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Trump threatens to pull Republican convention out of North Carolina | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump began a solemn Memorial Day railing against North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, ahead of the 2020 Republican National Convention, threatening to pull it out of Charlotte, where the convention is expected to be held August 24 to

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Gov. Abbott says Texas facing ‘Massive’ COVID-19 outbreak

Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic as the numbers of new cases and hospitalizations hit record highs, and that some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

HARRIS COUNTY DA KIM OGG REFUSES TO RELEASE HISTORY OF EX COP INVOLVED IN SHOOTING DEATH'S OF NINE AFRICAN AMERICANS

HARRIS COUNTY DA KIM OGG REFUSES TO RELEASE FACTS ABOUT EX COP’S ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN SHOOTING DEATH'S OF NINE AFRICAN AMERICANS

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Hires Kunaka to Evict Farmer

Former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has allegedly hired a gang led by former ruling party youth leader Jim Kunaka to evict Mazowe district war veterans' chairman Cde Elfanos Madzimunye from his Concorpia Farm recently, ZBC reported last

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Source: allAfrica.com

Some question push for fall school opening - The Bay State Banner

As local and state officials are laying groundwork for students to return to school buildings in the fall, some are raising concerns over the potential risks and costs of bringing students back into

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Source: The Bay State Banner

PHOTOS: Family, leaders, and celebrities remember George Floyd

The June 4 service was at once a rallying cry for justice, as well as an opportunity for healing and personal reflections about the man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police on Memorial Day has rocked the nation. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Immigration Corner | How to become a Canadian citizen

Once you have been granted a work permit, you could be on a pathway to receiving permanent residence in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Somalia: Opposition Up in Arms Over Plan to Delay Somalia Elections

[East African] Major opposition parties in Somalia are against the decision by the electoral body to postpone the 2020 elections, citing possibilities of inter-clan violence.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Dengue outbreak over for Jamaica - Continued vigilance encouraged

The Chief Medical Officer of Jamaica Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie has declared that the island’s dengue outbreak is now over. This comes as the data from the Ministry of Health and Wellness’s National Epidemiology Unit showed that for the last...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Zikalala reveals 25 people at KwaZulu-Natal wedding infected, some 'occupying Covid-19 beds' | News24

At least 25 people who attended a wedding in KwaZulu-Natal last week have tested positive for Covid-19, with some of them now occupying hospital beds, Premier Sihle Zikalala has said.

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A tragic figure with a gentle soul: Tributes pour in for Zindzi Mandela | News24

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has paid tribute to Zindzi Mandela, saying she was full of life.

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States failed to get absentee ballots to thousands of voters in recent primary elections, signaling problems for November | The Atlanta Voice

Miller and Sheth are among tens of thousands of voters who didn’t get their requested absentee ballots in recent primaries, including in the battleground states of Georgia and

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

3 Children's Home Staffers Charged In Death Of 16-Year-Old

Fredericks was apparently held down by the staffers for about 12 minutes after throwing a piece of bread on the floor at Lakeside Academy where he lived, according to an investigation by state

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Source: Stories About Black History

New York makes it felony for officials to share illegal immigrant driver data with ICE | New York Carib News

New York’s controversial “Green Light Law” went into effect in January primarily allows illegal immigrants to receive

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Source: The New York Carib News

Chronicle’s headline was irresponsible and utterly wicked - Stabroek News

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Kenya: Kariobangi Demolition Victims Sue State, Want CSs Fired

[Nation] A section of Kariobangi residents left homeless after demolition of their houses by the government have petitioned a Nairobi court to declare that three Cabinet Secretaries are unfit to serve as public officers for disobeying an order halting the evictions.

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Source: allAfrica.com

PHOTOS: Family, leaders, and celebrities remember George Floyd

Family, friends, state officials and celebrities gathered at North Central University in downtown Minneapolis for a moving memorial service for George

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

By supporting Confederate monuments, Donald Trump sides with racists –

Donald Trump is on the side of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall

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Source: Florida Courier

Obama Criticizes Virus Response In Online Graduation Speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in

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Source: Black America Web

SOS Caravan calls for Federal and state action at Montgomery Federal Courthouse

Leaders called on federal and state officials to take action now to save lives in the coronavirus pandemic overwhelming Alabama and killing Blacks at least three times the rate of

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Trump Financial Regulator Quietly Shelved Discrimination Probes Into Bank of America and Other Lenders — ProPublica

At least six investigations into discriminatory mortgage loan “redlining” have been halted or stalled — against staff recommendations — under the Trump administration’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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Source: ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest

Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American

Public health experts say the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color should be seen as an exclamation point in the national conversation about the systemic barriers to racial

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Source: Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post

Police unions’ power wanes, but how about teachers? - Black Voice News

In summary California police unions’ political clout may be waning but what about other unions? The fatal suffocation of George Floyd with a Minneapolis policeman’s knee pressing his neck into the pavement has ignited righteous outrage about police violence around the globe. It also has focused

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Kentucky’s Election Wasn’t A Disaster, But It Exposed Problems In Pandemic-Era Voting

Expanded mail balloting generated massive turnout for Tuesday’s primaries. But a lack of in-person voting locations still left some Kentuckians out in the cold.

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

WATCH: What You Need To Know — June 3, 2020: Biden Goes To Church — Scarce Inmate Test — What is ANTIFA?

Biden Goes to Church, Trump Takes A Photo Op Too Far

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Source: Black America Web

Louisville Seeks US Review Of Police Killing Of Black Woman

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville officials have now asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to review the police department’s internal investigation of the killing of a black woman by officers raiding her home two months

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Source: Black America Web

Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act which ushered in the most sweeping changes in the welfare system since its adoption as part of the Social Security Act of 1935. In the following account, former White House staffer and now

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Source: Black Past

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Sunbelt States Rush To Line Up Hospital Beds, Not Barstools

By TAMARA LUSH and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Powerful quake shakes Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — A powerful earthquake centred near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least four people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Coronavirus Update: The IRS Accidentally Gave Money to Prison Inmates. Now They Want It Back

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in coronavirus relief payments have been sent to people in jail across the country, and now the IRS is asking state officials to help retrieve the money that the agency says was mistakenly

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Source: Black America Web

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