elections. COMPILED FROM WIRE AND STAFF REPORTS TALLAHASSEE – A battle over voting rights in Florida is
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Barack Obama's third term starts in January - tragically. - ThyBlackMan
Barack Obama's third term will be totally unconstitutional, but nobody can challenge it. Democrats have already rendered the Constitution irrelevant, mocking and sneering that it was written by "dead white men who owned slaves" and adding their latest insult, "followed only by white supremacists."
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Republican Bill Would Hold Corporations and Celebrities Accountable for Profiting From Slave Labor - Black Enterprise
Sen. Josh Hawley says companies talk about corporate social responsibility and social justice while making millions from the slave labor that assembles their products
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Makeni - A time bomb
Bamine Charlie Boye: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 July 2020: Let me start by expressing my sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident that took place in Makeni yesterday Saturday and Friday. Let me also hasten to make it known that I am against [Read More]
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms sees 'personal retaliation' behind Georgia governor's mask lawsuit | The Atlanta Voice
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms believes 'personal retaliation' is behind Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's lawsuit challenging her decision to require masks in her city in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 'I do believe it's personal retaliation and he sued us personally,' Bottoms told CNN's Alisyn
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Rising Diversity Is Uncle Joe Biden's Worry, Too. - ThyBlackMan
Uncle Joe Biden, Is her racial diversity America's greatest strength? So we are told. Yet, even before America becomes a majority-minority nation, 25 years from now, recent changes in the composition of the country are going to impact both parties in 2020.
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ACC Czar speaks about the collapse of the missing Chinese rice court trial
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 July 2020: Last Thursday, 16th July 2020 in Freetown, High Court Judge - Justice Cosmotina Jarrette discharged former Minister of Basic Education - Alpha Osman Timbo; Emily Kadiatu Gogra - Deputy Minister of Basic Education; Charles T. Kamanda; Mamusu Massaquoi and Zainab
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Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rally - Black News Channel
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor 'never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work
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Newswire: Legendary Civil Rights Icon C. T. Vivian dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Rev. Vivian was 95.Vivian reportedly suffered a stroke earlier this year, but his family said he died of
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NYT Bret Stephens expected to survive in wake of Bari Weiss departure
Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens left the Wall Street Journal editorial page together in 2017. The longtime friends joined the New York Times opinion section ...
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Atlanta City Council members on the passing of John Lewis - Atlanta Tribune
Several members of the Atlanta City Council have issued statements following the passing of Congressman John Lewis: “With the passing of Congressman John Lewis, we mourn the loss of a civil rights giant and present-day leader who daily exemplified what it means to lay down one's life in service to
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Petition Calls for Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Rep. John Lewis’ Honor
The death of Rep. John Lewis has renewed calls to rename the Confederacy-related Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in the civil rights leader’s honor. The bridge's namesake, Edmund Pettus, was a Confederate general and leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama, who had a habit of getting caught by
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City of Oakland Affordable Housing Development Projects Awarded $90 Million from State Climate Action Programs
Three affordable housing developers were awarded a total of nearly $90 million, from two extremely competitive State of California funding programs, intended to develop green, resilient affordable housing in Oakland.  These three new construction developments will provide 462 units of affordable
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A Preview of What’s On Your November Ballot - Voice and Viewpoint
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER, CALMatters After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized.  Eight measures address matters as vital as voting rights, rent control, affirmative action, property
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Trump announces coronavirus briefings to return this week - TheGrio
President Donald Trump announced that he will return to regular coronavirus briefings at the White House against the backdrop of... View Article The post Trump announces coronavirus briefings to return this week appeared first on TheGrio.
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Representatives Johnson and Williams Introduce Legislation to Delay Implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule - Dallas Post Tribune
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the MFAR Transparency Act to delay the implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR) and direct the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct
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President Bio appoints new chief electoral commissioner amid controversy
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Yesterday’s controversial announcement by State House in Freetown, that:  “It has pleased His Excellency the President-  Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Wonnie Bio to appoint Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh as Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner of  National Electoral
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West Wants $1M for New Moms, Slams Tubman at Campaign Rally | Dallas Weekly
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Self-declared presidential candidate Kanye West delivered a winding and unconventional campaign introduction speech in which he proposed a $1 million payout to each new mother and decried Harriet Tubman for her work on the Underground Railroad. But whether the rapper and
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Former Princeton Professor Says Democrats Are 'Using Black People to Advance a Radical Agenda'
Former Princeton University professor Carol Swain told Fox News last week that the Democratic Party is using Black Americans to advance its agenda.
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A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis | The Atlanta Voice
Born in rural Alabama during the dark days of Jim Crow segregation, Rep. John Lewis rose from poverty to become a leader of the civil rights movement and later was elected to Congress. Here is a timeline of some major events in Lewis’ life. Feb. 21, 1940: Born the son of Black sharecroppers near
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Mayor Johnson appointed Vice Chair for Aviation of the United States Conference of Mayors Transportation and Communications Standing Committee | Dallas Weekly
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson was appointed Vice Chair for Aviation of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Transportation and Communications Standing Committee. The appointment was made by Conference President Greg Fischer of Louisville, KY. 'I am honored to have been appointed by President
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The Sad Saga of DeSean Jackson; Black Men Must Understand What A Real Powerbrokers!! - ThyBlackMan
To DeSean Jackson’s chagrin, a series of African-American sports commentators have publicly denounced his Instagram post as if they are appalled by its message. Rest assured that these same figures have either expressed or failed to contradict much of the anti-social phrase-mongering that
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Oakland City Council’s Equity Caucus Allocate $2m for Health, Economic, and Food Access Disparities
Oakland City Council adopted a Fiscal Year 20-21 midcycle budget Tuesday with amendments that included CARES Act funding allocations to provide critical resources to residents and businesses for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to community-based organizations that
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